Education

Auckland teenagers are citing exhaustion, being busy, and strategic thinking as reasons for skipping some or even all of their NCEA exams.

The exams began today and in Auckland, Northland and… Audio

NCEA and scholarship exams start today.

First up: level two Physics and te reo Rangatira - essentially advanced te reo Maori. 

Māni Dunlop speaks to RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio

NCEA exams begin today and go through until December 14 .

They are beginning two weeks later than originally planned to take account of the disruption the pandemic has caused in many schools this… Audio

Secondary schools' NCEA and Scholarship exams start today and go through until December 14.

They are beginning two weeks later than originally planned to take account of the disruption the pandemic… Audio

Some principals are surprised and angry that there's been no attempt to keep unvaccinated parents out of schools.

Just days after banning unvaccinated teachers from work, the Education Ministry… Audio

The compulsory vaccination mandate for educators has been a hot news topic this week We've heard stories from teachers and ECE staff who have refused the mandate and consequently have decided to leave… Audio

After three months stuck at home, many Auckland school kids will be returning to their classrooms today.

Over lockdown, many schools have been doing what they can to help struggling whānau put food… Audio

The Auckland Secondary Principals Association says students in Auckland, Waikato and Northland do not have to sit NCEA exams next week.

Teenagers are getting mixed messages - some of the city's… Audio

Some Auckland schools are telling their students it's up to them whether they sit their NCEA exams, because they can get an unexpected event grade instead.

But other schools are insisting their… Audio

The Cambridge Dictionary word of the year is "Perseverance".

The word was looked up a quarter of a million times this year on the dictionary's website - with searches peaking when Nasa's Perseverance… Audio

It's that time of the week where we talk to one of our Local Democracy reporters and joining Nathan Rarere this week all the way from Ashburton to Auckland is Adam Burns. Audio

As Auckland children return to school for the first time in 13 weeks the prospect of going back into the classromm can be a little daunting. Dr Emma Woodward is a psychologist and Nathan Rarere asked… Audio

We talk with Wintec School of Media Arts tutor Megan Rogerson-Berry and student Abbie Kininey about the revival of the school's "Exposition" project where the best songs written by students in a… Audio

There were some first day nerves as Auckland primary schools swung open the gates after three months of online learning.

Students from new entrants to Year 10 are allowed back - but with rules… Video, Audio

There's excitement, and a little bit of shellshock, among the thousands of children who today have returned to Auckland classrooms for the first time in three months.

There are rules; that groups… Audio