Almost 80 per cent are in favour of the Government requiring all schools to implement a health food policy.

If National's gender-issue problems were limited to an ageing MP in superhero fancy dress offending women with bawdy jokes, it could count itself lucky. But it can't.

A list of the country's most leaky and mouldy schools is being kept secret by the Government so Crown ministers don't feel pressured to make decisions.

She aced her level 3 NCEA exams at only Year 12 and now a bright spark Auckland student has scooped gold in an international geography competition.

Wealthy US businessman plans to lean on friends, including Microsoft founder, to raise up to $15 million for a new charter school.

World champion silver medallist and double Olympian Lauren Boyle is supporting a campaign to save 130 of New Zealand's school pools from closing.

The University of Canterbury is offering scholarships to help inspire research into the effects of the devastating 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Auckland University today released an image of its planned $281.9 million engineering faculty building.

The Year 11 pupil at Francis Douglas Memorial College used his cell phone to take a picture up the skirt of his female teacher during class.

Auckland University's $2 billion two-decade upgrade is halfway as it narrows its focus from five to three campus sites and upgrades, demolishes or extends a swag of buildings.

Labour's associate education spokesman attended a charter school fundraiser - despite his party being bitterly opposed to the controversial schooling model.

A former principal of Kaikohe Christian College has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys more than 40 years ago.

The country's largest education union says it too will take legal action over gender discrimination in the workforce.

A school in the US sent home an "Alternative Fundraiser" notification, where, in lieu of traditional fundraising, parents could just donate cash instead.

Auckland's two most exclusive state schools have looming roll dilemmas due to a property boom predicted to surge student numbers.

A lecturer who's a self-confessed circus aficionado has more than a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to keeping students from nodding off.

Dianthe Barnard was born as the earth rolled and shook on 4 Sept 2010, but the girl's first day of school is less likely to have a shaky start.

An Auckland school has hired two security guards to ward off undesirables during school hours.

A schoolboy who wrote and performed his own song has won the Supreme Award in a school competition honouring the 28th Māori Battalion.

Sites earmarked for Auckland schools have been sold off for almost $20 million in the past two years, with much of the land going to housing developers.

Education consultancy founded by two New Zealand entrepreneurs raises more than $7m after reporting 300% increase in revenue.

A teacher who had sex with a student on a number of occasions has admitted her actions were "totally unprofessional".

When nurse Sara Jones' paid parental leave ends eight weeks from now, she and husband Gareth face a serious dilemma.

The secondary teachers' union is calling on government to abolish achievement targets and ban international qualifications such as the Cambridge exams from our high schools.

Jojo Stewart has managed to edge out the boys in the male-dominated field of computer science.

Christopher Niesche writes: The jobs and education portal is a mature business in Australia so it has to look for growth overseas, particularly in Asia.

A controversial on-the-job teacher training programme has become so popular it is receiving 15 applicants for each available place.

Destiny Church will make a controversial fresh bid to open a charter school.

Teachers and principals have seemingly been exposed in the Ashley Madison hacking scandal.