John Gerritsen

New Zealand's scores have fallen yet again in the OECD's PISA tests of reading, maths and science.

The average scores in last year's tests of 15-year-olds are only slightly lower in reading and… Audio

Some former charter schools are interested in leaving the state system and returning to charter or partnership school status.

The government is reintroducing the publicly funded private schools which… Audio

Early childhood services say they're running on a knife edge as enrolments drop and record numbers of services go out of business.

Centre managers and owners say some families can no longer afford… Audio

Secondary school principals warn they are pilfering one another's staff as they struggle to find enough teachers for next year.

More teachers are needed to keep up with a surge of enrolments from new… Audio

A Cabinet paper shows the Education Ministry underestimated the cost of passing on school and kindergarten teachers' pay rises to early childhood teachers by a quarter of a billion dollars over four… Audio

Staff at Te Pūkenga are surprised, and some are unhappy the super-institute is pushing ahead with more changes.

It has just finished a major restructure that cost 200 jobs and now it is consulting on… Audio

Results from the prestigious PISA tests of reading, maths and science are due out in December but we already know New Zealand's scores are likely to be 10 points higher than they should be.

So many… Audio

Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the training their apprentices have been getting at the super-institute Te Pūkenga.

They say the quality of assessment is poor and courses are… Audio

A study of 10,000 school children shows they want good teachers, access to clubs and sports groups and not too much homework.

Some would also like more sleep - even in the classroom.

The findings… Audio

For the second year in a row most universities are expecting deficits.

Low enrolments and rising costs are behind the forecast losses, which are expected to run to tens-of-millions of dollars.

But… Audio

Teenagers have sat new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests for real for the first time and the results are not great.

Schools were able to opt into the assessments in June and pass rates in two of the… Audio

Industry leaders are worried a change of government will spell the end of a new way of setting standards and qualifications for tradies.

They say Workforce Development Councils are a vast improvement… Audio

Under the current administration, schools have ditched decile numbers, coped with a pandemic and started to get to grips with NCEA and curriculum changes.

But, after three years of a Labour… Audio

Some education researchers are warning voters to treat with caution politicians' claims the school system is in crisis.

New Zealand children's scores in international tests have never been worse and… Audio

NZ universities sets deadlines to eliminate disparities among Maori and Pasifika. Audio

Some universities are reluctant to set deadlines for eliminating long-standing disparities for Māori and Pacific students.

The Tertiary Education Commission now requires target dates for reaching… Audio

A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows it believes Te Pukenga's plans for 400 job losses do not go far enough. The June briefing to Education Minister Jan Tinetti shows the commission wants… Audio

Internal reports show Covid, distrust of the government and increased mental illness contributed to last year's terrible truancy figures.

The Education Ministry initially refused to provide the… Audio

A bit spike in enrolments of new migrant children, many of whom don't speak English, has come as bit of shock for some schools.

In the past financial year, Immigration New Zealand approved almost… Audio

Labour is under fire for trying to tell schoolteachers how to teach.

If elected, from 2026, schools must use what's called the common practice model, which will set out the best, evidence-based ways… Audio