Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

Some technical issues hit students sitting the digital version of NCEA English Level 1 this morning.

A young Kiwi entrepreneur has put his study skills to the test and set up a business to help other students pass their exams.

Two New Zealand universities are among the top 100 in the world for these subjects...

A survey of 1777 secondary school teachers has found nearly half believe the national assessment system, NCEA, is adversely affecting their teaching.

Danielle Wright finds out why a degree is still a smart investment

COMMENT: It was a brave move of NZ unis last week to admit that they are not attracting enough of the brightest graduates to train as teachers.

A multitude of scholarships are available for tertiary students but you've got to be in to win.

Secondary school students around the country will be putting their learning to the test from today, as NCEA exams kick off.

A university has been accused of buying influence after giving an honorary doctorate to the Chinese President's wife.

More Kiwis have formal qualifications, according to new census figures released today.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

Forcing students sitting scholarship exams to pay more per exam will just put another hurdle before teenagers in poorer communities, Labour says.

A shortage in skilled managers and workers is a growing problem for New Zealand, say employers and recruiters.

It didn't take Rahui Mosby's family long to learn about her outstanding NCEA results. "Mum was looking over my shoulder."

After a long wait, most high school students will be finding themselves face to face with their year's work as NCEA exam results are published today.

More than 400 performing arts students at Taranaki’s Western Institute of Technology face being stripped of their qualifications, caught up in a funding probe.

From restaurants to rocket-builders — businesses of all sorts share a common problem: Finding enough skilled staff. Anthony Doesburg reports.

James Newland is a little disappointed he only scraped a pass mark of 78 per cent in his latest physics exam. That is because he is top in the world at business studies.

NZ risks the loss of an "informed and thoughtful citizenry" if the benefits of an arts degree continue to be marginalised, the nation's largest arts faculty warns.

There won't be any changes to legislation around the controversial partnership schools despite opposition parties continuing their objections to elements of the bill.

An estimated 143,000 anxious students will sit NCEA exams tomorrow - if they all turn up. Last year 3000 missed their big day.

The nightmare that the Qualification Authority has had to live with over the past decade has been the media scrutiny of NCEA, writes Peter Lyons.