EducationHome-schooling enrolments soar due to CovidThe Covid-19 pandemic has driven NZ's biggest-ever increase in home-schooling enrolments.17 Dec 08:07 PM
New ZealandKids allegedly locked in rooms, smacked, fed mouldy food: Daycare centre probedParents say children were locked in rooms, smacked, and fed mouldy bread.16 Dec 06:24 PM
KahuSt Stephens board looks to reopen Bombay school in 2022A draft application to become a special school has been submitted to the MoE.15 Dec 06:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEmily Baragwanath: Why kill Latin studies?Opinion: If education isn't about raising aspirations then what is it about?15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTiny school sent staff to DisneylandThe Audit Office names multiple schools for accounting breaches.01 Dec 03:08 AM
EducationSchools warned to prepare for tougher NCEA standardsA new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens.29 Nov 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessEx-manager splurged $110k as Unitec shed staff to cut costsUnitec was facing multi-million shortfalls when it was defrauded by a senior manager.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandStudent refunds: Auckland business school pleads guilty to theftThe school was deregistered in 2017 over concerns about its performance.24 Nov 05:55 AM
New ZealandNew study: Why are Kiwi kids falling behind in reading?A new study has identified a key cause behind our children's falling reading skills.23 Nov 06:33 AM
New ZealandSchool leavers with no qualifications risesBoys and Māori are those most likely to leave school without a qualification.22 Nov 08:38 PM
EducationSchools adopt new approach to literacy teachingSchools are paying thousands to private consultants to change the way they teach reading.19 Nov 08:40 PM
PoliticsGovt's $164m plan: Classroom upgrades will create 3000 jobsChris Hipkins wants construction workers buying local supplies to meet the demand.18 Nov 10:15 PM
EducationSchools asked not to practise violent offender drills with studentsTeachers also cannot stop parents from collecting their children during an emergency.18 Nov 08:51 PM
New ZealandSchools in talks with Govt to get 150 foreign students and parents into NZFamilies would pay for their stay in quarantine hotels.17 Nov 07:16 AM
EducationECE teachers reveal centres' secretsA thousand teachers say they wouldn't send their own children to their ECE centres.15 Nov 10:59 PM
New Zealand'All the best' for exams: Hipkins acknowledges Covid-disrupted yearAbout 140,000 high school students will be taking the exams, which start on Monday.15 Nov 02:32 AM
New ZealandMore NCEA students go digital for exams, starting tomorrowMore than 120 exams will be held for pupils enrolled in NCEA.15 Nov 01:32 AM
EducationEnd to primary teacher shortage, but problems in secondary schoolsThe supply of secondary teachers will still fall 80 teachers short of demand next year.12 Nov 12:31 AM
New ZealandChristchurch Girls' High building set for quake rebuild as ministry backflipsConstruction is likely to start in late 2022.10 Nov 07:11 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuWho gets into med school? Row over Māori, Pacific preferences explainedDoors close on non-preferred applicants at our medical schools.10 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChoices, choices: How to decide where to train or study in NZHow to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.09 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuIwi buys four Auckland schools for $50m-plusIwi buys four North Shore and West Auckland schools in $50m deal.06 Nov 02:18 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationBanned for being Māori: Surviving student reflects on being removed 81 years agoTears were shed as the 'horrified' current principal apologised for historic wrongdoing.30 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandGirls do better in single-sex schools - reportAnother study provides new evidence on the "age-old question".29 Oct 11:29 PM
Education'Wrongdoings' set right as school to apologise for banning Māori in 1930sTwo kuia affected by the decision will be there to hear the apology.29 Oct 09:50 PM
New ZealandGrowing Auckland schools might 'bulge at the seams'Schools in the Auckland region have had the fastest growth in student rolls in 17 years.28 Oct 06:29 PM
New ZealandFormer Christchurch school board chair labels ministry 'toxic'The building budget at Christchurch Girls High School has blown out by 50 percent.26 Oct 08:35 PM
New ZealandGym could be saved at badly vandalised former school siteDamage at the old Shirley Boys High School is estimated at 3 million dollars.21 Oct 07:00 PM
EducationMore enrolment zones touted as way to tackle 'white flight'But parents will still try to get their kids into preferred school - expert.20 Oct 07:53 PM
Education'Choice will pretty much go': Most Auckland schools to be zonedCritics say the process is being rushed and will all but eliminate school choice.19 Oct 10:14 PM
New ZealandMinistry allocates $14.9m to help struggling studentsNearly half the approved applications were for help with children's mental wellbeing.13 Oct 09:07 PM
EconomyNZ opens door for 250 graduate studentsGovernment will let in 250 postgraduate students from next month.12 Oct 01:36 AM
New ZealandCommunities split over free school lunchesFull list: Which schools will get free school lunches?11 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWhy some adults need to go back to classOpinion: Adult education community classes return manifold on the investment.05 Oct 04:00 PM
