School Board Elections

NZSBA works in partnership with the Ministry of Educationopen_in_new to support the school board election process and promote community engagement and participation.

Triennial Elections: Every three years, state and state-integrated school communities elect their parent and staff representatives to help govern their schools. 

Staggered (mid-term) Elections: Some boards opt into the staggered (mid-term) election cycle. This means that these schools hold triennial elections for some of their parent representatives and mid-term elections for the remaining parent representatives. The mid-terms are held 18 months after the triennial elections. The dates for the next mid-term elections have not been confirmed yet.

Student Representative Elections: Boards of state and state-integrated schools with students above Year 9 must hold a student representative election in September each year. 

After the elections
View information on welcoming your new board members hereopen_in_new.

Electronic Voting Elections

There is information on electronic voting in the Resources section of this website.

If you have a question or concern about an election process at your school, please email us: electionsadvice@tewhakaroputanga.org.nz