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Did the Charter School Authorisation Board determine that the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust was a “fit and proper” organisation to run a charter school during the Trust’s application for an Auckland Sports College, if so, what was the basis of this determination? and 2 other questions

Answered 265, 266, 1279 (2026)
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Asked by

Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

Questions

  • 265

    Did the Charter School Authorisation Board determine that the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust was a “fit and proper” organisation to run a charter school during the Trust’s application for an Auckland Sports College, if so, what was the basis of this determination?

  • 266

    Was the letter he received regarding the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust’s proposal to convert Kelston Boys High School dated 16 September 2025, correct that the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust had previously been accepted by the Charter School Authorisation Board as “fit and proper” in their previous charter school application for an Auckland Sports College?

  • 1279

    Did the application by the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust for an Auckland Sports College make it through stage one of the charter school application process?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that in 2024, the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust’s Stage One application for Auckland Sports College was assessed as “viable” by the Charter School Agency, and was progressed to Stage Two. At Stage Two, the Trust’s application was assessed as “not viable” by the Charter School Authorisation Board across all criteria and was not selected to contract. At no point did the Charter School Authorisation Board approve the Trust as a sponsor or determine that it was “fit and proper.” This is also my response to written parliamentary question 266 and 1279 (2026).