Students are borrowing more than ever as tertiary fees rise - and those who head overseas after study are likely to take much longer to repay their loan.

Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.

Georgia Webber had "butterflies" in her stomach when she turned up for her first NCEA exam this week.

A teenage girl started self-harming and needed counselling after having an intimate relationship with a disgraced teacher.

Exam time is here for thousands of students across the country. Before the summer fun starts, now is the time do get that last minute revision done.

Hard work, perseverance and a whole lot of love has earned a South Auckland teen an internshipwith superstar chef Gordon Ramsay.

Two University of Canterbury researchers have received $870,000 in Marsden funding over three years to research how engineering and psychology could combine to make wearable computer systems easier....

Seven suspended senior King's College students will have to do voluntary community service and go through anti-bullying programmes before being allowed back in class.

Thousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.

Kiwi families reveal their stories of living life with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Teaching methods will need to change if tertiary institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the web, says an expert.

Parents of a schoolgirl psychologically abused by her headmistress are furious she has denied targeting their daughter.

Tertiary student Chris Wiggins was hoping for a boost for transport in the Budget - and was happy with what was announced.

A German international student has been expelled from school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time.

Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable with big corporates guiding the curriculum.

There will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.

Auckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential expense of NZers, says Shane Jones.

First there was planking, then Gangnam Style, now ... derp-face.

Labour has already given a conditional tick of approval to the Green Party's policy today aimed at low-decile schools, including free after school care and a free lunch.

Thousands of Kiwi parents have a new shopping dilemma this year - they will need to buy a tablet or other digital device for their child, writes Diana Clement.

Schools say they know who their top teachers are and have already put some of them in the "expert" roles just announced by the Govt.

A state primary school has recommended that children have an iPad for the upcoming school year, as an increasing number of schools add tablets or laptops to their back-to-school lists.

Editorial: It is highly appropriate that NZ officials have been to Asia to identify the key points of the successful programmes there. But implementing their findings on what works will require political will.

Should we worry about our ranking? No, not per se, writes Dr Fiona Ell. Focusing on one number, one position in the race, who our neighbours on the list are is missing the point.

Auckland has been ranked among the top cities in the world for students to pursue a university education.

The amalgamation of Auckland and the introduction of the Auckland Plan have focused attention on Auckland's diversity, structure and economy.

University students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.

Schools are illegally pressuring difficult students to leave and an independent authority needs to be set up to review expulsions and exclusions, a community law advocate says.

Schools are going through the "hurtful" process of choosing to drop religious instruction, with boards of trustees working through passionate arguments from parents on both sides of the debate.