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Head of King's quits after just one year

Education sources say head's decision to leave prestigious school is "eyebrow-raising".

Unwanted schoolboy 'one of dozens'

A 7-year-old Wanaka boy who is unwanted by the schools in his area is one of dozens of similar cases around the country.

AUT strike: 'Withholding grades is wrong'

AUT students are taking to social media to express their frustration with a strike that's delaying the release of crucial final grades.

Shopping for scholarships

A multitude of scholarships are available for tertiary students but you've got to be in to win.

Creative skills = global opportunity

Not so long ago, parents of a teenager wanting to be an artist or a musician would tell them to get a real job but that perception has changed

Decision time for students

Some teens know exactly what they want to do with their lives. For others, it can be difficult to decide which career path to follow, writes Louise Richardson

The boy no school will take

Wanaka family at a loss after school excludes their 7-year-old son and all other schools in the area refuse to take him.

New moves to hunt down student loan avoiders

The move is the latest in the government's strategy to hunt down borrowers living overseas and get them to pay up.

Resits after exam papers stolen

Univerity of Otago dentistry students were forced to re-sit their last exam without being told why, after 98 unmarked scripts were stolen from the Clocktower building.

Cuts in special education revealed

The revelation comes on the same day as an urgent need to address delays in support for our youngest kids was highlighted.

Speed-interviewing gets youths into jobs

A push to help youth into jobs has seen more than 150 young people participate in a round of speed-interviewing today - with half expected to be offered positions.

Exam papers stolen from Otago Uni

In what the University of Otago has slammed as a "reprehensible act", 98 unmarked student exam scripts have been stolen in a burglary at the campus.

Dunedin schools compete for pupils

A war is being waged between Dunedin secondary schools, which are estimated to be spending big money on marketing to attract pupils.

Performing arts college loses registration

A Rotorua-based performing arts college has been stripped of its registration and ordered to repay $2.6 million in taxpayer funding it wasn't entitled to.

Staff help teacher after cardiac arrest

Staff at a school in Canterbury used the school's defibrillator to help one of their colleagues who collapsed this morning.

Barbara Ala'alatoa: Decile doesn't mean destiny

We shouldn't just take it at as axiomatic that low decile means low achievement. What we need now is evidence. We need to work collegially and collectively across deciles, writes Barbara Ala'alatoa.