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Appendix 1 & 2 replaced

Please note that Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 are no longer available, and have been replaced by the 'School Board Update form,' which is hosted on the MoE website. You can access this through the 'School Board Update form' page on this website. Returning Officers should fill this out following elections, and Board Secretaries should ensure that it is kept up to date.

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Triennial Elections - Staff

Your school should be running a staff triennial election as well as parent elections.  If this is not happening then you need to email the Ministry of Education (schoolboard.elections@education.govt.nz) and request a new date for your staff election. 

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Election Planner Tool

Election Planner Tool

The Election Planner Tool is used by boards to organise their school's board election campaigns, to ensure the elections are run well, and the most is made of the opportunity to involve your community. 

The timeframe for elections is prescribed in legislation and is used for this tool.

  • All parent elections run to a legislated 63 day schedule.
  • Staff elections held at the time of triennial elections run to a 63 day schedule
  • Staff by-elections are run to a 31 day schedule.
  • All student elections run to a 31 day schedule. 

Use the appropriate planner tool below to help manage your election. 

 

Notes: 

  1. By entering the date of your Election Day below, all other dates will automatically calculate 
    • To enter the election date, click in the election day box and it will bring up the calendar
    • Click in the top right corner to scroll to the correct date
    • This will then generate all the dates for your election process
  2. Student elections must be held on a day in September.
Parent and triennial staff elections (63 Day Schedule)
Staff by-elections and student elections (31 Day Schedule)

 

Please note

If there is the same or fewer nominations than positions available voting is not required.  This is called a non-voting election.  The election is over on the day that nominations close. All nominated candidates are elected to the school board.  The elected members will take office 7 days after the nominations close date.