Ministry of Education extends helping hand to McAuley High School after operational concerns
The Ministry of Education is considering a statutory intervention for McAuley High School in South Auckland.
NCEA examinations start next week
With NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship examinations starting next week, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is reminding students to make sure they are ready.
Buried in paperwork
It’s thought to be one of the biggest complaints teachers make: too much paperwork. But what exactly does this mean? Marking and moderation is only the beginning, writes MELISSA WASTNEY.
Students’ international STEM project brings global citizenship to life
In 2018, four students from the Accelerator STEM Programme at Ormiston Junior College travelled to Honolulu, Hawai’i as part of a project investigating ancient Hawaiian fish ponds called Loko’Ea, which are simple yet highly...
Rotorua schools chosen for first police studies course
Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls' High School will be the first schools in the country to add a NCEA-accredited police studies subject to their curriculum.
College students raise funds for Pacific healthcare provider
In June, 68 students from Porirua College raised funds and chose to donate them to public healthcare provider Pacific Health Plus.
New Zealand’s first charter school – three years on
JUDE BARBACK checks in on New Zealand’s first charter school nearly three years on to find out how it is progressing, in spite of ongoing opposition to the partnership schools model.
Mount Maunganui College principal to move to Otumoetai College
"It is all a bit raw," Russell Gordon said after calling time on his role as principal of Mount Maunganui College.
Digital one-stop-shop for careers education
A new partnership will help boost careers education for New Zealand secondary schools.
The charter school, the state school and the union
JUDE BARBACK looks at the mounting tensions in Northland as PPTA members enforce their ban on teaching students from the new partnership school.