mattmartinsmile.epsCircle_see_more_DP.epsGOING, GONE: Judy and Graeme Hardie (foreground) are the proud new owners of the Toi Ohomai

One of my goals for 2017 is to find a tutor and get myself up to a basic level of proficiency maths-wise.

COMMENT: In some parts of the world, girls are forced to miss school when they have their periods. Places like Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and. . . New Zealand.

This year's annual Tough Kids competition was the biggest yet, attracting schools from around the region. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A fiendishly tricky new quiz includes some of the most misspelled words in the English language.

Auckland University's law school is getting ready to welcome dozens more students than usual next year - a move that is unpopular with some uni staff.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is helping Massey University research into Ebola and other deadly diseases be received on the world stage.

Today's bomb hoax won't be the last time schools are threatened, a security expert warns.

The teacher has resigned from her role and been censured by the Education Council's Disciplinary Tribunal.

A Dunedin teacher has had her registration cancelled after she had a sexual relationship with a Year 13 student.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

Nearly a quarter of 10-year-olds say they are bullied on a weekly basis.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has reportedly launched an independent review.

NCEA maths exams have been hit with mistakes at every level, the Herald can reveal.

A second maths-related exam cock-up has been revealed this afternoon, following a statistics exam apology.

The 4-year-old boy who died while playing on a playground at his Takapuna daycare in Auckland has been farewelled in India tonight.

A botch-up in a Level 3 maths exam left thousands of students "stumped", and many "freaking out".

WATCH: "This little princess will slay her own dragon," says 11-year-old in powerful gender stereotype speech.

Pupils with learning difficulties struggle to get the help they need, despite Government changes to tackle inequity.

Worried Hato Petera College principal is expecting bad news about the future of his school.

Three young children have been treated in hospital for potentially-deadly meningococcal disease.

Shelley Bridgeman reviews some of our favourite fairy tales and discusses whether or not they promote a misogynistic world view.

Dates have been set for NCEA scholarship history and chemistry exams, which were cancelled following last week's earthquake.

John Paul College principal Patrick Walsh is standing down from the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand after 10 years

NO VID, but 2 graphics! A_kk130616cs03 TEACHERS: Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar said he thought the teacher statistics

Just one determined student turned up for the afternoon exams at Kaikoura High School today.

A 4-year-old boy who died at his Auckland daycare on Friday has been described as a "little angel" at a prayer service held in his memory today.

A proposed information sharing agreement will make it easier to check who should be getting a student allowance.

Kiwi students and their parents are set to be taught about the perils of porn in a new education programme.

Music teacher Jamie Strange has launched his campaign to win Hamilton East from sitting National MP David Bennett at next year's general election. Made with funding from NZ On Air