New leaders and high achievers named at Nga Tawa School
Head girl Rebecca Nesdale and deputy Holly Hodgson will be school leaders in 2019.
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NZQA bans watches from exam rooms
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Comment: NCEA is encouraging low expectations
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More emphasis on wellbeing, less on education, Mike King says
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Schools offering NCEA online drop by three
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Shut-out Mt Albert Grammar students plan sit-in
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Ōtāhuhu centre for at-risk teens closes
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Tauranga College stalwart Gary Ware dies
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Increase in traumatic incidents at Hawke's Bay schools
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