NCEA provisional results show more students achieving

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata says provisional NCEA results show more students are achieving, particularly Pasifika students. The provisional results show that 82.7 per cent of students achieved NCEA Level 2 last year compared to 81.9 per cent in 2011. An increase of 6.7 per cent since 2008. The results show a marked improvement for Pasifika students with 67.3 per cent achieving NCEA Level 2 last year, up nearly three per cent on 64.4 per cent in 2011...

New Zealand Scholarship Award winners

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata today congratulated the New Zealand Scholarship Award winners for 2012.
Almost 8000 students participated in New Zealand Scholarship exams last year, with 2344 students achieving a scholarship. “This year’s award winners should feel very proud of what they have achieved. New Zealand Scholarship achievement is a reflection of the great work done by students, teachers, parents and whānau throughout the school year to ensure educational success”...

Minister provides update on Novopay

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Steven Joyce | Education

Minister with responsibility for Novopay Steven Joyce today provided an update on Novopay and the measures the Government is taking to address its issues. Mr Joyce says Cabinet has agreed to put aside $5 million under the Remediation Plan for the payroll system. This funding will cover work on bug fixes and boosting the number of call centre and data processing staff. Details on the Remediation Plan and timings will be publicly released shortly...

Mr. T's Science Online - Tokoroa High School: Y9 Pretest - Thinking ...

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Text below quoted from NZCER (New Zealand Council for Educational Research) website: Science: Thinking with evidence is a series of 4 multiple-choice standardized tests designed for students in Years 7 - 10. They are ...

Greens target charter schools - Stuff.co.nz

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She came out swinging saying the Government was undermining the public school system through national standards, Novopay, the Christchurch schools announcement and charter schools. Charter schools were a "deliberate attack on the public education ...

Green Party changes defend public education - Voxy

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The Green Party is promising to integrate Charter Schools into the public education system as it outlines a caucus reshuffle focussed on defending the public education system and eradicating child poverty. The major change in the reshuffle is that Co ...

Joyce can't rely on Ministry data - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Joyce can't rely on Ministry data New Zealand Herald Minister in charge of Novopay Steven Joyce has admitted he can't rely on the information he received from the Ministry of Education over the last school pay round. Pricewaterhouse Cooper was commissioned to look at documents and all information from ...

Govt to spend $5m of taxpayers' money on Novopay - TVNZ

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URL: Govt to spend $5m of taxpayers' money on Novopay TVNZ Joyce said the final responsibility for the remediation costs will be determined later, whether it be the system provider Talent2, the Ministry of Education or other parties. A technical review is expected to report back to Joyce by the end of the ...

Strong opposition to charter schools plan - The Dominion Post

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URL: Strong opposition to charter schools plan The Dominion Post Strong opposition to charter schools was voiced at the beginning of public submission hearings made on the Education Amendment Bill today. The controversial proposal, also known as partnership schools, was the hot topic of debate when a list of ...

Treasury raises concerns about charter schools viability - Voxy

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The advice, in documents obtained by NZEI Te Riu Roa under the Official Information Act, says there are financial risks of over-investing in capacity by creating too many schools as well as risks of poor financial management by charter schools. Under ...

Charter school bill 'unconstitutional' - Radio New Zealand

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URL: Charter school bill 'unconstitutional' Radio New Zealand The Government intends to have charter schools open by the start of the next school year. The National Party agreed to establish charter schools under its support deal with ACT. The schools will receive public funding, but won't have to follow the New ...

Charter schools should not be exempt from OIAs - Ombudsman - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Charter schools should not be exempt from OIAs - Ombudsman New Zealand Herald She said legislation enforcing the provision of a safe physical and emotional environment for students would not be possible if charter schools were excluded from the Acts and it would be impossible to meet the requirements of the United Nations ...

Principals give resounding 'no' to charter schools - Newstalk ZB

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The position is central to the Principals' Federation submission today on legislation that would allow charter schools to be set up. President Philip Harding says there's no call for them from students, the public, or teachers nor is there any ...

Government gets a 'D' for child poverty - New Zealand Herald

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But instead of investing in public education, the National Government has been undermining it, even building charter schools so business can make a buck by employing untrained people teaching our most disadvantaged kids. "We believe it is unacceptable ...

Why I teach: We feel immense pride - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Why I teach: We feel immense pride Stuff.co.nz Despite the paper work, the Novopay debacle, and National Standards issues, I could never be deterred from doing what I consider to be the best job. I teach at a decile one school, which means the way we are perceived by the general public is not ...