Education
Industry groups oppose govt's plans for apprenticeships
Some industry groups are already opposing the government's preferred option for the future of apprenticeships and workplace training. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Industry groups to reject govt trades training proposal
The move will mean the industry voice is lost in the discussion about workplace training and apprenticeships, critics say.
Most Year 11 students attempted NCEA level 1 in 2024
The qualification's popularity has fallen, but nine in 10 Y11 students were still entered for at least some credits.
Drop in NCEA level 1 success partly due to new requirements
The Qualifications Authority points to new literacy and numeracy requirements as the reason for half of last year's NCEA fails.
Thousands of teenagers accessing their NCEA results
NCEA results were released online on Wednesday for more than 160,000 students.
How to talk to your teens about NCEA results
Do you ask the teenager in your life how they did? Do you let them tell you? What do you do if it's not good news? Parenting coach Sheridan Eketone shares some tips. Audio
What if your teen's NCEA results aren't what they wanted?
The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse. Video
NCEA results out today
There are options for those who don't get the grades they were hoping for. Audio
NCEA results released
More than 160,000 students will be able to access their provisional NCEA results from last year's exams through the New Zealand Qualifications Authority website on Wednesday. Secondary Principals'… Audio
The café brewing second chances
Trade School Kitchen opened in August 2018, with the intention of supporting women who had undergone barista training whilst in Arohata Prison upon their release.
The 16-year-old who has never missed a day of school
Casey Paul has had a perfect attendance record since her first day of school at age five - even turning down a family trip to Hawaii.
The 16-year old who has never missed a day of school
Casey Paul, of Rotorua Girls' High School, has had a perfect attendance record since her first day of school at age five - even turning down a family trip to Hawaii to stay in class. Audio
Malala Yousafzai urges leaders to make gender apartheid a crime
Yousafzai says Muslim voices must lead the way against the policies of the Taliban and is urging leaders to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law.
Parents' fears over rising uniform kits
The cost of school uniforms is an age old problem with some topping $1000, but it's now more difficult than ever, a researcher says. Audio
Parents concerned over rising costs of school unforms
Parents are starting to raise concerns about the price of uniforms ahead of the start of the new school year. Otago University's Johanna Reidy spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Summer Fiction School - John Cranna
For the past decade, aspiring authors have been gathering in Auckland each January for the Summer Fiction School. This weekend, the 2025 intake of would-be writers are having an intense introduction… Audio
Schools back threatened qualification
"There is zero chance we will get rid of level 1, until anyone provides an alternative."
Bootcamp for opera singers
This weekend 21 singers from around Aotearoa will converge on Whanganui for a two week, opera-singing, bootcamp. The residential course is held at Whanganui Collegiate . Opera school founder Donald… Audio
Christchurch community pool rebuild greenlit
A new community pool is to be built in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans, 18 years after the previous one was demolished.
New Zealand-first $200m education-arts hub on the cards for Whangārei
The hub will be based around the former Forum North headquarters, only partial use since the council vacated the building for its new civic facility.
