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Students' long wait for visas appals minister
Jonathan Coleman is demanding his officials come up with a plan to speed up the time it takes to process student permits.

New school shrouded in secrecy
With its locked gates and sentry post, a Waihi academy looks like a low-security prison than a language school - and that may be intentional.

School bans jobs for foreign students
International students at a top Auckland boys school are falling asleep at their desks - and it has nothing to do with the Fifa World Cup.

NZ students study - and party - more than Aussies
New research has found Kiwi university students party more than their Aussie counterparts, but they also manage to fit in more study.

Disgraced teachers still allowed to work in classroom
Teachers who were sacked or quit over alarming conduct remained registered to teach on the official database that is supposed to warn parents and schools.

Top brains only - varsities cut class sizes
Places at many popular universities will be restricted next year to students who gain top marks at high school.