Scores of pupils will be frozen out of some of Auckland's top primary schools after a zone revamp.

The way failing schools are taken over and managed is set to change as the Ministry of Education seeks to improve how it oversees the process.

The Government has signed up the first schools to take part in its flagship education scheme. One union says relatively low interest shows teachers and parents are not on board.

A flagship charter school has lost nearly a quarter of its students and is still battling problems as it nears the end of its first year.

Destiny Church's failed attempt to set up a charter school was blocked in part because of fears about students being pressured into joining the church.

Principals say it's "party time" in many Auckland schools because the city's housing shortage has bumped about half the region's schools down the decile ratings.

Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.

Some Auckland schools will get a boost in funding after being given lower decile ratings - despite booming property prices in surrounding areas.

A primary school lost more than 55 teachers in four years - but got a government inspector's tick of approval.

Class disruptions and a lack of exposure to algebra and geometry are just some issues being linked to NZ slipping from 13th to 22nd in OECD maths ratings.

The Ministry of Education has begun informing schools of their new decile ratings and at least one Auckland school will need to rely more on parent fundraising as a result.

Plenty of improvement but still much to work on - the New Zealand schooling sector has been given its annual report card.

Teachers entitled to 24 months' maternity leave can take another two years off if they fall pregnant again while on leave, in a decision called a "win for women".

A positive change could emerge from the Roast Busters scandal, a victim advocate says, as the Ministry of Education plans new sex education guidelines for schools.

Gardens School in Manurewa was one of the biggest casualties of the leaky building crisis and has been leaking ever since it was built in the late 1990s.

A scheme in which millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on sending students to private schools needs to be assessed to see if it is delivering results, an education union says.

Schools are being made to re-enrol students they had kicked out for bad behaviour including carrying weapons, physical assaults and drug use.

An organisation headed by broadcaster and former politician Willie Jackson is in negotiations to open a charter school.

A former principal and her husband who scammed $30,000 from a decile one school have abandoned their appeal after a judge told them they may be jailed.

The number of young school children achieving or bettering the national standard in reading has fallen or flat-lined in half of the country's regions.

How open Kiwi students are to international cultures and opportunities could be measured as an important part of the school curriculum.

New Zealand women are earning thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts just five years after graduation, a report reveals.

The Serious Fraud Office says it has found no criminal offending at Te Pataka Ohanga, the subsidiary of the Kohanga Reo National Trust.

How much graduates in different fields of study can expect to earn has been revealed. So what should school students be choosing to study?

A teacher at a now defunct school created a "truly horrific environment" for pupils, including threatening to cut off boys' penises, a Teachers Council decision reveals.

A complaint against a daycare centre is being investigated after a 2-year-old managed to wrap five rubber bands around her neck.