In New Zealand, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language are de jure official languages, while English is a de facto official language.
Kelston School for the Deaf, opened 1958 (Auckland) and Kelston School for the Deaf Children was renamed in 1991 to Kelston Deaf Education Centre.
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However, in light of much research into its validity as a language and much advocacy by deaf adults, parents of deaf children (both hearing and deaf) and educationalists, NZSL has since become — in tandem with English — part of the bilingual/bicultural approach used in public schools (including Kelston Deaf Education Centre and Van Asch Deaf Education Centre) since 1994.
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Van Asch Deaf Education Centre (former Sumner School for the Deaf), opened 1880 (Christchurch)
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