Hamilton gets its first charter schoolMARION VAN DIJK/FAIRFAX NZ Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education David Seymour has announced two new charter schools - one in Hamilton and another in Napier. The city's first partnership school - Te Kōpuku High - will start teaching Year 7 to 9 students in February though it's exact location has not been revealed. READ MORE:* ACT's charter school policy will expand with seven new schools budgeted for* Three partnership schools proposed for Hamilton* Hekia Parata to close failing Whangaruru charter schoolPartnership schools are also known as kura hourua or charter schools, and have faced strong opposition from teacher unions. One Northland charter school was shut down two years after it opened, as its challenges proved too great to overcome. In Hamilton, Te Kōpuku High will offer students a chance to move into a Māori immersion programme later in their school years.

Source: Stuff August 30, 2016 03:20 UTC