A new group in the ministry of education focused on providing services -- directly or indirectly -- to children and young people with special education needs; site has a list of local contacts, publications, inclusive services, etc

Day school in Christchurch for children with special needs; offers programmes for children with autism, Prada Willi Syndrome, Down's Syndrome, Fragile X, Attention Deficit Disorder etc; also operates satellite classes at two other schools

Special school in Wanganui, in 5 separate sites, & with its base in Poynter Place; offers primary & secondary satellite classes, & full & part-time classes to persons aged 18-21 plus; uses verbal & visual strategies to aid the challenged to learn

State special school & resource centre for children with special needs; base school is in Blomfield, with satellites in Morningside, Manaia View & Kaitaia; staffed by New Zealand registered teachers and fully-qualified therapists

School in Epsom, Auckland City, for about 70 children, all of whom have some degree of motor impairment; provides specialised programmes in classrooms with a high teacher/student ratio and therapy involvement in all classes

State school for the educational, therapy & special care needs of students under the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing scheme; has satellite classes in five Christchurch schools including Bromley, Hammersley Park, Beckenham, Glenmoor, Wairakei

School in Christchurch that provides special education for students who need significant curriculum adaptation due to an underlying intellectual impairment; has residential accommodation for a maximum of 96 boys; formerly called Hogbens School

Composite special school in Hamilton; caters to students aged 5-25 with special learning needs (learning difficulties, behavioural problems, visual and hearing impairments); comprises a base school plus satellite classes in primary and middle schools

School for children with special needs in Kaka Street, Tauranga; caters to children from the age of five years to 21 years; follows the New Zealand curriculum; also has speech language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy

School in Waitakere that provides educational programmes for deaf and hearing impaired students throughout the northern half of North Island; has a pre-school centre for children upto 5 years, classes for students upto 16 years etc