The mother of a 6yo who was left waiting for his school bus for nearly an hour says she's now "paranoid".

It would have to be one of the most thankless jobs, being the headmaster of a boys school.

Some parents want the school to wait until Christmas.

The Ministry of Education is ruling out any changes to the teaching of sexual consent in schools.

A survey shows two-thirds of Kiwi's know little or nothing about the important region.

Schools should respond to pupils who marched on Parliament this week.

NZQA welcomed the findings and recommendations and said changes would be implemented this year.

COMMENT: It's been six years since war broke out in Syria and it shows no signs of ending.

In the driving rain, a bit of number eight wire thinking saved an auditorium from flooding.

If principals are having trouble recruiting, could it be because the profession isn't the calling it once was? Or that the quality of talent being trained isn't high enough?

In Thailand women comprise 31 per cent of board and executive committee members in financial services.

A school that has been hit by fire and three tragic deaths this year has finally got some good news - a $4m repair job for its leaky classrooms.

Some Wellington College students are now threatening to physically harm fellow teenagers.

COMMENT: Sex education is not in all schools but it should be, says a researcher.

Teachers are among those giving up on Auckland because of booming house prices - with principals concerned about how that will affect students' learning.

A top Auckland boys' school is tackling sticky topics in a healthy relationships programme.

New Zealand's mobile surgical bus has been making healthcare more accessible to rural communities for 15 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A small-town school has four empty classroom and has lost 80 students in four years following local job losses.

Education unions have claimed Education Minister Hekia Parata is using "alternative facts" when discussing school funding.

He went to university at 14 to study music and now 17-year-old Matthias Balzat has won the grand prize at the National Concerto Competition

More needs to be done to combat the pervasive influence of porn, a visiting expert says.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Police announced a major truancy operation across Auckland.

Police are to target young people who are ditching school.

New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has confirmed new schools for Auckland, Tauranga and Canterbury.

A school is taking radical action to get pupils off their screens for at least 45 minutes a day.

Rising numbers of international students forced the Government to clamp down on immigration last year.