Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Allocation of Special School Funding Announced

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Rodney Hide | Education
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today announced the allocation of $22.8 million in funding under the ‘Success For All – Every School, Every Child’ initiative to upgrade existing special schools and satellite units, and create new satellites around the country...

Allocation Of Special School Funding Announced - Voxy

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Voxy
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today announced the allocation of $22.8 million in funding under the 'Success For All - Every School, Every Child' initiative to upgrade existing special schools and satellite units, and create new satellites ...

How our schools fared in NCEA data - Gisborne Herald

URL: How our schools fared in NCEA data
Gisborne Herald
The numbers of Lytton's year 13 students gaining University Entrance rose by 22 percent on 2007 figures. Gisborne Girls' and Boys' High students continued to improve, as did Campion College — the region's highest decile school (decile 6). ...

Schools launch census for young people - 3News NZ


3News NZ

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3News NZ
Students around New Zealand will have the length of their hair and fingers measured as part of an international children's census. Teachers of year 5-13 students can volunteer to take part in CensusAtSchool which was launched today and can be completed ...

King's move set off contest for girl pupils - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The parent, who did not want to be named, said the school had sent out at least two newsletters discouraging parents from sending their daughters to a traditionally all-boys school, understood to be King's College in Otahuhu. ...

ERO finds Te Aute needs help to keep making progress

URL: ERO finds Te Aute needs help to keep making progress
The Education Review Office says one of New Zealand's most famous schools needs more outside help, as it struggles with heavy debts and low student numbers.

Top students - but will they stay? - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Among the thousands of students graduating from Waikato University this week there will be almost double the number of PhD students compared to last year, but many will leave the country. Hamilton's university students got their chance to make the slow ...

Wairarapa school injuries tallied - Wairarapa Times Age

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Wairarapa Times Age
Schoolyard accidents in Wairarapa cost the Government around $100000 and left close to 500 pupils and more than 70 of their teachers injured last year, latest ACC figures show. ACC spokeswoman Julie Jordan said 465 Wairarapa school pupils made ACC ...

More help needed by Te Aute College - ERO - Radio New Zealand

URL: More help needed by Te Aute College - ERO
Radio New Zealand
The Education Review Office says Te Aute College in Hawke's Bay needs more outside help as it struggles with heavy debts and low student numbers. The Review Office has issued its first report on the college since a commissioner took over in February ...

Two Chch schools back on site - TVNZ

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TVNZ
But now all 340 students are back on site, courtesy of a portable classroom block that stands on what was once some of the ruins of the school's 20 classrooms. Students said they were just happy to be back with friends again - a feeling endorsed by ...

Most Facebook Friends Not Seen Since School - Survey - Voxy

URL: Most Facebook Friends Not Seen Since School - Survey
Voxy
The poll also asked New Zealanders who their Facebook friends were: - 70% are friends with someone they have not seen since school. - 35% are friends with someone they have never met in person. - 29% are friends with someone under the age of 13. ...