'Poorly targeted' school decile funding may be dropped
The controversial decile funding system looks set to be scrapped, just as it is being updated for the first time in seven years.Schools' anxious wait for ratings
The Ministry of Education has begun informing schools of their new decile ratings and at least one Auckland school will need to rely more on parent fundraising and donations as a result. Decile ratings determine how much money is...Mike Hosking: Don't judge a school by its number
One of the things you get used to very quickly when you grow up in Christchurch is that people believe the role of the school in your life defines who you are.I went to Linwood High. It's Linwood College these days.Linwood wasn't...National Standards learning from NCEA mistakes
Stuff.co.nzSchool Report: Results and info on every school in NZ · * Deciles for the chop ... NCEA, the secondary schools qualification - full name: National Certificate of Education Achievement - is a well-established feature of New Zealand's education system ...
National Standards 'designed for parents'
Stuff.co.nzAmuri Area School caters for year 1 to 13 students, and is required to monitor progress using National Standards for its 170 junior students and NCEA for its 100 senior students. It's a decile-eight school in Culverden. The school could apply the ...
Schools' funding on line in review
Auckland stuff.co.nzMinistry of Education spokesman Graham Stoop said that in the last calculation a third of schools gained a higher decile rating, a third gained a lower rating, and a third did not change. About 11 per cent of school operational funding came from decile ...
Call for more special education support
Radio New ZealandThe Government regulates annual increases to tertiary fees and has held them to a maximum of 4 percent for each of the past four years. The ministry's briefing also suggested linking more of tertiary institutions' funding to their success with Maori ...
Failure of Maori tertiary course has flow-on effect
Radio New ZealandMaori student advocacy groups say Maori courses have come under fire following revelations by the Tertiary Education Commission about two failed Maori performing arts courses at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki. The National Māori ...
Witt students angry at Maori study debacle
Manawatu StandardThe Tertiary Education Commission and NZ Qualifications Authority released the damning findings of their investigation into the certificate ofMaori performing arts (level 4) and the diploma of Maori performing arts (tutoring) (level 6) on Tuesday ...
400 pupils may lose qualifications
Eight involved in Maori courses left WITT
Witt failed us: students
Education project delays 'disappointing'
Stuff.co.nzSEEKING SUPPORT: From left: John Kotoisuva, Stella Muller, Robert Robati-Mani, Italia Toelei'u, Pastor Esera Maeata'anoa and Iani Nemani are lobbying for the funding of a Pasifika Centre project that should have already been completed.
Why Kiwi kids should learn to code
Stuff.co.nzAt the moment, coding is optional in New Zealand schools and the uptake is limited since it was introduced at NCEA level in 2011. "A lot of students still think coding is just for the greasy-haired geek at the back of the class," says Renea Mackie, who ...
Study regime takes edge off exam jitters
Georgia Webber had "butterflies" in her stomach when she turned up for her first NCEA exam this week.The 15-year-old is sitting level 1 NCEA exams alongside more than 62,000 other students over the next three weeks.Her first exam...20/20 Trust shows digital tech boosts achievement
The Innovation ...The latest report by the 20/20 Communications Trust shows that digital devices in classrooms are having a positive impact on student achievement, even if schools are struggling to keep up with the disruptive change they create. ... These new approaches are now demonstrating how they can substantially lift educational achievement, particularly for our most disadvantaged children” said Mr Sherwin. “We know that basic connectivity is essential in the modern ...
Schools eye special bags for phone evidence
Schools are looking into new technology that stops teenagers deleting sexual images from their phones.Rethinking youth health and education through research
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The $800,000 RSNZ five-year research grant, titled Rethinking Health Education and Promotion: Health Capital and Diverse Youth, will expand knowledge about youth health by focusing on how young people are developing and applying their own health ...
Teacher goes extra mile for Eva
Stuff.co.nzNew decile rankings hit school budgets Charges laid after sloppy asbestos work Charter schools claim early success Quiz: Are you smarter than a 15-year-old? Students' ambitious trade ... difference for All Blacks. Big spin-offs for NZ Rugby from Eagles ...
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