Education
NCEA results out today
The wait is almost over for 140,000 high school students as they find out their NCEA results today.
The Qualifications Authority isn't saying when the results will go up online - but it's expecting… Audio
Anxious wait for release of NCEA results online today
Today is D-Day for thousands of high school students from New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue anxiously awaiting their NCEA results online.
Education outlook for 2020
The government is going into 2020 with a massive workplan for the education sector.
It is making huge legislative changes for schools, merging all of the country's polytechnics and facing… Audio
Report into Mason Pendrous' death released
The University of Canterbury hopes all recommendations made in an independent report into the death of student there will be in place by the time students begin the new academic year. Mason Pendrous'… Audio
More schools in donation scheme, asking for money still likely
The government's donation scheme now covers 1585 schools who will get $150 per student if they stop asking for donations. But it's expected schools will keep asking families to fork out.
New Year Honours: Roger Moses
Former Wellington College principal Roger Moses has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of merit for services to education. Audio
Summer reading helps kids retain literacy during the holidays
Organisers are hoping to nearly double the number of children participating in a University of Auckland summer reading programme.
In a digital age, human relationships are still the key to learning
Mohamed Alansari explores what he has learnt from his research on learning in a digital world. Recorded at the Raising the Bar night in partnership with the University of Auckland. Audio
Robert Lewis - SharkSpy Otago
In the first survey of shark life along the Otago coastline since the 1990s, people in and on the water this summer are being asked to keep an eye out for the many species that venture there. Audio, Gallery
Sound and fury: Students told move town to finish course
Students completing a sound engineering degree in Christchurch are angry they have to move to Invercargill in order to finish their studies.
Father says $500 uni hostel instalment fee 'poor tax'
A Northland father is unhappy that a university is charging students $500 extra if they cannot afford to pay their hostel fees in one go.
'With my colourful background, I know I've got a lot to give and a lot to offer'
Reece Clarke was an alcoholic at 15 and Walter Wakefield was living on the streets at 10. Against huge odds, the two friends graduated from Otago Polytech this month with Certificates in Health and… Audio
Polytechs suffer another year of student decline
Polytechnics have had another terrible year with one institute losing 1000 full-time students, mid-year enrolment figures indicate.
Theft from schools under-reported, accounting expert says
An accounting expert has warned that schools are hiding cases of fraud because they don't want to hurt their reputation.
Louise MacKenzie says some schools are dealing with theft themselves and don't… Audio
Schools' fraud controls lacking, auditing expert warns
Schools are ignoring the rules that protect them from fraud and failing to report the crime when it happens, an accounting expert warns.
Sir Howard Morrison's daughter pleads guilty to $1.25m fraud
Donna Grant, Sir Howard Morrison's daughter, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a whare wānanga and the Tertiary Education Commission out of $1.25 million.
Big schools 'severely disadvantaged' in staffing ratios
Big secondary schools are feeling short-changed by the government's staffing system and they want it reviewed.
How fast does Santa's sleigh have to go?
How fast would Santa's sleigh have to travel to deliver presents all over the world on Christmas Day? Nanogirl launches some rockets with Wairere and some friends from Orakei School to find out. Video, Audio
Therapy is powerful, but it demands strength and courage
People often see therapy as a last resort, but you don't have to be at rock-bottom to benefit from it, says clinical psychologist Dr Jacqui Winship. With the right help, even those of us who are… Audio
Why are teens partying less these days?
Today's teens are drinking less alcohol, smoking less and having less sex than 10 or 20 years ago. Dr Jude Ball has been investigating why. Audio
