The twin sisters of Cromwell teen Rachel Clark have had genetic tests after the head girl's sudden death.

Furious parents in an upmarket city suburb are digging deep for what could be the country's most expensive school PE tops.

The principal of a new charter school has resigned, less than two weeks after the institution opened, while he is investigated by the Teachers Council over exam entries.

A top Auckland girls' school is investigating an alleged incident where up to seven underage girls were caught drinking outside the school grounds.

An American equity fund manager who wants to open charter schools in NZ was introduced to Ngai Tahu leaders by DPM and Finance Minister Bill English.

A wealthy American businessman wants to set up charter schools in New Zealand that he believes could lead to an education "revolution".

A principal at a private West Auckland school who admitted slapping a 14-year-old boy with the back of his hand has avoided conviction.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Swapping studies for sport kept two Auckland schoolboys on track to score this year's highest marks in the national secondary exams.

Students who missed out on University Entrance should know their aspirations for higher education, and a great career, are still alive and well, says Rcik Ede.

Students taking part in a sports technology course at an Auckland high school will attend the training sessions of top teams.

The scrapping of nearly one million book loans to schools each year will let down students who are not prepared for digital alternatives, the Labour Party says.

Parents of children with HIV are under no legal obligations to inform their child's school - despite several schools having a policy insisting that they do.

Auckland school children on a winning streak may have to play for the opposition if they're beating them by too many points.

A NZ student who took only two years of art classes has received the best subject marks in the world in the Cambridge International Examinations.

A young web designer and his former teacher have shot to the top of the class with an education app so popular it's gaining 1000 downloads a week.

New Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.

Several generations ago, children who dared to speak te reo Maori at school were cruelly silenced.

Schools' latest stationery demands are making some parents mad enough to cry - especially the discovery that tissues are now listed among their children's essentials.

Speaking to an overseas audience is usually a great opportunity to sum up what's happening in your own backyard, writes Martin Thrupp.

Coverage of the Fijian elections by three New Zealand postgraduate student journalists has been awarded a top prize at the annual Ossie Awards.

From the moment today's school examination system was conceived in the 1980s there were fears that standards would be "dumbed down".

Settling into a routine as soon as possible is one of the best ways to give your child a good start to school, a leading principal says.

Nearly four in five Auckland secondary schools now ask or permit students to bring a device such as a laptop or tablet - potentially adding hundreds of dollars to back-to-school costs.

Back to school costs hurt. The pain is as much to my principles as my wallet and this time of year always gets me a bit hot under the collar.

Ask a 15-year-old what makes his generation different from the ones before, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Anything that's not digital is boring."

A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance requirements.