URL: Academic Research – Innovative Pathways from Secondary School ...
APA Reference: Boyd, S., & McDowall, S. (2003, November 29). Innovative Pathways from Secondary School: Gaining a Sense of Direction. Retrieved March 29, 2012, from NZCER: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/system/files/12744.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Battle for disabled fires up - New Zealand Herald
URL: Battle for disabled fires up
New Zealand Herald
IHC took evidence of discrimination from 81 families and 18 schools to the commission over equality of educational opportunity in 2008. Education advocate Heather Lear said it had taken three years for a response from Crown Law after the complaint was ...
New Zealand Herald
IHC took evidence of discrimination from 81 families and 18 schools to the commission over equality of educational opportunity in 2008. Education advocate Heather Lear said it had taken three years for a response from Crown Law after the complaint was ...
Angus Fletcher: Why charter schools are worth it - New Zealand Herald
URL: Angus Fletcher: Why charter schools are worth it
New Zealand Herald
Government will argue that the key difference in these two initiatives is scale in that the intention right from the start with national standards was to roll it out to all primary and intermediate schools whereas charter schools will be limited to two ...
New Zealand Herald
Government will argue that the key difference in these two initiatives is scale in that the intention right from the start with national standards was to roll it out to all primary and intermediate schools whereas charter schools will be limited to two ...
Maori named to charter school group - Waatea News
URL: Maori named to charter school group
Waatea News
Experts in Maori education have been named to the working group setting up charter schools in Auckland and Christchurch. They include Hana O'Regan, Dean of the Maori Faculty at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Correspondence School ...
Waatea News
Experts in Maori education have been named to the working group setting up charter schools in Auckland and Christchurch. They include Hana O'Regan, Dean of the Maori Faculty at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Correspondence School ...
Vicki Buck on charter group - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Vicki Buck on charter group Stuff.co.nz AN OPPORTUNITY: Ex Christchurch mayor Vicki Buck says charter schools are an "opportunity for innovation". Former Christchurch mayor Vicki Buck has been appointed to the working group setting up charter schools in Christchurch and Auckland. |
Circular 2011/05 - Initiation of bargaining: support staff and kaiarahi i te reo
URL: Circular 2011/05 - Initiation of bargaining: support staff and kaiarahi i te reo
Industrial Relations circular about the initiation of bargaining for employees coverered by the Support Staff in Schools’ and Kaiarahi i te Reo, Therapists, ATSSDs and Special Education Assistants’ Collective Agreements
Industrial Relations circular about the initiation of bargaining for employees coverered by the Support Staff in Schools’ and Kaiarahi i te Reo, Therapists, ATSSDs and Special Education Assistants’ Collective Agreements
Why do girls outperform boys at school? - The Dominion Post
URL: Why do girls outperform boys at school?
The Dominion Post
Last year's NCEA figures from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, released last week, show about 10 per cent more Year 13 girls gained university entrance compared with their male counterparts. Girls outperformed boys in most categories though ...
The Dominion Post
Last year's NCEA figures from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, released last week, show about 10 per cent more Year 13 girls gained university entrance compared with their male counterparts. Girls outperformed boys in most categories though ...
Minister commends NCEA results - Gisborne Herald
URL: Minister commends NCEA results
Gisborne Herald
The positive 2011 ERO review for East Coast schools and kura kaupapa was also testament to the upward trend of achievement, she said. Twelve Gisborne students were awarded the country's highest academic awards in secondary school for outstanding 2011 ...
Gisborne Herald
The positive 2011 ERO review for East Coast schools and kura kaupapa was also testament to the upward trend of achievement, she said. Twelve Gisborne students were awarded the country's highest academic awards in secondary school for outstanding 2011 ...
Girls out in front in NCEA results - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Girls out in front in NCEA results
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 31, 2012 Mount Hutt College females lead the charge in last year's NCEA results, with all year levels achieving 90 per cent pass rates or higher. Each year, statistics for NCEA and scholarship examinations are released by the New ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 31, 2012 Mount Hutt College females lead the charge in last year's NCEA results, with all year levels achieving 90 per cent pass rates or higher. Each year, statistics for NCEA and scholarship examinations are released by the New ...
Most students passing at only achievement level - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Most students passing at only achievement level
The Ashburton Guardian
At Ashburton College, of those sitting NCEA Level 1, 9.2 per cent of student achieved with excellence, 27.7 per cent achieved with merit and 63.1 per cent had no endorsement, meaning they passed at an achieved level. At Level 2, 6.9 per cent of ...
The Ashburton Guardian
At Ashburton College, of those sitting NCEA Level 1, 9.2 per cent of student achieved with excellence, 27.7 per cent achieved with merit and 63.1 per cent had no endorsement, meaning they passed at an achieved level. At Level 2, 6.9 per cent of ...
Pupils pass with flying colours - Wairarapa Times Age
URL: Pupils pass with flying colours
Wairarapa Times Age
Makoura College has planned a special event to celebrate a clean-sweep in NCEA examination results. The decile 2 school had a 100 per cent pass rate at NCEA Level 1 for all students in 2011. Principal Tom Hullena said the school was proud of its ...
Wairarapa Times Age
Makoura College has planned a special event to celebrate a clean-sweep in NCEA examination results. The decile 2 school had a 100 per cent pass rate at NCEA Level 1 for all students in 2011. Principal Tom Hullena said the school was proud of its ...
Pupils excel despite quakes - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Pupils excel despite quakes
Stuff.co.nz
However, statistics released by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority show the displaced schools accomplished even better National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) results last year than they did in 2010. Canterbury pupils also achieved ...
Stuff.co.nz
However, statistics released by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority show the displaced schools accomplished even better National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) results last year than they did in 2010. Canterbury pupils also achieved ...
Sth Canty NCEA pass rates rise - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Sth Canty NCEA pass rates rise
Stuff.co.nz
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) last week released the 2011 National Certificate in Educational Achievement rankings, with a warning that factors such as decile, roll numbers and courses offered could influence a school's statistics.
Stuff.co.nz
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) last week released the 2011 National Certificate in Educational Achievement rankings, with a warning that factors such as decile, roll numbers and courses offered could influence a school's statistics.
Rounding up the lost tribe - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Rounding up the lost tribe The Dominion Post "At the hikoi, I'll be talking about the impact of school attendance on student achievement. NCEA has a lot of internal assessment and there are still kids who think it's OK to miss tests. We need to install the attitude that it's never OK not to turn ... |
Budget cuts put huge pressure on preschools - New Zealand Herald
URL: Budget cuts put huge pressure on preschools
New Zealand Herald
"I'm really aware [about] spending money on resources or professional development. We used to spend a lot more on staff professional development. We would support teachers to get further qualifications, but now we're not. That's sad, but we just can't ...
New Zealand Herald
"I'm really aware [about] spending money on resources or professional development. We used to spend a lot more on staff professional development. We would support teachers to get further qualifications, but now we're not. That's sad, but we just can't ...
Government urged to address child poverty
URL: Government urged to address child poverty
The Child Poverty Action Group has added its voice to urgent calls for the Government to take urgent action to address New Zealand's rates of child poverty and ill health.An article in today's New Zealand Medical Journal says the...
The Child Poverty Action Group has added its voice to urgent calls for the Government to take urgent action to address New Zealand's rates of child poverty and ill health.An article in today's New Zealand Medical Journal says the...
University praised; could do better in some areas - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: University praised; could do better in some areas Otago Daily Times The university also received special mention for its support of students and, in particular, the learning support provided by the residential colleges, the peer-assisted study programme and a range of workshops and individual advice provided to ... |
Major blow to Christchurch's tertiary sector - Stuff.co.nz
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Major blow to Christchurch's tertiary sector Stuff.co.nz Christchurch's tertiary sector has been hammered by a 37 per cent drop in international-student numbers, new figures are expected to show. Figures set to be officially released soon will show overall international-student numbers holding up, ... |
Damon Salesa : Pacific solutions
URL: Damon Salesa : Pacific solutions
First Rhodes Scholar of Pacific descent, who has spent the last ten years at the University of Michigan, and returned to New Zealand as Associate Professor at the University of Auckland's Centre for Pacific Studies and will be keynote speaker at the Growing Pacific Solutions for Our Families conference.
First Rhodes Scholar of Pacific descent, who has spent the last ten years at the University of Michigan, and returned to New Zealand as Associate Professor at the University of Auckland's Centre for Pacific Studies and will be keynote speaker at the Growing Pacific Solutions for Our Families conference.
Tertiary institutions strive to avoid funding cuts
URL: Tertiary institutions strive to avoid funding cuts
Tertiary institutions are bracing themselves for bad news as the government decides who it will punish for poor performance.
Tertiary institutions are bracing themselves for bad news as the government decides who it will punish for poor performance.
320,000 free swimming lessons offered in Auckland
URL: 320,000 free swimming lessons offered in Auckland
37,000 children in Auckland will soon be treated to free swimming lessons.
37,000 children in Auckland will soon be treated to free swimming lessons.
Closure of theatre, film, American and cultural studies at UC | TEU ...
URL: Closure of theatre, film, American and cultural studies at UC | TEU ...
Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 9 Nine full time-equivalent staff will lose their jobs and more than 150 students will lose their majors and. ... Commission to audit industry training funding · Missing the main point on the Australian tax ...
Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 9 Nine full time-equivalent staff will lose their jobs and more than 150 students will lose their majors and. ... Commission to audit industry training funding · Missing the main point on the Australian tax ...
$5m to attract students back - Stuff.co.nz
 3News NZ | URL: $5m to attract students back Stuff.co.nz Yesterday's announcement by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce follows statistics revealing a 37 per cent drop in international students after the February 2011 earthquake. The fallout was expected to cost the tertiary ... |
New Art and Design programme at UCOL - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: New Art and Design programme at UCOL
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Students will study full time, learning about drawing, painting, computer graphic design, and New Zealand art history. Head of UCOL's School of Photography, Arts and Design Rachel Hoskin says the programme will appeal to people who want to create and ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Students will study full time, learning about drawing, painting, computer graphic design, and New Zealand art history. Head of UCOL's School of Photography, Arts and Design Rachel Hoskin says the programme will appeal to people who want to create and ...
Classroom charges attract official ire - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Classroom charges attract official ire
Stuff.co.nz
Schools too keen to bill parents for classroom materials such as workbooks and photocopying are in for a telling-off. The Sunday Star-Times understands the Ministry of Education has signalled concerns that schools might be breaking the law by charging ...
Stuff.co.nz
Schools too keen to bill parents for classroom materials such as workbooks and photocopying are in for a telling-off. The Sunday Star-Times understands the Ministry of Education has signalled concerns that schools might be breaking the law by charging ...
School curbs smoking with healthy activities - Radio New Zealand
URL: School curbs smoking with healthy activities
Radio New Zealand
Students at a North Island Maori girls boarding school are stamping out smoking through their sports and kapa haka activities. Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton has previously been praised by the Whanganui District Health Board for significant ...
Radio New Zealand
Students at a North Island Maori girls boarding school are stamping out smoking through their sports and kapa haka activities. Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton has previously been praised by the Whanganui District Health Board for significant ...
Angry students take to streets over cuts - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Angry students take to streets over cuts
Stuff.co.nz
Students at Canterbury University, which plans to axe three arts programmes, will protest today in a bid to force a rethink. First-year theatre and film studies student Morgan Hodgson organised what is the first of four protests this month after the ...
Stuff.co.nz
Students at Canterbury University, which plans to axe three arts programmes, will protest today in a bid to force a rethink. First-year theatre and film studies student Morgan Hodgson organised what is the first of four protests this month after the ...
Sport blamed for Pacific teens' drinking - New Zealand Herald
URL: Sport blamed for Pacific teens' drinking
New Zealand Herald
ASB College Sport chief executive Manoj Daji said he knew of cases where parents did not want their children joining clubs for that reason. "One of the barriers that [we're] finding for transitioning students from school sport to club sport is that a ...
New Zealand Herald
ASB College Sport chief executive Manoj Daji said he knew of cases where parents did not want their children joining clubs for that reason. "One of the barriers that [we're] finding for transitioning students from school sport to club sport is that a ...
Free swimming lessons for 37000 kids - Voxy
URL: Free swimming lessons for 37000 kids
Voxy
GAAAP, launched in 2011, provides free swim and survive skill development to Year 3-6 children in Decile 1-6 schools across the Auckland region, says Sport Auckland CEO Daniel Gerrard. "The new funding will enable the programme to reach an additional ...
Voxy
GAAAP, launched in 2011, provides free swim and survive skill development to Year 3-6 children in Decile 1-6 schools across the Auckland region, says Sport Auckland CEO Daniel Gerrard. "The new funding will enable the programme to reach an additional ...
Private school may draw families back - Southland Times
URL: Private school may draw families back
Southland Times
She said she was "quite happy" with the way Wakatipu High School had been "dealing" with her eldest daughter's education and this week's meeting had nothing to do with the school's recent troubles, including the resignation of the principal.
Southland Times
She said she was "quite happy" with the way Wakatipu High School had been "dealing" with her eldest daughter's education and this week's meeting had nothing to do with the school's recent troubles, including the resignation of the principal.
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