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Top Auckland girls' school names new principal
Kilian has 28 years’ experience across New Zealand and South African schools.
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'We are very scared': Families claim children skipping school after alleged assaults
A 15-year-old girl needed stitches after an alleged group attack at Lynfield College.
After three years of relentless reform, what lies beyond the election for education?
OPINION: Schools must teach an hour each of reading, writing and maths daily.
The $455m education tech success story betting on AI to change learning
Revision Village's AI marking tool has graded almost half a million questions.
Headmaster of top boys' school calls for end to First XV rugby talent recruitment
Nic Hill says he would rather lose games than recruit rugby players.
Takapuna Grammar students, staff mourn beloved English teacher
Jenni Pallister taught English at Takapuna Grammar for more than 20 years.
Thousands more could fail new school qualification
Ministry modelling put Year 12 failure rates at nearly 30% to about 45%.
Labour releases plan to get kids off devices through new sport funding
The party wants to see more children doing after-school sport and activities.
Uni maths whiz at 16: Why billion-dollar trading firm is chasing this Kiwi teen
Aarav Gupta started uni at 16. Now his maths skills have him in a trading giant's sights.
The Herald Power Rankings: NZ's strongest sporting schools for 2026 revealed
Mike Thorpe finds a winner in the north and one from the south in the annual rankings.
'Help me': Dad shares details of student's 18 hours lost in bush after school hike
The Napier school student went missing on an outdoors trip into the Ruahine Forest Park.
'Defence of mediocrity': Erica Stanford slams union boss after damning sex predator review
Fisher was recertified in 2016 despite disclosing his 2002 indecency convictions.
From crisis to 92%: The principal who transformed an Auckland school
‘I knew what was possible’ - principal behind stunning school turnaround.
Teaching Council could have stripped teacher's registration a decade before he abused girls
The council had grounds to cancel Fisher’s registration in 2015 but failed to act.
National promises to require students to finish Year 11 before leaving school
National also wants consistent start and finish dates for schools.
National announce their education policy
The National Party announced their new education policy this morning. Video / NZ Herald
One of NZ's most educated people: We need to crank up the intensity
Jamie Beaton, 31, has earned 12 degrees and studied at Harvard, Stanford and Oxford.
Hipkins unaware top cop candidate sits on charter school board
Naidoo is number 13 on Labour's list.
A review of an uneven schoolboy rugby media landscape in 2026
OPINION: Auckland's 1A rugby's unique, metaphorical petri dish displays sheer hypocrisy.
New rallies urged in France as protests disrupt more than 730 schools
Of France’s 3700 schools, 735 were affected Friday, down 30% on Thursday.
Police swoop, revoke firearms licence from student at elite private school
The student is reportedly barred from his Auckland campus.
Top Auckland principals respond to plan for new co-ed school
The Act leader is keen to use a university's vacant teacher training site in Epsom.
Watchdog opens inquiry after leaked OIA comments at Education Ministry
The Chief Ombudsman has previously raised 'significant concerns' about the remarks.
Watchdog takes action after education official's leaked OIA comments
The Ombudsman speaks of 'significant concerns' over reports about the Education Ministry.