Education
New Zealanders from many different spheres on New Year Honours list
The New Year Honours list has been announced today and it includes a top police officer, a mosque attack survivor and a longtime advocate for victims of family and sexual violence.
Asbestos-contaminated soil to be excavated from Ponsonby school
Excavation of contaminated soil begins shortly at a Ponsonby school a year after a fire spread asbestos around the neighbourhood.
The soil already had asbestos in it before the fire which destroyed… Audio
Fears many tertiary institutions face third year without new international students
Tertiary institutions are worried a pause in visa processing means few foreign students will make it into the country next year.
Doubts grow over whether foreign students can return
Despite the promise that New Zealand's borders will open next year, there's doubt over whether foreign students will return.
Tertiary institutions are worried a pause in visa processing means few… Audio
Schools asked to help with vaccinations for under-12s
Primary and intermediate schools could be welcoming children back to class with a Covid vaccination next year.
Schools asked to help with vaccinations for under-12s
Primary schools could be welcoming children back to class with a Covid vaccination next year.
Principals say they have been asked to consider being part of the drive to immunise children between the… Audio
Union not happy with Teaching Council privacy breach
The secondary teachers' union says there are serious questions to be asked of the leadership of the Teaching Council following a massive privacy breach.
Details of complaints against dozens of… Audio
Report - how schools are supporting student well-being
Happiness and a sense of belonging at school is key for children's progress and good health. Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational… Audio
Shock as school at centre of Covid cluster reopened
A Covid cluster has cropped up in the South Taranaki town of Eltham - with 16 confirmed cases in the comunity. Fourteen cases are children - and 11 are from a single classroom at Etham Primary School… Audio
NCEA exams attendance below half in Auckland
The low attendance was due to a new rule that ensured students in Auckland, and also those in Northland and parts of Waikato, automatically received an unexpected event grade.
Student Job Search helps fill vacancies in agriculture, fishing and forestry
There's been a 76 percent increase in the number of roles Student Job Search is offering in agriculture, fishing and forestry - and student earnings from those jobs have more than doubled.
New Type 2 diabetes prevention research advocates a new approach
Otago University diabetes prevention research has found that a new approach might help to reverse the number of people who eventually develop type 2 diabetes. Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell talks… Audio
NCEA level 1 & 2 maths students on the decline
The number of secondary students studying algebra and calculus at NCEA level 1 and 2 is declining. Victoria University of Wellington masters student and high school teacher Sarah Howell talks to Jesse… Audio
Ministry of Education records spike in home-schooling applications
Figures show there were more than 100 applications a month before the pandemic and fewer than 200 a month for most of last year and this year. But in October there were about 500 applications and in…
Top of the class: How Leanne Otene goes the extra mile for her tamariki
It's been a tough year for many, but particularly for those working within the education sector. A survey out just last week from the Education Review Office found the pandemic had left teachers… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland mum chooses home school over sending kids back to classroom
More and more parents are wanting to home-school their children.
The Education Ministry's received more than 3,000 home-schooling applications this year, 800 in November alone.
Among those applying… Audio
Spike in home-schooling applications from September onwards
The number of people wanting to home-school their children has spiked.
The Education Ministry has received more than 3000 home-schooling applications this year, 800 of them in the month of November… Audio
Covid-19 has fundamentally disrupted teacher supply - Ministry
A forecast indicates the ability of young teachers to go overseas for work could be the difference between a surplus of teachers next year, or a shortage of nearly 1000.
Number of foreign students in NZ drops by two-thirds
Immigration New Zealand figures show 19,191 foreign students remain in the country, a little over a third of the number that were in New Zealand at the start of the pandemic.
Covid-19: Times up to get vaccinated for secondary school sport
The game's up for any unvaccinated students or staff members looking to take part in secondary school sports in Auckland.
Anyone wanting to be involved in sports competition must be double-jabbed by… Audio
