Minister welcomes beginning of school year
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata has wished Kiwi kids well as they begin heading back to school on Monday. “Whether starting a new school or returning to a school they already know, a New Year presents exciting possibilities for our kids. There’s an opportunity for new skills, new friends and trying out a new sport or club,” says Ms Parata. ...
Children head back to school
More than 10,000 five-year-olds head off to class for the first time as New Zealand schools open for the New Year from today.Opportunity to learn te reo Māori critical for success
All New Zealand children should have the opportunity to learn te reo Māori, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green says the New Zealanders of the future will need to be more bi-cultural and multi-cultural, not less.
That means investing more in initial teacher education, ongoing professional development, employing more resource teachers of Maori, upskilling current educators and ensuring there is wider whanau and adult learning opportunities available. She says as ...
NZEI calls for reo resources
waateanews.comThat means investing more in initial teacher education, ongoing professional development, employing more resource teachers of Maori, upskilling current educators and ensuring there is wider whanau and adult learning opportunities available. She says as ...
Teachers want more Te Reo support
A special character Maori school opening this term in Christchurch will show that it takes a village to raise a child. Te Pa o Rakaihautu, a state-designated character school, will offer education founded on tikanga and Te Reo Maori in a pa-based ...
New Zealand's so-called free education now costs $37,000 over the course of a child's schooling, according to a new report that surveyed 1000 Kiwi parents. So is it time to stop calling public education free? High school student Anneke Hutt has already ...
Last week, ASG's annual estimate of the real cost of "free" state education revealed that parents will have to stump up over $40,000 for the likes of school donations, uniforms, stationery, computers and trips during the 14-year state schooling of a child.
The ASG Planning for Education Index also estimates it's about $1976 a year at primary school level. It estimates parents of a child starting a state primary school in 2015 will pay $34,000 for their child's schooling by the time he or she finishes ...
2 The large number of Aucklanders aged 15 to 24 not involved in education, employment or training. At the end of September, 24,200 Aucklanders fell into this category, figures from Statistics New Zealand showed. For Maori and Pacific Islanders, the ...
school to teach on pa model
Stuff.co.nzA special character Maori school opening this term in Christchurch will show that it takes a village to raise a child. Te Pa o Rakaihautu, a state-designated character school, will offer education founded on tikanga and Te Reo Maori in a pa-based ...
Principals sceptical over 'free' education costs
3News NZNew Zealand's so-called free education now costs $37,000 over the course of a child's schooling, according to a new report that surveyed 1000 Kiwi parents. So is it time to stop calling public education free? High school student Anneke Hutt has already ...
ASG targets parents not just saving for kids' schooling
Stuff.co.nzLast week, ASG's annual estimate of the real cost of "free" state education revealed that parents will have to stump up over $40,000 for the likes of school donations, uniforms, stationery, computers and trips during the 14-year state schooling of a child.
Free education costs thousands: survey
NZ CityThe ASG Planning for Education Index also estimates it's about $1976 a year at primary school level. It estimates parents of a child starting a state primary school in 2015 will pay $34,000 for their child's schooling by the time he or she finishes ...
Future Auckland: From school to the shop floor
New Zealand Herald2 The large number of Aucklanders aged 15 to 24 not involved in education, employment or training. At the end of September, 24,200 Aucklanders fell into this category, figures from Statistics New Zealand showed. For Maori and Pacific Islanders, the ...
Government cuts driving increased education costs
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Government cuts to education are forcing more of the burden on to parents and damaging the education of poorer kids, as the cost of primary and secondary education increases by five times the cost of inflation, the Green Party says. Statistics New ...
Educators in Auckland are calling for special treatment from the Government, because Wellington-based bureaucrats don't understand their needs.
Parents could save hundreds of thousands of dollars by forgoing properties in elite Auckland school zones then privately educating their children with the money saved by buying elsewhere, new data reveals.As thousands of children...
Beware computer extras, students told
Parents have been warned about buying unnecessary add-ons as retailers take advantage of the requirement of many schools for students to have a laptop or tablet.So-called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) policies have added hundreds...
Michelle Simms, library manager at Hamilton's Te Totara Primary School, said these "reading for pleasure" loans would require extra administration, and "if a book is really good, all schools would want it. Would National Library buy thousands of copies?".
Bainesse is one of 27 schools across the country with a pool which has been identified by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) as at risk of being closed, meaning the loss of a vital resource that helps keep Kiwi kids safe in the water. And WSNZ believes ...
Library book cuts hit schools hard
Stuff.co.nzMichelle Simms, library manager at Hamilton's Te Totara Primary School, said these "reading for pleasure" loans would require extra administration, and "if a book is really good, all schools would want it. Would National Library buy thousands of copies?".
'No more school pools to close'
Stuff.co.nzBainesse is one of 27 schools across the country with a pool which has been identified by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) as at risk of being closed, meaning the loss of a vital resource that helps keep Kiwi kids safe in the water. And WSNZ believes ...
Parents racking up debt for school iPads
Some parents are being pushed into debt as a result of increased demands to shell out for digital devices for their children's schoolwork.As students prepare for the new school year, increasing numbers of them are being asked to...
18 year old Denno Veratau is pursuing his life goal to become a qualified carpenter like his Granddad and puts his impressive academic success down to studying with the Wellington Trades Academy. Denno who lives in Khandallah Wellington was one of 82 ...
Peter Lyons: Charter schools all about freedom of choice
I struggle with the lack of understanding about basic economic principles in our school staff rooms. Most teachers and their unions don't seem to understand the rationale behind charter schools.They are about freedom of choice for...International students flocking back
International student numbers have bounced back after years of decline, driving the value of the country's fifth largest export industry to $2.85 billion, says a report by Education New Zealand.The number of international students...Tertiary Institute Success Set Students up for Success
Scoop.co.nz (press release)18 year old Denno Veratau is pursuing his life goal to become a qualified carpenter like his Granddad and puts his impressive academic success down to studying with the Wellington Trades Academy. Denno who lives in Khandallah Wellington was one of 82 ...
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