School admission, progress and withdrawal records up to 1920 are available at many New Zealand Libraries. Another way to locate these records is by contacting your local branch of the NZ Society of Genealogy. They will be able to tell you where the records are located.

Records stored on the pupil file Keep the records for the same length of time as the pupil file, which is: Until the child has left the school – for primary schools. For 25 years from the child’s date of birth – for the school where the child completes their compulsory education.

Yes, there is a permanent record. It contains lots of information and parents should know what’s on it.

The Act sets out obligations of public offices and local authorities in how they create, maintain, transfer and dispose of records. The Act also covers access to information and records.

Logging in to the NZQA Student login. Clicking on the pdf icon in the “My School Entries and Results” screen. Printing the School Results Summary pdf.

According to Osakwe (2011), school records are official documents, books and files containing essential and crucial information of actions and events which are kept and preserved in the school office for utilization and retrieval as needed.

However, check below for more school records that must be kept in a school whether Primary, Secondary or Tertiary education.

• Transfer and Leaving Certification.
• Minutes of Meetings records.
• Conduct book or Punishment book.
• Record of pupil’s academic performance.
• Records of Pupil’s Personal Hygiene.

The School Records Retention/Disposal Schedule forms part of the Act, and covers all possible records a school may create. The Schedule explains: what needs to happen to them when they’re of no further use to your school. It also lists which school records can be discharged or destroyed, and which must eventually be sent to Archives New Zealand.

When managing school records, schools must ensure that they comply with the Public Records Act 2005. The Public Records Act 2005 allows Archives New Zealand to actively care for documents that are identified as important for New Zealand’s history. This legislation covers all public records, including school records.

Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for New Zealand. If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about their collections, hours, services, and fees.

Post 1920 are held at N. Z. Dept of Defence, Trentham. Many church records of New Zealand are in the custody of the minister or priest of the parish or congregation which created the records.