Principals must decide if exams are necessary in alert level 3
New rules leave it to principals to decide if their students should sit exams in level 3.
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Unvaccinated school board chair resigns moments after mandatory jab announcement
'He's a man of principle,' school principal says.
Primary school board dissolved after protests, petition from locals
The move follows months of protest from the school community.
'Detrimental to anybody's health': Teens missing out on school
Auckland parents are divided over whether in-person learning should resume.
'Careful and considerate approach' needed as job losses loom
Vaccine mandate: More detail and careful handling called for
'Under the Bridge' high school out of statutory management after 7 years
Papakura High has become a place where families want to send their kids, principal says.
Principals confident most teachers will accept mandatory vaccination
School heads relieved plans to reopen Auckland's schools next week have been rolled back.
'Tricky conversations': Schools react to vaccine mandate for teachers
Government says Auckland schools stay closed, teachers must get jabbed by January.
'Not an easy decision': Vaccination mandatory for education and health workers
High-risk health staff need to be fully vaxxed by December; education staff by January.
Rogue 'parent group' hijacks school's bake sale sign to question vaccination
The message was written by a 'slightly naughty' parent group using a school sign.
Bloodline privilege? Why the 'Grammar clause' will stay in place for school zones
'Grammar clause' gives the children of alumni priority over other out-of-zone applicants.
'Sparking a joy for learning': New school set to open in Pāpāmoa next year
The school, which can accommodate up to 650 pupils from Years 1-6, will open in February.
'It is far too soon': AKL teachers anxious on classroom returns
Government facing a teacher backlash over plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms.
Ministry will 'take into consideration' Royal Society maths report
Royal Society panel chair has warned it will take a decade to see results.
Northland principals encourage teachers to get vaccinated
Northland principals ask for more clarity around tougher rules for unvaccinated teachers.
Mandatory vaccinations for teachers being looked at: Deputy PM
However, the Government won't force every Kiwi to get a shot.
Early childcare: No limit on number of bubbles as long as they fit safely
Centres can take as many bubbles of 10 as they can safely fit, Ministry says.
Student's dorm-room death: Coroner's final report into tragedy of teen who wasn't found for weeks
Coroner's final ruling on death of a Canterbury Uni student in his dorm room released.
Mana Ake will provide early intervention to promote wellbeing
Mana Ake will provide early intervention to promote wellbeing for children in Northland.
Auckland mum anxious about kids returning to school without teacher vaccination assurance
There are no requirements for schools to share staff inoculation status with parents.
Students stuck on edge of Auckland can't get to school at Dio in Hamilton
Students on the edge of Auckland are stuck in no-man's-land.
Nelson College to repay historical debt as school looks to the future
School addresses strategy to address its debt.
Toilet queue 'rumble' ends in suspension for drunk ECE teacher
The woman's license was not cancelled because she showed remorse for her actions.
Tai Tokerau principals fully support our Auckland colleagues, says a Whangārei school principal
School holidays before term 4 will remain unchanged across New Zealand.
'Big strain': School holiday decision 'poor', cafe owner and parent says
Greg Cornes is one of many parents who called for school holidays to be brought forward.
Shifting is 'not the solution': Hipkins on Auckland's unchanged school holidays
The end of term is in just over two weeks.
Focus Live: Auckland school holidays unchanged despite lockdown
September 17 2021 There will be no changes to the timing of school holidays in Auckland from the beginning of October despite the region having been in lockdown for nearly five weeks.
'Potentially a thorny issue': Parents discouraged from seeking childcare vaccination status
A Wellington childcare centre said it was 'inappropriate' to request this information.
Minister awaiting advice on possible school holiday move
Parents and principals are at odds over whether to move school holidays forward.
Whangārei schools focus on teaching students not subjects during transition
Northland schools are seeing a majority of students returning in Covid-19 alert level 2.
Opinion | Aspiration and desperation 20 minutes apart
OPINION: Alwyn Poole writes the Education Ministry is utterly failing in its mission.
Mask or pass? Students decide as schools return
Face-to-face learning at schools and early childhood centres is under way in the Bay.
Four days short: Students outside Auckland fear missing out on bonus NCEA credits
"The students of NZ are desperate," a petition to education authorities says.
Rotorua principal hoped masks would be mandatory in class
Bay of Plenty students are set to return to school on Thursday.