Huge subject gaps in NCEA pass rates stun teachers
Language students are almost five times as likely as home sciences to achieve excellence.
New NCEA report: “We should be weighing credits – not counting them”
The Ministry of Education says it will look closely at the New Zealand Initiative's suggestion of weighing NCEA credits, rather than simply counting credits, in order to effectively measure student and school performance.
Celebrating diversity in our schools
Today is New Zealand Census Day 2018. This year's census is likely to find New Zealand society is becoming increasingly diverse. RACHEL HELYER DONALDSON looks at what New Zealand schools are doing to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
Editorial: NCEA needs to lift its standards in core subjects
NCEA should raise the bar for some but keep its benefits for other.
Aspire scholarships – genuine opportunity or backhanded subsidy?
A scholarship scheme offering a small number of places at private schools has been axed by the government, drawing mixed reactions from the education sector.
Kavanagh College introduces agribusiness as subject
The introduction of agribusiness as a subject at Kavanagh College signals "exciting times" in education.
‘Hand-to-mouth’ Grammar School needs donations
Auckland Grammar School headmaster Tim O'Connor says his school "couldn't operate as we do" without a donation of $1225 a year from parents.
Wanganui Collegiate overcomes financial difficulties
Wanganui Collegiate School was more than $320,000 in debt at the end of 2016, and the auditor-general had issues with its banking arrangements and unauthorised borrowing.
Finding the Tarawera Way
Tarawera High School principal Helen Tuhoro shares with JUDE BARBACK the remarkable story of how the school’s transformation is turning things around for the students and whānau of Kawerau.
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.
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