Education

Principals are expecting disruptions when most schools go back this week because of a shortage of staff.

Good teachers are like gold. So they should be remunerated accordingly and encouraged to stay in the classroom, writes Peter Lyons. 

The Ministry of Education has named the members of the establishment board of trustees for Wanaka's new $16million primary school, to be located on the Three Parks subdivision.

The number of Otago secondary school pupils caught breaching NCEA examination rules in 2017 has more than tripled compared with the previous year, New Zealand Qualifications Authority data shows.

These articles are compiled by the Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association  which is proudly sponsored by Perpetual Guardian

Young women can look forward to bright futures in tech industries, including in computer programming, Australian businesswoman Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen said yesterday.

Otago Polytechnic is proudly flying the rainbow flag after gaining the Rainbow Tick certification.

New and returning University of Otago students were too busy eating ice creams and basking in the sunshine yesterday to notice Opposition leader Andrew Little strolling through the Dunedin campus.

A former teacher aide with 20 years' experience working at Sara Cohen School has come out in support of the teacher who has been stood down over allegations of child abuse.

The prospect of cutting back the level of national standards assessment and delaying NCEA exams until a pupil's final year of school has raised eyebrows within the education sector.

Work on the proposed $5million to $7million upgrade of the safety and accessibility of Dunedin's campus area has moved to the next step as the council asks staff to look at funding options.

Seldom does a University of Otago paper encourage its students to drink, albeit responsibly.