Tag: education

Ev Perry spent most of his 40-year teaching career at Tamaki College. So, it’s no surprise that three different people nominated the school’s former principal...

As the MP for Pakuranga, an electorate with some of the best schools in the country, I know just how a good education can...

Budding young scientists are set to show off their projects at the South and East Auckland Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair this...

Students of Riverina School were treated to sandwiches, apples, bananas, chips and cookies last week. It was Howick resident Ferzeen Dadabhoy’s birthday and the young...

A combination of passion for the environment, fashion and all things crafty attracted schools from all over South Auckland to enter the 2019 Eye...

Bullied, ostracised and treated like a social outcast, Izilah Mohammed is determined to find her identity through a soft toy with a hijab called...

Te Uho te Nikau Primary School’s pleas for help have been answered. The Howick Local Board has allocated more than $500,000 in funding to build...

Two Year 12 students have been selected as Top 10 finalists in the Storytellers NZ High School Public Speaking Contest. Aakarsh Jhingan, from Pakuranga College...

Around 2500 students delivered a powerful haka to mark the official opening of the long-awaited Bentley Pavilion at Macleans College last week. The haka, which...

Pakuranga has once again shown its academic prowess at the Top Scholars Award Ceremony in Wellington, with local schools producing three of New Zealand’s...

Several local schools have strongly opposed the Government’s proposed changes to the education system. Pigeon Mountain Primary is among the many local schools, including Owairoa...

The sound of beating drums filled the air at KiNZ Care and Early Learning Centre at Mission Heights as children, teachers, parents, families and...

Clevedon School got a little brighter last week with the official launch of its sculpture trail. Students, parents and community members gathered to celebrate the...

The energy at the Picton Centre on Monday morning was contagious with more than 350 local teachers gathered to discuss the possibility of further...

From posh kids to those a little rough around the edges, she has taught at some of the best international schools all over the...

The opinion is divided. While most principals of local schools agree that the current assessment for the first level of the National Certificate of Educational...

Getting the kids up in the morning and sending them off to school is an essential daily ritual for many of us. The recent...

Ormiston Senior College will be doing things differently with Year 11 students and NCEA next year. With schools becoming more aware of the adverse effect...

More than 100 parents, children and friends of the kindergarten got together at Pakuranga Baptist Kindergarten to throw a surprise party for head teacher,...

They’re the unsung heroes of our community - and they want you to join them. You may have spotted Community Patrol cars or their shirts...

The release of the Labour Government’s first budget last week has disappointed many after the education sector didn’t receive the cash injection it had...

Junior students of Owairoa Primary School were both excited and a little scared to see a number of dragons emerge from 'The Dragon's Lair'...

Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams has been reappointed as president of the Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand (SPANZ) for a second year in...

Gone are the days of delivering a traditional technology programme. With a new focus on mechatronics, students of Howick Intermediate School are working on technology...

Steve Hargreaves has big shoes to fill. His predecessor, Byron Bentley, spent 18 years at the helm of Macleans College before retiring at the end...

The timing was perfect. On the day of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea last Friday, 19 school ambassadors at Farm...

A voracious appetite for books has led to a Cockle Bay Primary student being crowned the Top Speller in New Zealand in Year 4. Daniel...

Caylee Brown, a Botany local, has received the Field Manager 500K and under award at this years Westpac Franchise Awards. Brown, the eldest of five...

Teachers from schools as far away as Clevedon gathered at Howick College last week to celebrate the launch of the Howick Coast Kahui Ako...

Sitting in the front row and swaying to the rhythm of the beat at the Koanga Festival hosted on Saturday at Somerville Intermediate School...

An innovative new curriculum has seen Howick College awarded funding from the Ministry of Education. Howick College’s Innovation Stream has received $80,000 from the Ministry’s...

After eighteen years as principal of Macleans College, Byron Bentley is set to retire. Reporter – and former Macleans student – Kelly Teed sat...

Farm Cove Intermediate School has taken the lead in getting rats to leave town. They are not playing the Piped Piper of Hamelin but are...

  Education Minister Nikki Kaye says cancer has made her hungrier than ever for positive change. Kaye, who only stepped into the role as Education Minister...

By Therese Henkin, Nick Krause Dumping the school decile system will remove the stigma attached to the rankings and help do away with misconceptions and...

“There are so many reasons to learn French,” said Alliance Française director José Marie Cortès at the end of his speech earlier this year,...

A group of former Pakuranga high school students Note2A+ business is gaining traction in Auckland, and they have their sights set on going international.

Students from east Auckland schools spent a day immersed in all things science at the University of Auckland’s Incredible Science day this week. Featuring a...

By Bridget Kelly Two Ormiston Senior College students believe their new palette art business is some cutting edge stuff. Harjot Singh Sodhi 18, and Ethan Thompson,...

A government report has revealed nine local schools are among hundreds around the country that are already classed as overcrowded or at risk of...

The shock is still sinking in for a Botany Downs Secondary College teacher who is about to jet off to the United States as...

For the past year, Careers New Zealand has been sharing valuable insights into the New Zealand job market with international students, skilled migrants and...

“Have you got your devices?” Cue the resounding chorus of “no” from nervous looking parents. It was 10 in the morning at Sancta Maria College and...

A local high school teacher has been censured for serious misconduct involving a female colleague and has had his teaching registration cancelled. The decision was...

Hardly have the doors of Ormiston Junior College with state-of-the-art equipment been thrown open this year with 170 foundation students that there is an...

David Hodge, currently Principal of Rangitoto College, has been appointed to the newly-created position of head of Saint Kentigern, effective from the beginning of...

Year 11 Pakuranga College student Natasha Astill is excited about being part of a pilot programme for students with disabilities. The 15-year-old is the first...