The students of Te Puke High School are receiving ongoing support after one of their peers stabbed a maths teacher during class yesterday.

Principals say teachers need the power to search students as schools become increasingly violent.

As blood dripped from stab wounds inflicted by one of his students, maths teacher Steve Hose yelled at the rest of his class to get out.

A witness to the stabbing of a teacher in a BOP classroom has told how the attack unfolded. The 53-year-old victim is now resting at home.

A post mortem into the death of a schoolboy who died in his sleep after a large drinking session fails to confirm how he died.

The family of Kings College student James Webster believe he died after drinking a bottle of vodka.

A King's College boarder died in his sleep at the weekend after drinking at a friend's birthday party - the second tragedy to hit the prestigious school in four months.

Anne Tolley has told secondary schools the Government is serious about education, but the next few years will not see a great deal of new money.

2009 (and 2004) pass rates for NCEA Level 1 by Year 11- measured by percentage of students participating.

Maori and Pacific high school students have finally started closing the gaps with their European counterparts in NZ schools.

Teachers at an Auckland school are upset at being told to wear "businesslike" clothing to set an example for students. Do you agree?

A high school student has undergone surgery after suffering severe burns from a technology class assignment gone wrong this morning.