Education

Wearing glasses for the first time or getting their hearing problems treated had been life changing for students at Edmund Hillary School - both inside and outside the classroom, according to…

A two-year farm cadet programme is turning fresh-faced school leavers in hardy, no-nonsense shepherds on a high-country station in Canterbury.

Students and teachers at Massey University are calling for the vice chancellor to resign as the education provider plans significant job cuts.

There is an unmet demand for people who understand open banking, digital currencies and related technologies, the university says.

Hazing rituals at Otago University are getting more extreme, with even those all in favour of the student culture asking if they've gone too far. 

An educational charity is calling on the government to do more to help rural high school students succeed.

Staff and students have until Friday to have their say on Massey's science proposals as the university deals with an expected shortfall of about $50m for the year. Audio

Two violent fights have been filmed at Ashburton College, a year after a review into bullying claims at the school.

Train now, pay only once you get a job - training organisation Mission Ready says it is the first in New Zealand to lower the risk for students looking to upskill to fill a tech sector skills gap.

Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the poor quality and out-of-date training their apprentices have been getting from the super-institute Te Pūkenga.

The Tertiary Education Union said the proposal would cut 40 full-time equivalent jobs from the current 130.

Kawhia doctor John Burton hopes a medical school - mindful of regional communities - will start being set up now that National's been voted into power.

Wellington parents from a small co-op run daycare are frustrated with the lack of information from the council on the future of the building.

Victoria University is selling millions of dollars of property to help cover its losses.