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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Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the poor quality and out-of-date training their apprentices have been getting from the super-institute Te Pūkenga.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.
Almost half fail new NCEA tests
Nearly half the teenagers who sat the first run of new NCEA maths and writing tests earlier this year failed.
Industry leaders worried at National Party plan to scrap Workforce Development Councils
One said doing so would be "almost be a vote-changer", suggesting the party did not understand their role.
Fewer parents applying to home-school children following pandemic
Monthly approvals to home-school were much lower this year than at the end of 2021 and start of 2022.
Teachers grade Labour's efforts to fix education
RNZ asked school principals what impact nearly three years of Labour government have had on their schools. Audio
新西兰基础教育是否存在危机?专家意见分歧较大
基础教育数据表现欠佳,八年级科学课合格率仅20%,一些人认为基础教育改革已经到了不得不提上日程的程度;另一些人则将成绩下滑归咎于新冠疫情。
Disagreement over how to tackle the education crisis - or if it even exists
Education researchers are divided over the state of the school system as it comes under increased scrutiny.
Commission refused to defer university funding clawbacks - briefing
A briefing paper said the TEC expected reduce the funding of Massey, Victoria and Otago universities, AUT and Te Pūkenga's polytechnics due to low enrolments.
Tertiary providers must be held to account for reaching parity targets, Māori student rep says
Some universities are reluctant to set deadlines for ensuring Māori and Pacific students are as successful as other groups of students.
Officials want even more job cuts at Te Pūkenga, briefing shows
A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows officials want deeper staff cuts at the national polytechnic and workplace training organisation Te Pūkenga.
Schools not doing enough to stop truancy epidemic - reports
Internal reporting shows attendance services are struggling with schools and other agencies as they tried to get the most serious truants back to class.
Covid-19, distrust of government and anxiety contributed to high truancy numbers
Poverty, insecure housing, rising costs and weak parenting were also common themes in reports covering covering a period last year when truancy reached 14 percent.