The Ministry of Education holds records about Homai College between 1950 and 1989. They hold some physical records relating to client records, property, funding, resourcing, school support and management for the period 1989-2004. And they have digital records relating to client records, property, funding, resourcing, school support and management, and approvals for school transport from 2000. BLENNZ should hold records relating to student attendance, progress and achievement - https://www.blennz.school.nz/contact-us/
The RNZFB Redress Group is developing a redress scheme for survivors of abuse in the care of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind RNZFB (between 1950–1999).
Survivors can contact them by:
More on their website: https://blindlowvision.org.nz/about-us/governance/rnzfb-redress-group/
Previously known as Homai College, Homai Vision Education Centre, Homai National School for the Blind & Vision Impaired (governed and administered by the Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind - RNZFB Act 1963).
Specialist school for students who are blind, deaf blind or have low vision, plus those with additional disabilities. Includes a national network of regional Vision and Resource Centres, and residential facilities on the Homai campus for students who need residential programmes to support their learning.
Became a state residential special school in 2000. On 1 July 2000 the Department of Education, now Ministry of Education, took over the running of the Homai Vision Education Centre.
From Whanaketia - Abuse in Care Royal Commission Final Report Part 2: "Jubilee Institute, which opened in 1890 and offered the first educational services for blind children in Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as a residential programme and workshops for blind adults. It was opened by the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind at Parnell. Homai School for the Blind replaced Jubilee Institute for the Blind of New Zealand, opening in 1965. A facility for Deafblind students was added in 1968."
Gender and age: Mixed (preschool to 18 age group)
Capacity: 30 beds
Controlling organisation: Government - Department of Education. State control
Find out how to request Archives New Zealand records.
MoE Files:
Management:
Meeting Minutes
Digital repository: ERO Report - R25628758 Homai National School for the Blind 2001.
Held in Wellington:
R7211019 Special Education - New Zealand Foundation for the Blind -Auckland Region (Homai) 1960-1966;
R7211074 to R7211081 Special Education - NZFB - Homai College (Other than Buildings) 1963-1989;
R7211087 to R7211090 Special Education - Deaf / Blind - Homai Professional Committee - Newsletter, Meetings, Agenda, Minutes of Meetings, Reports 1968-1983;
R7211091 & R7211092 Special Education - Deaf / Blind - Deaf/Blind Unit Homai College 1968-1988;
R13126830 Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind Reclassification of Braille Transcriptionists, Homai College 1975.
Held in Auckland:
R24132922 Manurewa High School [Blind] Homai Unit - correspondence, plans, ideas, lists of requirements, tenders, also library addtions tenders with resource room sketches on reverse, aerial photograph of school, blueprints of library addtions job 1083 = 1957-1968;
R23985412 to R23958414 Special Education - NZ Foundation for the Blind - Homai College - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1966-1989;
R23985419 & R23985420 Special Education - NZ Foundation for the Blind - Homai College Professional Committee 1980-1989;
R23985421 & R23985422 Special Education - NZ Foundation for the Blind - Homai Service Committee 1985-1988;
R23985406 Special Education - NZ Foundation for the Blind - Working Committee - Homai College 1956-1985;
R23974311 to R23974319 Buildings and Sites - Special Education Buildings - Homai College (NZ Foundation for the Blind) 1954-1985
Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand - Our history
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