Education
Teens reflect on NCEA assessment results
Thousands of teenagers and their schools have spent the past 24 hours checking their exam results.
Teens reflect on NCEA assessment results
Thousands of teenagers and their schools have spent the past 24 hours checking their exam results.
Students check out NCEA results
The wait is over - and teenagers and their schools have spent the past 24 hours checking NCEA results.
Though many young people achieved enough internally-assessed credits to get their… Audio
NCEA results available online today
The wait is over for more than 160,000 students who worked towards NCEA qualifications last year. Audio
Secondary students to receive NCEA results today
More than 160,000 secondary school students from across the country will be able to access their NCEA results today, after yet another Covid-disrupted year.
The students can find out how they did in… Audio
Calls for increased focus on diagnosing dyspraxia in children
An advocate for children with dyspraxia says more needs to be done to increase access to diagnostic pathways and funding in New Zealand.
Youth crisis helpline braced for influx of callers anxious about school return
A youth crisis helpline is expecting an influx of calls from students anxious about returning to school.
Teen groomed by teacher during lockdown: 'You've ruined two years of my life'
In a two-week exchange of explicit texts, photos and videos over Snapchat, a teacher groomed a teenage girl as a form of escapism during New Zealand's first Covid-19 lockdown.
Home childcare organisation Porse has nine licences temporarily suspended
A home childcare organisation has had nine licences temporarily suspended after complaints about carers breaking the rules, but it claims it's the victim of malicious intent from a former staff…
Grant Excell: Kayaking Lake Te Anau
Te Anau School principal Grant Excell isn't going to let a lack of funding get in the way of his school building a new hall. Instead he's preparing to kayak around the entire edge of Lake Te Anau… Audio
ChatGPT appears to pass medical school exams, educators rethinking assessments
The AI tool ChatGPT is capable of passing - or at least nearly passing - the US medical licensing exams, according to researchers.
More children and young people seeking help
Donations to charities are being hit by the rising cost of living, KidsCan says, and it is worried its ability to help children will be affected.
Jo Morris: TikTok Educator
A retired High School English teacher is proving to be a bit of a hit on social media. Jo Morris, also known as Jo the Write Coach has almost 14,000 followers on TikTok and some of her short videos… Audio
Jo Morris - the TikTok writing coach
Jo Morris, also known as Jo the Write Coach has almost 14,000 followers on TikTok and some of her short videos offering tips on everything from grammar to writing tips have garnered hundreds of… Audio
Former head of the University of Auckland dies
Emeritus professor Stuart McCutcheon, who led the university for 15 years, died on Friday.
Sir Haare Williams: 'Being a teacher is the most noble career anyone can have'
Pioneer Māori broadcaster Dr Haare Williams has been appointed a knight for services to Māori, literature and education.
How a Māori myth could teach people about seismic risks
A new exhibition will teach visitors to Blenheim over summer about the seismic environment the local iwi have lived in for hundreds of years.
Free software programs a risk to students' privacy - EdTech industry body
Software makers warn under-funding is prompting schools to use outdated and cheap computer programs that create cybersecurity and privacy risks.
Kindies expect busier days as parents eye childcare savings
Childcare savings of up to $6.07 an hour are on the cards for low-income parents next year, figures provided to RNZ show.
School enrolments forecast to steadily decline from 2024
By 2032 there could be about 789,000 children at school, the lowest figure since 2016 and about 30,000 fewer than this year.