But the principals of the merging schools say the decision has come too late and the new boards will be under immense pressure to have the new schools up and running by January 27 next year.
Education Minister Anne Tolley yesterday announced Isabell Sinclair Irwin (chairwoman), Martin Baldwin, Sheralyn Weepers, George Sealy, Donna Marie Thomas, Steve Catty and Tama Smith will govern Caversham, College Street and Calton Hill schools through their merger on to the Caversham School site, with a campus at Calton Hill School.
The board to govern the Macandrew Intermediate and Forbury schools merger will be Joy Clark (chairwoman), Donna Matahaere, Patricia Hoffman, Bronwyn Bradshaw and Jill Haszard.
A ministry spokesman said the appointed boards included education specialists as chairwomen, a runanga representative, present trustees from some of the schools involved, and additional community representatives.
Both boards would take office on August 12. Elections for new boards of trustees would be held in the first three months of the 2012 school year, he said.
Calton Hill School principal Glenda Jack, Caversham School principal Mike Darracott, College Street School principal Gary Tenbeth and Forbury School principal Janice Tofia said they were comfortable with the representatives of their respective boards.
However, they were concerned about the amount of work the boards needed to do before the schools officially merged at the start of term 1 next year. Mr Tenbeth said it was a timely announcement.
"I wouldn't have wanted it to be any later. The timing has been concerning because there's a lot to be achieved between now and the end of the year."
He said a new principal would have to be appointed for each new school, which could take at least two months; staffing issues would need to be resolved; and buildings would need to be renovated to accommodate the influx of pupils. Mr Darracott agreed.
"At the moment, the way the time frame is, I can't see how it can be completed in time for the start of next year.
"I've been around this job for a while, and I would suspect there will be concrete-mixers and construction around Caversham School in the first term.
"I hope I'm wrong. Ironically, we may have to keep College Street open for a while, while construction is being finished at Caversham."
Mrs Tofia was also concerned about the time frame.
"It's going to put a lot of pressure on the boards. They will have to be very focused if they are going to have the schools ready in time."
Macandrew/Forbury board chairwoman Joy Clark downplayed the tight timeline and was confident the job would be done in time.
She said a "change manager" would be contracted to help the boards undertake the changes required.
"I'm sure that will help.
"I intend to work with the board to focus on this, and move it along at a pace to ensure we can finish in a timely manner."
Macandrew Intermediate principal Whetu Cormick and Ms Irwin were unavailable for comment yesterday.
