Secondary school students were handed a pamphlet branding women in de facto relationships "cheap prostitutes".

Creators of a controversial loyalty card that offers to pay part of a drinker's bar tab off their student loan are planning to go global.

A Cambodian girl who grew up in an orphanage supported by a NZ school is now spending a year at the college that helped give her a home.

A controversial loyalty card that offers to pay a chunk of a student's bar tab off their student loan has been launched.

By contacting their stolen mobile phone, a group of Auckland students have sweet-talked their possessions back from a remorseful robber.

Students beginning university this week are most likely to take a degree focused on human society or culture, despite the ongoing push towards science and technology.

Teachers showering Kiwi kids with praise - and never allowing them to fail - are threatening to do more harm than good, a leading educationist says.

A large student population surrounds Otago University creating an intense, rich, youthful culture. Great ideas spew out of those messy flats. So does spew, writes Matt Heath.

A new, generic school uniform range is being touted as a way to help parents reduce the cost of kids going back to class.

Students are borrowing more than ever as tertiary fees rise - and those who head overseas after study are likely to take much longer to repay their loan.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

Georgia Webber had "butterflies" in her stomach when she turned up for her first NCEA exam this week.

A teenage girl started self-harming and needed counselling after having an intimate relationship with a disgraced teacher.

Exam time is here for thousands of students across the country. Before the summer fun starts, now is the time do get that last minute revision done.

Hard work, perseverance and a whole lot of love has earned a South Auckland teen an internshipwith superstar chef Gordon Ramsay.

Two University of Canterbury researchers have received $870,000 in Marsden funding over three years to research how engineering and psychology could combine to make wearable computer systems easier....

Seven suspended senior King's College students will have to do voluntary community service and go through anti-bullying programmes before being allowed back in class.

Children as young as 3 recognise "cute" features that encourage caregiving in adults, a study has found.

Kiwi families reveal their stories of living life with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Teaching methods will need to change if tertiary institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the web, says an expert.

Parents of a schoolgirl psychologically abused by her headmistress are furious she has denied targeting their daughter.

Tertiary student Chris Wiggins was hoping for a boost for transport in the Budget - and was happy with what was announced.

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.

Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable with big corporates guiding the curriculum.

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.

Auckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential expense of NZers, says Shane Jones.

First there was planking, then Gangnam Style, now ... derp-face.

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.

Twelve Kiwi students set off on Monday on a voyage to the Auckland Islands, south of New Zealand.