Education
'Moving the goalposts' for Pacific students to enter university
There are concerns Pacific students aren't doing the right subjects to line them up for university entrance, but secondary schools are teaming up with Auckland University to change this.
Cuts to Ministry of Education being rolled out
Cuts in staffing at the Ministry of Education are currently being rolled out with one sector we understand has been affected is the school lunch programme. Reporter Ellen O'Dwyer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Traffic lights alone won't stop truancy
Government fixes for truancy need to look at why kids aren't coming to school, rather than just shaming schools for their numbers. Audio
Accessibility impacting disabled students' learning, advocates say
The government is being called on to help improve accessibility for disabled students at universities and polytechnics.
Lesieli Oliver on her drive to help Māori and Pasifika students thrive in education
Amid the talk about the best ways to improve school attendance, Lesieli Oliver has been quietly getting on with the job. Audio
Two school classrooms contaminated by asbestos, emails show
Two school classrooms suffered extensive contamination with the most dangerous type of asbestos after the wall linings were taken off without any testing. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
School classrooms contaminated with asbestos
A "sizable number" of schools have unsafe, residual asbestos which requires "immediate" intervention, ministry says.
Gloriavale Christian School warned compliance plan not viable, says Ministry of Education
The school at the Gloriavale Christian community on the West Coast has been warned its plan for how it will comply with ministry standards is not viable.
Mark Staufer and Neil Harding: The Lost Boys of Dilworth
Auckland's Dilworth boarding school was set up to to provide education to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds for free. Last year an independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at the school… Audio
Canine staff meet for Puppy Development seminar
Canine staff from police, the defence force and DOC have for the first time met en masse to learn from a world renowned international master, Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio
Higher school attendance in term 4 last year than 2022
Attendance looks to be on rise in recent Ministry of Health figures, but as Lauren Crimp reports, Associate Education Minister David Seymour isn't smiling yet. Audio
Do people think it's okay for students to skip school to avoid peak season prices?
Do you think it's okay for students to skip a few days school to avoid peak season prices? Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people on the streets of Auckland. Audio
Parent endorsed truancy a problem - Dunedin principal
Fresh truancy figures show a slight improvement in school attendance in the fourth term last year, however, but is still 12.5% lower than 2019 attendance figures. Otago Boys High School rector Richard… Audio
School attendance stats held back by sickness
Just over half of students regularly attended school in term four last year, up on the same term in 2022.
How much the Charter Schools establishment board will get paid
The eight-member board will provide strategic oversight and advice on the model for the schools.
Food and fibre qualifications overhaul underway
All agricultural qualifications, outside of university, including level 2 and 3 courses at high school are under review.
Students petition Parliament to keep free school lunches funding
Students from six schools in the Wellington area have visited Parliament to urge the government not to make any cuts or changes to the free school lunches programme.
'Stop this before it kills people': Bullying rife at Buller High School, students say
A pupil says about 40 students, mostly in the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies, are being bullied by their peers.
Govt developing traffic light system to track school attendance
Ash Maindonald is the Principal at Western Heights School in West Auckland, he spoke with Nathan Rarere about the traffic light system being brought in by government to track school attendance. Audio
Students build connections, look for solutions at Beyond COP21 Symposium
The first-ever Beyond COP21 Symposium to be held in Oceania hopes to open young people's minds to the possibility of a more sustainable future.