Premium Education

Editorial: When tech billionaires restrict their kids' social media use, why shouldn’t we?
OPINION: Catherine Wedd's member's bill shouldn't be left to the biscuit tin.

Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.

‘We can’t do it all’: Teachers sound alarm on new curriculum chaos
Overwhelmed, with insufficient training and resources, teachers fear burnout and exodus.

Editorial: Wealth, not race, divides educational opportunities
OPINION: Education in this country is being increasingly divided by class.

‘Run out of stadiums’: Court shortage leaves North Shore kids’ basketball in crisis
About 10,000 fixtures are forced across eight North Shore venues.

Roger Partridge: Why NZ must move beyond grievance to find common ground
The trust index has fallen to 47%, below the global average of 56%.

The cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped
A Herald analysis of 20 leading independent schools' fees.

New Zealand's oldest and most expensive private school is celebrating 175 years
The Herald took a look around the Canterbury institution with former student and current tour guide, 84-year-old Derek Banks. Video / Derek Banks

What does $56k-a-year get you? Inside NZ’s most expensive private school
Mike Thorpe gets a tour of Christ's College ahead of 175th anniversary events.

Simon Wilson: The kōhanga generation comes to Waitangi
ANALYSIS: If we want to close those gaps, we already have a model for how to do it.

How does your school rate? Latest NCEA, University Entrance results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?

Summer reads: NCEA results, school fees and system failures - the year in education
A look back at some of the biggest education stories of 2024.

How does your school rate? Latest NCEA, University Entrance results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?

What’s wrong with our schools? New report paints bleak picture of a system standing still
New report asks: What should the role of a school be in modern NZ?

Editorial: NCEA, truancy, Covid - problems pile up for schools
The Education Minister needs to help students, parents and teachers.

Some schools won't have resources to teach new maths curriculum in time for Term 1
The Ministry of Education says there has been "high demand" for the new resources.

Giving NCEA students confidence: Meet Kiwi maths teacher-turned YouTube star
There’s no black cape, but Subash Chandar K comes out at night to help those in need.

YouTubing maths teacher offers students a unique way to prepare for exams
Maths teacher and founder of YouTube channel infinityplusone, Subash Chandar K offers students a unique way to study and prepare for their NCEA exams. Video / NZ Herald

Editorial: Govt's education roadmap will hopefully avoid potholes
EDITORIAL: Ministers brandishing the stick to lift the appalling statistics.

Editorial: Classroom plan should be a relief to teachers
It beggars belief to see the union's opposition.

Editorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classrooms
OPINION: Measures which came into force yesterday are long overdue.

Eyeing a top college? Property prices in every Auckland school zone revealed
We've calculated how much it costs to buy a house by school zone across the city.

Why kids wag school - truants in their own words
'We’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.'

Yoga, clothing, a pet: What principals spent 'treat yourself' Covid-19 wellbeing money on
The ministry doesn't know how many schools were sent draft guidance to 'treat' themselves.

Can your kids spot fake news? The classroom programme coming to NZ schools
Australian journalist explains why he's bringing media literacy scheme to Kiwi schools.

Opinion: Schools need to get back to basics too
Schools need to be fully open every day of the school year, writes Alwyn Poole.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Simple solution to Kiwi students’ bad behaviour problem
There are countless examples of teachers being punished when the pupil really should be.

Seymour on why he wants more money for private schools, less for free lunches
Act leader is reviewing public funding for private schools after years with no increase.

Can private businesses build better schools?
Investors could be used to build more public schools. It's been controversial overseas.

Can your kids spot fake news? The classroom programme coming to NZ schools
Australian journalist explains why he's bringing media literacy scheme to Kiwi schools.

Opinion: Schools need to get back to basics too
Schools need to be fully open every day of the school year, writes Alwyn Poole.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Simple solution to Kiwi students’ bad behaviour problem
There are countless examples of teachers being punished when the pupil really should be.

Seymour on why he wants more money for private schools, less for free lunches
Act leader is reviewing public funding for private schools after years with no increase.

Can private businesses build better schools?
Investors could be used to build more public schools. It's been controversial overseas.

'Dumbfounded': Top cop on TV show's axing; TVNZ cuts: CEO's dash back from Oz
Mystery of Newshub show; Weather wars - top agency eyes Oz; Start-up website hits trouble.

Cancelled classrooms: Does your school have one of the 20 axed NZ projects?
Everything you need to know about the 20 schools at risk of losing promised classrooms.

Top Auckland school declines enrolment application despite boy living in zone
The Ministry of Education has stepped in and told the school to enrol the boy.

How does your school rate? NCEA and UE results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?

Opinion: Is NCEA still the right way for our students?
OPINION: To describe NCEA as ‘world-leading’ remains a major stretch.

Private schools: The most expensive tuition fees in 2024 and how much they've increased
The Herald analysis of 20 leading independent schools' fees.

Opinion: What is the new Minister of Education going to do differently to improve our schools?
OPINION: School improvement is a thorny problem for government.

Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance
OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.

Charter school plans: More radical than before - David Seymour
David Seymour is planning to improve on the charter school model but unions are worried.

Summer reads: Why NZ kids are falling behind at school
New Zealand’s once world-leading school system is in trouble. What's gone wrong?

Pisa results: Why New Zealand’s education system is failing
The downward track of NZ's three core subjects in the OECD programme is troubling.

Students opt for ‘rigorous’ Cambridge curriculum over NCEA uncertainty
The international Cambridge exams have registered a 6 per cent increase in 2023 in NZ.

Science curriculum that 'shocked' teachers on hold ahead of new govt
Teachers are both pleased and frustrated that the planned curriculum has been bumped back.