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Student hunger, bad teachers revealed in latest PISA tests
Phones, hunger and bad teachers were among problems revealed as New Zealand teens' scores dipped further in the PISA tests of reading, writing and maths. Audio
NZ records worst ever PISA international test results
New Zealand was not alone, with overall average scores for maths, reading and science dropping in the 81 countries and economies participating in the tests.
Former charter schools consider ditching 'bureaucratic' mainstream
Some former charter schools are interested in the government's plans to revive the publicly funded private schools.
ECE providers 'struggling' amid falling enrolments
Early childhood services say they are running on a knife edge after enrolments dropped and record numbers went out of business.
Teacher shortage set to worsen as few students sign up
Secondary school principals warn they are struggling to find enough good teachers to staff their classrooms next year.
All the uni jobs likely going and already gone in 2023
By the end of this year, close to 600 jobs are likely to have been cut from three of the nation's eight universities.
Pay parity for ECE teachers 'further out of reach' after cost blowout
The government underestimated the cost of passing on school and kindergarten teachers' pay rises to ECE teachers by $253 million.
No systemic issue with apprenticeship credits, TEC says
The Tertiary Education Commission says there is no evidence of a systemic problem with apprentices achieving too few qualification credits each year.
Testing times for NZQA website ahead of level 2 English exam
Thousands of students are hoping to avoid a repeat of Friday's online assessment crash.
Businesses paid out despite no apprentice training - industry sources
Businesses are pocketing thousands in subsidies for apprentices who gained no credits - and insiders say some are doing it deliberately.
Irritation after some students unable to sit NCEA exams online
Teachers are angry the New Zealand Qualifications Authority blocked some students from logging into online exams this morning.
Less than half of students consistently attended school in term 2
Only 47 percent of students came to school regularly in term 2 this year, an improvement on the same term last year, but one of the worst figures on record.
School counsellors urgently need more help - association
The Association of Counsellors warns school counselling services are badly over-stretched and need more funding from the next government.
Some trades apprentices in line for refund from Te Pūkenga
National training institute Te Pūkenga is refunding more than $500,000 in fees to plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying apprentices.
Mental health support top issue facing secondary schools - survey
A national survey shows support for students with mental health and wellbeing problems has become the number one issue for secondary schools. Audio
Immigration pushes school enrolments to biggest increase since 1997
Schools have more pupils than ever after an immigration-driven surge in enrolments pushed the national school roll to 831,038 children.
Te Pūkenga staff await another review amid possibility of break-up
Some staff at Te Pūkenga are surprised and unhappy the super-institute is pushing ahead with more changes. Audio
Schools' international reading, maths results likely to be skewed - ministry
A skewed sample is likely to have boosted New Zealand's scores in the most recent PISA tests of reading, maths and science.
Te Pūkenga apprentice training 'a disaster' - trades businesses
Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the poor quality and out-of-date training their apprentices have been getting from the super-institute Te Pūkenga.
Victoria University of Wellington to sell off over $16 million worth of student flats, offices and sections
Victoria University is selling millions of dollars of property to help cover its losses.
新西兰学生最关注什么?更多的睡眠、更少的作业以及更好的老师
由教育部牵头进行的学生福祉调查显示,学生诉求的多样性成为当下教育工作者面临的重要问题。与学生群体相比,家长则更关注孩子在生理和心理健康方面的保障。
What students think makes a safe school and how they can learn successfully
Nearly 10,000 intermediate and secondary pupils participated in a study to help the Education Ministry develop ways of measuring student wellbeing.
Most universities forecasting deficits again after worst-on-record results last year
Universities were blaming this year's deficits on factors including lower than expected domestic enrolments and higher costs.