As blood dripped from stab wounds inflicted by one of his students, maths teacher Steve Hose yelled at the rest of his class to get out.

71-year-old grandmother Jennie Oakley was the oldest graduate to walk down Queen St this week.

Cash-strapped New Zealand high schools can no longer afford to put on annual musicals, citing fees - up to $7000 to perform hit Broadway shows.

Imagine a New Zealand school whose books had words blacked out or pages removed and large parts of the curriculum were simply not taught.

Rugby coach Tai Lavea - suspended for poaching a player - was himself plucked from South Auckland as a youngster to the exclusive school he now works for.

A rugby coach at an exclusive Auckland high school has been suspended for poaching a player from a poorer South Auckland school.

A west Auckland intermediate school is outraged it can do nothing about a brothel which has opened across the road.

A top private Brisbane school is considering a ban on rugby against some teams, fearing students could be badly injured or even killed.

Parents may be able to sue schools that fail to act when their children are bullied, a top public official says.

2009 (and 2004) pass rates for NCEA Level 1 by Year 11- measured by percentage of students participating.

A teacher who claims he was fired after raising concerns about a string of incidents at his school has won a claim for unjustified dismissal.