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From hope to confidence: Papakura High School

"When I first arrived at the school, everyone was so down, it was really dark."

Kitten cheers up school devastated by loss of Rooster

Sammy the kitten has been called a 'miracle' by the Ngakonui Valley School following the death of their much beloved Rooster.

A look into the influencer marketing industry

Dr Sommer Kapitan a Senior lecturer in marketing at Auckland University of Technology talks about the influencer marketing industry and how does it compare to the US, UK markets

Under the Bridge: One year later

One year on after NZ Herald’s 'Under The Bridge,' Principal John Rohs has seen a shift in the school's attitude and performance along with the new year 13 leaders. / Nick Reed

'Racism exists, we feel little and bad': School students speak out

Students say some teachers tell them to give up without checking on their actual progress.

Hawkesby: School terms all wrong - kids should be on holidays now

Comment: It's time to put some heat on the debate about when schools take holidays.

'Wake up' call over NZ students' decline

Fewer NZ children from poorer backgrounds are "beating the odds" to succeed at school.

Have passport, will work

A successful pilot of the Skills NZ Work Ready Passport has been completed in Whanganui.

Thames commute fills Auckland teacher gap

Auckland schools are hiring teachers from smaller towns and overseas to meet demand.

It's a crisis: School's in, but where are the teachers?

A huge overseas recruitment drive will help in schools this year but many still have gaps.

Editorial : Fix the teacher shortage

EDITORIAL: We need to entice more graduates into school teaching.

Innovator Nanogirl joins NCEA review panel

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has kicked off work to review NCEA.

School costs climb to more than $1k

A Hamilton father has to pay $1000 to send his boy to Hamilton's Hillcrest High.

Tom O'Neil: What are we teaching our kids?

Are our kids being taught the right skills?

Girls join boys' school roll

Prestigious school will soon no longer be boys only.

Toni Street's back-to-school survival tips

The Hits star and mum-of-two reveals how she keeps on top of the school rush.