PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNo Santa, no birthdays: Inside Gloriavale kids’ banned ‘special days’Why Gloriavale leavers will be truly joyful this Christmas. 21 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandGloriavale school closure: Calls for leavers to help families shift schoolsAn Education Review Office audit found the school failed student safety standards.20 Dec 06:30 AM
New ZealandWhat will happen to Gloriavale’s students once the school closes?Officials say students could move to local schools, a satellite or Te Kura.20 Dec 01:58 AM
New Zealand'Tip of the iceberg': Principals warn school violence data underestimates crisis18 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: Data from most improved schools show stability, not resets, lifts results17 Dec 04:00 PM
Crime'Our children were failed': Six young lives lost expose deep flaws in suicide response17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMore than 10,000 children stood down for physically assaulting other students, teachers last year16 Dec 06:59 PM
PremiumPoliticsSearch your school: The most-improved schools in NZ – and how they did it16 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAuckland'Massive stress': Parents asked for more than $1800 in 'voluntary' school donationsParents are not legally required to pay donations and can claim a 33.3% tax credit.05 Dec 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDisabled children may be forced into homeschooling as specialist school rolls fill upAn Auckland school has a waitlist of more than 100 disabled children.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSecondary teachers vote to accept collective agreement settlementFrom early 2026, 80% of trained secondary teachers will have a base salary over $100k.04 Dec 03:32 AM
New ZealandPrincipals quitting in droves as burnout, teacher shortages hit schoolsNearly 1000 principals have quit nationwide in just three years.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrincipal of school at centre of mouldy school lunch fiasco hurt by David Seymour's commentsMouldy mince was served in Government-funded lunches at Haeata on Monday.02 Dec 02:05 AM
New ZealandSeymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.01 Dec 07:52 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRural parents hit out after Hastings school bus axed because Flaxmere College is closer'He’s finally thriving – he really has found a nice place and feels at home.'01 Dec 05:06 PM
WorldEarly childhood educators in Australia get final 5% pay riseThe 15% total rise has lifted average educator pay by about $A160 a week.01 Dec 03:33 AM
Christchurch'Totally unacceptable:' Mouldy school lunches served to Christchurch studentsPrincipal Peggy Burrows says teachers intervened after students began eating.01 Dec 03:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrincipal forced to turn away disabled students as families surge into zoneClasses are spilling into the library and hall as the Auckland school turns families away.29 Nov 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumpedA Herald analysis of leading independent schools shows just how fast fees are rising.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew Bethlehem College Ōmokoroa primary school plannedThe primary school is expected to open by 2029, next door to the new preschool.27 Nov 07:35 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandEx-GP linked to Kelston Boys' takeover embroiled in Mt Albert Grammar legal disputeControversial ex-doctor Rhys Cullen's in a bitter legal stoush with a top Auckland school.23 Nov 02:56 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Winston Peters may have got the deal of the centuryOPINION: Why were some well-known Kiwi golf courses not in the top 100, a reader asked.22 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Just crazy': Principals fear burnout as student needs and politics shake schoolsClassroom space and student learning difficulties are also challenges for principals.21 Nov 08:00 PM
New Zealand‘Not an optional extra’: Tairāwhiti schools vow to keep Te Tiriti at heart of learningLawyer Tania Waikato has compiled a nationwide list of over 800 schools so far.21 Nov 02:16 AM
PremiumPremiumAucklandThe Auckland college coup, the struck-off doctor, and the failed bid to gag the Herald'We sincerely hope no other school in NZ will have to experience it.'20 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandPower shift in classrooms: What the new education bill would changeSchools would be unable to opt out of international maths and reading tests.20 Nov 02:07 AM
New ZealandMinistry confirms recalled asbestos sand used in school programmesAbout 260 schools contacted the Ministry of Education after the recall notice.19 Nov 07:07 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: New Zealand 'going down the tubes' over school attendance problemOPINION: Nearly half of New Zealand's pupils failed to attend school regularly last term.19 Nov 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unbelievable': Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims eight years agoBarrister Brian Henry calls the lack of action ‘unbelievable’.18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandAsbestos‑tainted Kmart product shuts some Bay of Plenty schoolsThe Ministry of Education has fielded more than 260 queries from schools.17 Nov 09:43 PM
New ZealandNZ's oldest school dumps board as independent review launched amid student safety concernsA violent incident involving more than 30 Wesley College boarders was recently revealed.17 Nov 09:27 PM
