Presented to the Governor-General by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, June 2024
Released, 24 July 2024, along with Whanaketia, the final report

Sumner Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, renamed Van Asch College (Van Asch) in 1980, and Kelston School for the Deaf (Kelston) were the main public providers of Deaf education during the Inquiry period.[1] Both schools were run and funded by the State.

The two schools were chosen for this case study as survivors frequently described being denied Sign Language and Deaf culture in the classroom, suffering educational neglect, being removed from their families into a residential setting, experiencing regular physical abuse and sexual abuse perpetrated by staff and peers. (From the website).

This is one of the case studies published by the Royal Commission throughout the course of the Inquiry, which investigate abuse and neglect in a number of State and faith-based institutions across Aotearoa New Zealand. There are seven case studies in all. (From the website).

Record #8819