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Student set on fire in woodwork class incident

Student splashed with meths has surgery for severe burns

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

Tom's joy at winning spell

Masters of communication

Chch teen named spelling bee champion

Minimum wage - the $15 question

More than 150,000 people have petitioned to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but Act says $12.75 is already too much. Simon Collins investigates.

School issues first national standards-based reports

Some of NZ's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal.

Migrant rewarded for her disciplined learning path

When 13-year-old Rennie Qin arrived from China four years ago she couldn't speak English and her parents couldn't afford to send her to the "good schools" - but that wasn't enough to stop her from striving for the top.

English language schools call for change in policy

All cashed up with nowhere to go...

Funding cuts in education cause alarm

Into the wild

Young designer Brooke Fairgray's style is anything but boring.

Telly trauma

Time to switch the box off? Medical experts explain why you probably should.

Tertiary shake-up may backfire, say critics

Study visa opens the door to NZ

Coleman: No need to limit student entry