Serious health and safety issues including drug use and bullying plagued one of New Zealand's first charter schools as its management became dysfunctional.

I reckon that single-sex schools and healthy cereal are the same phenomenon, writes Verity Johnson.

Health services at more than one in 10 New Zealand schools have been found to consist of little more than the offer of a sticking plaster.

Boys who attend single-sex schools are more likely to leave with higher qualifications than their male counterparts at co-educational schools, according to new research.

A principal is flabbergasted at a decision to allow a liquor store to open in a former video parlour directly opposite his school in Mangere.

Rugby players from a top school have been caught shoplifting at a world championship in Japan.

Black leather shoes mandatory at many New Zealand schools in winter are causing harm to children's feet, say podiatrists.

Researcher Hana Turner's reports of racist attitudes among her fellow teachers show prejudice is as deeply woven into our school system as ever.

A German international student has been expelled from school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time.

New Zealand students will move out of "the dark ages" and complete experimental NCEA assessments online this year.

Workshop aims to equip school-leavers with basic grasp of 'worldly skills

There will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.

More investment needs to go into the country's universities if they're to move higher up a list ranking the world's institutions, the head of Auckland University says.

Building stronger links with industry to enable students to leave university with skills employers want will be a focus of a new tertiary education strategy announced today.

Finding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.

International students are paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend our state schools - funding that is crucial to lessons, teacher development and other support for locals.

Looking over the curriculum for Bible in Schools, what is most striking is how innocuous it is, writes Dr Paul Moon. It makes its critics appear self-righteous and doctrinaire.

About 30 boys are being pulled out of class and made to sit in the school hall while staff at Whangarei Boys' High School chase up outstanding fees.

An Auckland school is starting the year on a high after a $1 million donation and plans to use the money to set up a permanent source of funds.

A top Auckland secondary school is asking parents to shell out more than $1000 when their sons return to class in two weeks' time.

Thousands of Kiwi parents have a new shopping dilemma this year - they will need to buy a tablet or other digital device for their child, writes Diana Clement.

Education Minister Hekia Parata said this morning members of the wider education profession would play a key role in further developing school leadership initiative.

A "free" state education in NZ will cost the average parent nearly $35,000 by the time their child finishes secondary school, a survey claims.

The leadership of New Zealand schools has been overhauled, with the Government creating new roles including 'executive principals' and 'expert teachers'. The change was announced today by Prime Minister John Key in a state of the nation-style speech in Auckland

Stella Twigley's first emotions when she looked at her NCEA exam results yesterday were of happiness and relief.

The parents of a group of Maori and Pasifika students have signed over shared guardianship of their sons so they can live in zone for Auckland Grammar.