Vaughan Couillault

High school students will begin sitting their end of year NCEA exams today without Covid-19 restrictions.

More than 140,000 students will sit exams over the next month.

Schools are again allowed to… Audio

So, how many students are wagging school? Yesterday National Party leader Christopher Luxon told us 100,000 children were chronically truant.

This is incorrect.

The figure he was referring to is… Audio

Schools reopen for the third term today and principals are worried staff shortages and winter illnesses will be every bit as bad as last term.

They warn some teachers and students were at breaking… Audio

The New Zealand Initiative has revealed disastrously high failure rates in a small-scale trial-run of critical new NCEA tests.

Two-thirds of the 550 teens who sat the writing test failed it, while a… Audio

Some primary principals want a return to compulsory face mask wearing as they head into the colder months.

Schools' measures for preventing the spread of Covid-19 are being tested as some regions… Audio

It was back to school for students around the country yesterday, the first time they had class under the orange Covid traffic light setting. At orange, masks are encouraged but not mandatory indoors… Audio

Unvaccinated teachers could remain barred from some jobs when the vaccine mandate for schools ends in twelve days.

The Education Ministry has told schools they can require vaccination for some roles… Audio

Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.

The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio

School leaders are delighted the government will be supplying masks and rapid antigen tests, now the country is in Phase Three of the Omicron outbreak.

There are nearly 700,000 rapid tests available… Audio

High Schools around New Zealand are preparing for more interupted learning in 2022 as Omicron cases climb. Yesterday the Ministry of Heath reported 2846 Positive Covid-19 cases, a record high. It's… Audio

Teachers who haven't had their first Covid-19 vaccination are now suspended from school.

While most secondary schools can make-do for now with students on study leave, educators say the real test… Audio

As a deadline looms for teachers to be vaccinated to be allowed in school, some principals are being presented with questionable exemption certificates, causing much confusion. Audio

Principals estimate several thousand teachers are resisting the government's directive to get vaccinated before 15 November.

Some are presenting bogus exemption certificates and the Education… Audio

With just one week of holidays left, the Secondary Principals' Association wants a plan on how Auckland schools are expected to open safely.

President Vaughan Couillault says a public health order… Audio

There are early signs the pandemic has had a bigger impact on NCEA results this year than last year.

School holidays begin at the end of today and Qualifications Authority figures show teenagers are… Audio

Some teachers will be back in the classroom with Auckland's move to alert level 3, but the bulk of teaching in the city remains virtual.

This has students, teachers, and school administrators worried… Audio

The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.

Education Minister… Audio

The Government is strongly recommending mask-wearing when students go back to school on Thursday, but it's not compulsory.

Secondary Principals' Association president Vaughan Couillault is relieved… Audio

Auckland principals are unsure how much the lockdown will set back children's learning.

Based on last year's experience, they will need to run catch-up lessons for those who need them most, once… Audio

The recent decision to delay NCEA and Scholarship exams by a fortnight has given high school students extra time to study.

But one principal says their anxiety levels are still going through the roof… Audio