The 17-yr-old son of a former Cabinet minister says he struggled as a closet homosexual boarder at King's College.

An extra 30,000 children are predicted to turn up in Auckland classrooms over the coming decade.

Auckland Grammar old boy John Chisholm wants his sons to go to a good single-sex school like he did - but they don't live in the right zone.

Official figures confirm that violence involving teenage girls is on the rise.

Elim principal Murray Burton can't stop thinking about the six students and a teacher who perished in a canyoning tragedy.

Herald readers speak out about bullying in NZ and give their views on the best way to handle being bullied.

A teenager was taken to hospital after being repeatedly punched in the head during a schoolyard fight which was videoed and sent to classmates.

The crème de la crème of 6th form academia went head-to-head on our television sets in the 1981 final of It's Academic. Three decades later, Otahuhu College team member Alan Perrott went in search of his teammates and rivals.

I have to go to a barbecue this week. This, in itself, isn't exactly newsworthy - even though it may very well be one of the last barbecues of the summer, which is always a poignant little mini-event worth noting.

Parents are being warned that unimmunised children will have to stay away from school for up to two weeks if they come into contact with measles.

Michael Wang plans to try a few new subjects and take things easy now that he's in his final year of high school.

Recent debate supports the call to have the national standards reviewed, New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) president Peter Simpson says.