Police name student found dead at Auckland school
Police have released the name of the student found dead at King's College in Otahuhu, south Auckland, yesterday.
Police have released the name of the student found dead at King's College in Otahuhu, south Auckland, yesterday.
A 15-year-old college boy was found dead by his schoolmates in his boarding house this morning.
A 13-year-old Brisbane schoolboy has been remanded in custody over the stabbing death of a fellow student.
New Zealand's once-yawning gap in student achievement between schools in rich and poor areas has closed by almost a third in the past five years.
Education Minister Anne Tolley has defended herself against claims she has not been coping with the demands of her education portfolios.
The Ministry of Education was forced to intervene in almost 50 at-risk schools last year, more than four times the amount from 2007.
A school in Huntly paid out nearly $400,000 in undeclared benefits to its principal, an Education audit found.
Greater powers are needed to censure private schools which are not up to scratch, the Law Commission has recommended.
Five students have had their rugby dreams restored after an appeal committee overturned "manifestly excessive" playing bans for a violent brawl.
Five students from Auckland's Kelston Boys High School banned from playing rugby for their part in a brawl with rival Auckland Grammar School players have had their sentences drastically reduced.
Footage of a schoolgirl brawl at Lynfield College, which shows a male teacher being knocked to the ground while trying to stop it, has emerged.
A roll of dishonour: nzherald.co.nz recalls schoolyard brawls, bullying and bashings from our files.
More Auckland parents are opting to spend thousands of dollars sending their children to boarding school - even if they live just minutes away.