EducationThe headline-grabbing headmaster in charge of NZ's second-biggest schoolIt's a complicated job, running a school with a population the size of Raglan.29 May 12:33 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Huge waiting list': Expats fuel demand for private-school placesPrivate schools are shutting rolls amid "huge" waiting lists.28 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsAct wants to give principals power to award bonuses to top teachersThe fact that good and bad teachers are paid the same isn't good for NZ kids, Act says.23 May 03:06 AM
New ZealandBudget 2021: 'When our children are well, they thrive and learn' - educatorsLifting children out of poverty is an investment in their education, principals say.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNo more room: School teaching kids in stairwells, staff roomsThe school is over capacity and its expansion won't be completed for at least two years.18 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandEducation Ministry praised Hutt Valley High School maintenanceHow does a school in Lower Hutt's wealthiest suburb, end up with rotting classrooms?17 May 10:57 PM
New ZealandAnonymous bullying complaints spark St Peter's School investigationWorkSafe confirmed it was making inquiries late yesterday.12 May 11:36 PM
New ZealandTemporary classrooms will take months to installTemporary classrooms for HVHS will start arriving in four stages, starting in August.06 May 11:41 PM
New ZealandHutt high school students take mould protest to ParliamentStudents turned up with their school work, chairs and tables.05 May 11:30 PM
New ZealandMouldy high school classroom block to be demolishedHutt Valley HS year 12 and 13 students will split time between school and satellite hub.29 Apr 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSchool zones: Special arrangement possible for out-of-zone siblingsSiblings of current students may be allowed in from out of zone under transition scheme.26 Apr 04:00 AM
New ZealandChurch unaware its former choir director had faced sex allegationsJames Tibbles was an organist at St Patrick's Cathedral.20 Apr 07:03 AM
New ZealandTop school: 'We will take girls' complaints to authorities'St Cuthbert's College says it now has 'robust child protection policies in place'.19 Apr 11:54 PM
New ZealandNew zones for Auckland schools: 'There'll be some pretty angry people'Principals are concerned families with connections to the schools will be out of zone.18 Apr 10:19 PM
New ZealandMixed weather bag for first week of school holidaysIf you plan ahead you can find some good weather, says MetService.17 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAll-girls' college tops best schools list for overseas universitiesNearly half of the top schools are all-girls' schools; one state school is also in Top 10.16 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuTauranga iwi setting 'new benchmark' with curriculum collaboration'It's for our wider community to be aware of histories that come from our perspective.'15 Apr 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBacklash halts elite school's plan for cyber safety app to monitor social media useSt Peter's has listened to students' concerns and put the roll-out of the app on hold.15 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSouth Island school to review phones after student suspendedA pupil at Mount Hutt College has been suspended after an alleged incident.06 Apr 07:57 AM
New ZealandTruancy crisis: One officer for 80 schools in Waitematā EastReport: Some truancy officers "not easily contactable, not willing to accept cases".04 Apr 07:19 PM
New ZealandStudent suspended after 'humiliating' filming incident at Canterbury high schoolA student has been suspended from a Methven school after an 'incredibly serious' incident.31 Mar 12:38 AM
New ZealandPrincipal wants to know why predator priest was sent to schoolPompallier College's principal has urged any other abuse survivors to come forward.26 Mar 04:29 AM
New Zealand'I'm tasting justice': Dilworth victim on facing his abuser in courtVictim 'feels lighter' after his abuser jailed for three years, seven months.23 Mar 03:26 AM
New ZealandDilworth School sex abuse: Victim turned away by police 24 years agoDilworth teacher had 1997 conviction for abusing another student but kept name hidden.23 Mar 12:29 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThirteen complaints in a year about Katikati CollegeFour complaints are allegedly about the college principal.19 Mar 11:00 PM
New ZealandBishop concedes 'at least' 80 boys may have been abused - at a single schoolPreviously Bishop Carrell told the Abuse in Care Royal Commission the number was about 30.19 Mar 07:28 PM
CrimeDilworth School investigation: Latest two men charged appear in High CourtThe case was called in the High Court today.16 Mar 09:25 PM
New ZealandBaking in lockdown helped top student get into one of the world's best schoolsPinehurst College principal says school is proud of what ex-student has achieved.09 Mar 03:36 AM
New ZealandLockdown luck: Covid stopped team of scientists being in Kermadecs as quake hit"I don't want comment on what might have been, hard to know what could have unfolded."05 Mar 02:12 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Generation Covid - a force to be reckoned withEDITORIAL: Our latest school leavers have had their lives turned around by Covid.27 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchool under fire after blackface episodesComplainant says "it makes you think about what they're teaching them".26 Feb 07:42 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Bringing disabled schoolchildren back into the foldEditorial: Long road to recognition for our disabled kids who just want to go to school.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNeighbouring schools on high alert after latest Papatoetoe High School Covid scarePupils are staying away from school as Covid fears for elderly keep them away from class.23 Feb 10:34 PM
New ZealandCornrow row: School's U-turn relief for studentConcern remains that school didn't understand cultural significance of the hairstyle.17 Feb 05:19 PM