Children at schools in poor areas are still lagging far behind their wealthy peers, with rising pass rates making but a small dent in the achievement gap, latest data shows.

Avondale College students have been reprimanded over a hoax letter outlining the need for a full body inspection before entering their exams.

Aspiring music producer Emily Hayward, 15, dropped out of school before her NCEA exams and has been under Child, Youth and Family's care for the past year.

Children as young as four are participating in transgender classes, sparking mixed reactions from parents' groups and teachers.

Students should be taught to use words with intent, not as cute-sounding but empty Orwellian contrivances, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Schools with persistent student underachievement will face a broader range of action from officials under a proposed revamp of education law.

The country's exam body is considering introducing digital technology in a bid to stamp out cheating on NCEA.

Almost half of preschoolers referred to a government service because of learning or behavioural difficulties are not getting help quickly enough.

The maths exam question that is dividing the internet.

New Zealander Peter Cooper donates $74 million to top American university.

The All Blacks' rugby haka is being used to help inspire London schoolgirls to study science and technology in sport.

Police have now stepped in to investigate allegations a student hacked into an Auckland school's database and sent pornographic images to all its pupils.

Mt Albert Grammar student hacked into the school's database and sent out pornographic images.

Understaffing issues almost tripled, justified behavioural complaints more than doubled and there was an 80 per cent jump in fraud cases, according to the Ministry of Education.

Students were asked to choose people defined by their race, gender and occupation to save from a sinking boat.

Teacher who slept with student accepts her actions were "foolish and inappropriate".

New Zealanders in Australia will still be second-class citizens despite a bill giving some Kiwis access to student loans, a tertiary education advocacy group says.

Canterbury University's "Go Canterbury" package offered to star Auckland Year 13 school pupils included summer and winter trips.

Lawrence Watt goes back to the classroom to dispel some wide-held beliefs around what makes a good school

It's exam season and time to employ old student standbys - procrastination and distraction, writes an expert in the subject, Julie Cleaver.

By disabling the filter, pupils as young as 5 would have had no blocking system in place.

This biology teacher has her own way of teaching about the human body.

Labour wants a minimum qualification requirement for all early childhood educators, seeking to curb the rapid growth of taxpayer-subsidised nannies and au pairs.

"After a continuing and comprehensive review of the current situation, the board have decided that it is untenable for the trust to continue to provide the supportive environment that is required."

The morning tea will raise funds for Kiwis for kiwi, the national charity that works to protect the national bird and its habitat.

Troubled Auckland Maori school Hato Petera has made the "painful" decision to close its junior boarding facility, saying it could no longer provide a supportive environment.

Labour would introduce a minimum qualification requirement for all early childhood educators, seeking to curb the rapid growth of taxpayer-subsidised nannies and au pairs.

Emma Uren, 14, will compete in the New Zealand Spelling Bee.

Two home-based childcare businesses have been caught overcharging the Government for thousands of dollars of taxpayer subsidies.

A troubled private Christian school forced to close at the end of last term over safety fears for children will fight to re-open.