8/07/2024
Tessa
[FYI request #27186 email]
Tēnā koe Tessa
OIA: 1330402 – Summary of pupil exclusions in the last 5 years
Thank you for your email of 9 June 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the
following information:
1. The number of Year 1-8 pupils excluded from New Zealand schools in the last 5 years,
broken down by the length of time between their exclusion and placement by the Ministry
into a school.
2. The total FTE (not including vacant positions) at the Ministry of Education who have as
part of their role, the responsibility of finding placements for excluded students, as at the
end of each of the last 4 calendar years, and a monthly figure since the beginning of 2024
to present.
3. The total number of Year 1-8 students who have been excluded and are presently (at 1
June 2024) awaiting placement into another school. I also request this same number as at
1 June 2023.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request, pursuant to section
15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. You can now expect to
receive a response to your request on or before 15 July 2024, which is an extension of 5 working
days.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe for
responding to this request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Cindy McDonald
Principal Advisor, Official and Parliamentary Information Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000