PremiumPremiumOpinionPaula BennettPaula Bennett: Five offences in Jan Tinetti truancy data sagaOPINION More than half of our kids don't attend school regularly - that's the top offence.03 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuFive Māori high school students soar high with academic scholarshipTe Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship provides support and services up to $25K.30 May 06:56 PM
New ZealandWBHS employment dispute: Order for destruction of key documents wrong, court rulesEmployment Relations Authority's order against a learning support helper has been quashed.26 May 02:08 AM
KahuEducation and sport power couple take charge at St Stephen'sYvette McCausland-Durie will lead school with husband Nathan.23 May 06:34 PM
KahuSPCA provides story books in te reo to Māori education providers across AotearoaSPCA is providing books in Te Reo to schools who teach te reo.15 May 12:30 AM
KahuWaitangi Tribunal hears kura concerns on autonomyYesterday was the last day for the tribunal to hear the kura grievances.10 May 06:21 PM
New ZealandPreschool teacher accused of smacking kids, abusing staffA daycare centre owner has been accused of serious misconduct over 10 years.08 May 04:03 AM
OpinionShane RetiLet's teach the basics brilliantly, says Whangārei MPWhangārei MP questions why our tamariki aren't attending school,02 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnother 14 students unwell after raw chicken meals served at schoolThe lunch provider allegedly provided students with raw chicken meals - more than once.09 Mar 04:37 AM
New ZealandPreventing the 'youth mental health pandemic': Wellbeing project hits Te Tai Tokerau schoolsThe project provides children with the means to manage anxiety early in their early years.03 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsSchool truancy: Act wants on-the-spot fines for parentsTruancy continues to rise after Covid-19 saw attendance plummet.27 Nov 03:26 AM
New ZealandWe won't spy on schoolkids - NZ-owned tech companies' pledgeMultinational companies harvesting pupils' personal data is sparking controversy overseas.22 Sep 06:05 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPoverty, family background don't explain school exclusion rates for MāoriTeacher bias and low expectations are likely to blame, one expert says.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDumping deciles: What's the Equity Index and how could it affect your school?Schools got their Equity Index numbers last week but how does it actually affect them?08 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Every conspiracy theory possible': Principals' concern for thousands of absent kidsOne in five absent due to fear of Covid-19 or vaccinations and a rise in home-schooling.08 May 07:09 PM
New ZealandBig jump in high schools, early learning centres with Covid casesThe Ministry of Education has released a snapshot of establishments dealing with Covid.21 Feb 12:21 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationSchool pupils, whānau resilient after eight weeks at homeTeacher Sandy Bornholdt said "it wasn't 'just in case' learning it was 'just in time'".26 May 10:00 PM
New ZealandSchools resist enrolling children with bad behaviourPrimary school principals say they are facing a "growing sea of violence".19 Feb 09:52 PM
New ZealandBullying, truancy and bad behaviour: Why Kiwi schools are laggingThe report is described as "sobering" and our bullying rates a "national disgrace".03 Dec 08:00 AM
EducationThe wait is over for thousands of studentsThe wait is over for thousands of students as NCEA results were released yesterday.16 Jan 07:00 PM
New ZealandFires cost schools millionsAuckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.03 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM John Key's high decile school visitsThe Prime Minister has visited more than three times as many high decile schools this year, than low decile.15 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandChallenging the decile ratingsMore than 150 schools nationwide have challenged their new decile ratings - controversially announced by the Government last November.06 May 03:24 AM
OpinionHarkanwal SinghThe hidden reality of decilesThe new deciles released yesterday are at the heart of the New Zealand education system, but what do they actually mean in terms of funding?26 Nov 10:53 PM
New ZealandHousing shortage a windfall for schoolsPrincipals say it's "party time" in many Auckland schools because the city's housing shortage has bumped about half the region's schools down the decile ratings.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrincipal calls for fairer fundingThe school funding system should be reviewed after enrolment figures showed a growing divide between rich and poor, a leading principal says.10 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionPatrick Walsh: Poverty fault line in NZ schools creating ethnic divideHerald interactive on school deciles confirmation of growing socio-economic divide in this country and that "poverty" is a real rather than imagined issue.09 Nov 09:25 PM
New ZealandWhite flight from schools: Parents give their reactionParents tell their views on school choice after we reveal the number of Pakeha children in schools in poorer communities has halved since mid-1990s.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandData blog: Difference between rich, poor schoolsAs New Zealand schools await for another decile review post 2013 census - we explore different data sets related to the decile system.09 Nov 08:49 AM
