Nine Northland schools remain under Ministry of Education intervention despite the return of Northland College to self-governance.
The Kaikohe high school had been run by a commissioner since 2012, following concerns about unsafe buildings, poor financial management and ineffective governance.
However, earlier this month, following steady improvements, a new board
of trustees held its first meeting under ministry-appointed chairman Ken Rintoul. Commissioner Chris Saunders will stay on at the school but as a limited statutory manager, a lesser form of intervention.
Other Northland schools that returned to self-governance this year are Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whangaroa, where a commissioner was appointed following a disputed board of trustees election, and Kerikeri Primary School, where the board resigned in an apparent bid to resolve an impasse with a principal who had been on leave for an extended period. Both schools had their boards reinstated in March.
Next in line is Mangamuka School, where a board of trustees election is due to be held on December 4.
