Stories by John Gerritsen

New Zealand children in Year 5 came out worst in the English-speaking world at maths and science in an international test.

The number of Indian students getting study visas to come here has halved, and private tertiary institutions say the fall may drive some out of business.

An error in an NCEA exam is likely to have thrown many students off their stride, a high school maths teacher says.

Private online schools have an abysmal record in the US and should not be allowed to set up in New Zealand, say two American education academics.

Last week's earthquakes are continuing to disrupt end-of-year NCEA exams, school principals say.

The government has abandoned plans to introduce a form of bulk funding, after opposition from teachers and principals.

Lincoln University proposes a major overhaul that will cut 51 jobs and reduce the certificate and diploma courses at its Southland campus.

Today's earthquakes threw schools into turmoil in much of the lower North Island and upper South Island.

Schools could face empty classrooms if large numbers transfer to online schools, the government was warned.

NCEA exams start this morning with level-two Spanish and one of the biggest exams of the three-and-a-half-week exam season, level 1 English.

The University of Auckland has defied the wishes of many of its own staff and pushed ahead with plans to expand the intake of law school.

NCEA and Scholarship exams start next week, with secondary schools today releasing their senior students for study leave if they haven't already done so.

Thirty Indian students from defunct private tertiary institution IANZ have failed English tests so badly they will not be able to continue their studies, NZQA says.

Enrolments in humanities courses are dropping because students are opting for courses that have a clear job at the end, university leaders say.

The defunct International Academy of New Zealand was passing students it should have failed and gave the Qualifications Authority false information, documents show.

Education leaders say they're weeding out dodgy education agents from India but fraudulent study visa applications from that country are likely to persist.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has clashed with several groups during her tenure, and they say while they didn't always agree with her policies, she has made her mark. Video

Advocates for children with disabilities say seclusion rooms are a symptom of under-funding of the special education system.

Some schools are increasingly using illegal methods to exclude or suspend students they find troublesome, a new report has found.

The Post Primary Teachers Association is worried small secondary schools will have their funding cut as part of a government review of school funding.

After a slow start, the government's forecast spending for its flagship education programme will leap nearly $100 million this year.

Students have dismissed the Productivity Commission's call for interest on student loans, saying it would cause further harm in graduates' lives.

Scrapping University Entrance and a return to charging interest on student loans are among drastic measures being proposed for the tertiary sector in a new report.

The government's broad change agenda for the education system is worrying school and early childhood unions.