Education

West Auckland's Waitakere College is celebrating a dramatic rise in student achievement, especially for Māori and Pasifika. Principal Mark Shanahan tells the school's story from its lowest point in 2013 to today's high.

In October 2017, more than 1,500 educators will descend upon Hamilton's Claudelands Events Centre to explore the impact of digital technologies on learning, as part of uLearn17's 'Learning digitally/Te ako ā-matihiko’ conference strand. 

Scrapping the decile funding system and replacing it with a targeted approach must come with significant additional funding if it is to reduce the financial stress on struggling schools, warns the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

Education minister Nikky Kaye has announced plans for a Ministerial youth advisory group to be made up of ten teenagers.

As the population of New Zealand continues to diversify, schools are challenged to continually rethink their teaching models to ensure they cater to every learner.

A survey of new primary and intermediate teachers in Auckland reveals large numbers are considering giving up teaching, and two thirds are planning or considering leaving the city because of its high accommodation costs.

At McAuley High School in Otahuhu, South Auckland, there’s a big focus on building resilience. Many of the 800 students live in poverty, and learning to rise to very real challenges is considered key to their success.

Teachers' union NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed a new report that outlines a plan for Te Reo Māori to become a core curriculum subject.

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School’s artwork ‘Matariki – Māori New Year’ has won the prestigious 2017 Saatchi Gallery (London) Art Prize for Schools, one of the most significant student art awards globally.

A new primary school will open in Halswell, south Christchurch, in 2019.