NZQA has identified an error in the design of an NCEA Level 2 maths question, but says that wouldn't have prevented students from attempting it. NZQA deputy chief executive of the assessment division, Kristine Kilkelly, said the error was found......
A coroner is warning schools to fix unsafe roofing after ruling on the case of a boy who fell through a skylight on the roof of the school library. Te Hawiki Hona Kiri Te Amo, 16, died in October last year after falling through a skylight on the roof......
Auditors have revealed that 37 schools were in serious financial difficulty last year and 66 broke the law, mostly by borrowing too much. The Auditor General's report on the results of audits of schools' 2018 accounts said the Education Ministry......
Nearly 90 percent of eligible schools have agreed to stop asking parents for donations in exchange for receiving $150 per student every year from the government. New figures released today show 1563 schools have opted in to the optional scheme for......
There are early signs principals and teachers will support the biggest overhaul of the school system in 30 years. The plan announced today includes creating a new division of the Education Ministry to work more closely with schools, minimum standards......
A group of 65 schools says the government could alleviate the teacher shortage by helping more schools share teachers online. The Education Ministry has forecast a shortage of up to 2000 teachers by 2025 and schools in the NetNZ network believe their......
Plant samples collected on James Cook's Endeavour expedition will go on display in the Canterbury Museum on Wednesday. The exhibition, called He Uru Hou: Our Native Plants, aims to showcase Māori and European ways of understanding Aotearoa New......
A Tauranga principal is concerned children will miss out once a new funding scheme comes into place. Oropi School principal Andrew King says the Ministry of Education’s new school donations amendment bill puts higher decile schools at a disadvantage. Under......
The trust aiming to build a maritime education centre in Nelson has found its preferred site, near the Nelson waterfront. The concept for the estimated $20 million Te Matau Marine Education Centre was announced a year ago, but has been delayed by difficulties......
