John Gerritsen

A deputy principal says international students may be deterred from enrolling in schools here if new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are too hard to pass. 

From 2024 teenagers must pass tests in… Audio

Newly-released documents show high-level concerns about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system.

A Cabinet paper and Education Ministry briefings to government ministers cite an urgent need… Audio

Groups representing early childhood services and teachers are divided over calls for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse but united in their belief that teachers need more training.

They say… Audio

The Education Review Office has gone public saying it has significant concerns about a primary school in Petone.

Wilford School has more than 200 children.

Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio

The country's teenagers have again recorded poor results in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

Just 34 percent of students who attempted the writing test passed - similar to last… Audio

Several thousand university staff walked off the job today at the country's eight universities, demanding an 8 percent pay rise.

Our education correspondent John Gerritsen and cameraman Samuel… Video, Audio

Auckland principals worry many senior students will drop out of school over the holidays and not return to finish their qualifications next term.

They say more teens are leaving school early to take… Audio

Schools have hit the final week of the third term and secondary principals are warning that this year is shaping up to be the worst of the pandemic.

They say two-and-a-half years of Covid-19… Audio

Men now make up just 39 percent of New Zealand university students - an all-time low. The figure is down from 42 percent in 2016 and is lower than both the UK and Australia. Our education… Audio

High failure rates in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are alarming principals.

One school head told RNZ all their students failed the writing test and others reported pass rates… Audio

A campaign to stop Northland children wagging school is proving surprisingly successful.

Let's Get to School Tai Tokerau is running in 150 schools across the region.

At its heart are messages from… Audio

Teachers hope the long delays in getting the right rate of pay are over.

Some have been underpaid by thousands of dollars and it has taken months to fix.

The Education Ministry says problems that… Audio

Thousands more children are now going to school each day as Covid-19 numbers drop.

But while attendance is well up on the end of the last term, principals are still struggling with high numbers of… Audio

The funder for tertiary education has suggested the new mega-tertiary institute Te Pūkenga needs to lay off staff from its polytechnics.

A report shows the Tertiary Education Commission believes the… Audio

The government wants to make a surprise cut to a senior teaching role so it can cover a hole in its budget.

More than 3000 teachers have the so-called within-school teacher job which pays them $8000… Audio

Principals warn the election of trustees who have conspiracy-driven views will be devastating for schools.

They are worried about the number of people standing for school boards who are opposed to… Audio

The under-fire national polytechnic Te Pukenga has announced the resignation of its chief executive Stephen Town.

The institute was facing a $100 million deficit.

RNZ's education correspondent John… Audio

Teenagers say changes to the NCEA qualification have helped ease the pressure on them.

Principals are also backing the government's decision to give students extra credits and lower the threshold for… Audio

A bullying expert warns that some schools may be inadvertently encouraging children to bully one another.

The problem has been highlighted by this week's revelations National Party MP Sam Uffindell… Audio