Latest from Ministry of Education

Teacher shortage 'at crisis point'

The new school year starts next week as the number of empty teaching places in secondary schools is the highest in almost a decade.

Principal stress: Burned-out and 'just surviving'

Primary school principals are burned-out and leaving the profession because of high stress and 'relentless' workload.

'Free' education costs $40,000 per child

The cost of putting a child through state school has risen by 15 per cent in 10 years, new figures show.

Indecent assault at kids' programme

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Should parents be paid to stay at home?

Almost 60 per cent of Kiwis want subsidies for stay-at-home parents introduced, according to a new poll conducted by Family First.

School zoning changes on the way

Who has the power to set school zones is set to change - after two schools resisted official requests to establish an enrolment scheme.

Editorial: Ranking must bear wider comparisons

All too soon students will be back at school and questions will resume about about how well our education system prepares them for later life.

Fires cost schools millions

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

Hundreds of teaching jobs advertised

Schools are struggling to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of the 2017 school year.

School bomb scares will continue - expert

Today's bomb hoax won't be the last time schools are threatened, a security expert warns.

NZ pupils below average in maths

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

NZ school bullying among worst in world

Nearly a quarter of 10-year-olds say they are bullied on a weekly basis.

Head of daycare speaks out after tragedy

The head of an Auckland daycare where a child died is speaking out for the first time.

Westport schools' decile request denied

Four Westport schools will lose thousands of dollars of yearly funding after again failing to convince the Ministry of Education to overturn their decile ratings.

Thousands more decile 10 students get exam help

Pupils with learning difficulties struggle to get the help they need, despite Government changes to tackle inequity.

Troubled Hato Petera College won't close

Worried Hato Petera College principal is expecting bad news about the future of his school.