The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) was formed in 1952 from an amalgamation of the Technical School Teachers’ Association and the Secondary Schools Association.
It began with a little over 2000 members and grew rapidly as secondary schooling expanded to accommodate the post-war baby boom.
Initially policy was conducted via an annual conference attended by as many as 200 teachers representing individual schools but this unwieldy process was replaced in 1961 by the 24 regional organisations that continue to operate today.
