NZ Sports Academy Charter School to Open Next Year

New Zealand Performance Academy for sports announced as latest charter school

New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa will be based in Upper Hutt and is set to open early next year.

NZ sports academy charter school to open next year

David Seymour. Photo: RNZ A new Upper Hutt sports academy has been announced as the latest charter school to be created, with it set to open early next year.

New Zealand’s first sports school will open in Term 1 2026

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that the much-anticipated New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa (NZPAA) will open as a charter school for athletes in Term 1 2026.The school will serve students with serious sporting aspirations, giving them the skills to ignite a professional career, while ensuring they get the academic education all students need.“Students will no longer have to sacrifice their education in purs…