Two New Zealand universities are among the top 100 in the world for these subjects...

Putting interest back on student loans is being categorically ruled out, as the Government eyes changes to tertiary education.

Radical proposals to shake up the tertiary education sector have been suggested in a new report to Government - but the most radical of all is not finding favour.

Only 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Only 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Herald investigation: Some teenagers are taking spurious NCEA standards - learning about toilet cleaning, household shopping and shift work.

High school in 2016 has become a playground for the logistical mastermind.

The number of "extra" teachers paid by schools has shot up by more than 50 per cent over the past four years, new figures show.

Four Auckland schoolgirls determined to make a difference are on their way to Sydney to compete in the first ever transtasman high school poetry slam.

Kia Aroha is one of the only secondary schools in the country that doesn't "do" exams.

Data shows students at underprivileged high schools are less likely to sit exams than those from wealthy families.

Childcare centres are threatening to sue the police regarding delays in vetting new staff members.

The first Pasifika academics at the University of Auckland's business school are two Tongan women, graduating tomorrow with PhDs.

Students at Victoria University of Wellington will fork out more for their education next year, after the university's council today voted in favour of increasing fees.

Tristram talks to Jake Wills - the maths teacher who complained to NCEA following the 'too hard' maths exam handed out to students last week.

Kirsty Johnston talks to Tristram about her huge investigation into NCEA pass rates being on the rise around the country and what it really means.

Tristram talks to Amelia about how her subject choices during NCEA led her down the right path to follow her dreams.

EXPANDING: Otumoetai College principal Dave Randell says the school roll is growing quickly. Photo/File A_290414gn10bop.JPGFUNDING

Within minutes of walking into her first high-school physics class Amelia Unufe felt like an outsider.

A Herald investigation has found deep disparities hidden beneath rising high school pass-rates tied to students' socio-economic status and ethnicity.

Primary teacher union NZEI says New Zealand's per pupil spending is "an embarrassment" compared to other OECD countries.

The fate of 70 foreign students is uncertain after it was revealed they won't be able to continue studying a course because they failed a reassessment.

University of Auckland bosses have launched New Zealand's most ambitious fundraising campaign, setting a target of $300 million.

A Mt Albert Grammar School student suspected of having the mumps has triggered a warning to parents to keep home children not immunised against the disease.

A teacher lied about not having a job to claim more than $13,000 in benefits.

The top universities in the world have been revealed for 2016 - see where New Zealand has ranked.

Guidelines on how to mark the maths exam which left students in tears has been issued to schools, as the NZQA also reveals how it set the test.

A new leadership programme focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at Auckland's Otahuhu College is inspiring its young students.

COMMENT: One of the principles on which New Zealand's national certificate of educational achievement is founded, is that all learning is to be valued equally.

A highly regarded teacher has been struck off after admitting to a sexual relationship with a student in the 1970s.