Destiny Church school turned down for state integration

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Destiny Church’s bid to make its private school part of the state system has failed.

The Ministry of Education’s rejection of Destiny’s proposal comes after the church was earlier turned down to run a charter school.

The church says the rejection is disappointing as its case was compelling and valid.

“We have other schools in New Zealand that are Christian-based or religious-based, and it seems okay for them to be integrated,” spokeswoman Anne Williamson said. Continue reading

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