Hair ruling no game-changer
Most pupils can continue to curl up and dye but more extreme styles and colours are still banned despite a High Court ruling yesterday, Otago principals say.
Secondary education
Kings crowned biggest Otago school
Kings crowned biggest Otago school
The title of Otago's largest school has a new holder: King's High School.
Internationals back in picture
Internationals back in picture
Fears about plummeting international fee-paying (IFP) pupil numbers in Otago secondary schools are abating as the latest Ministry of Education figures show the numbers are stabilising, and even making a marginal recovery.
Fewer interventions in Otago schools
Fewer interventions in Otago schools
Otago schools appear to be getting better at recognising potential education-harming issues and getting help before they require intervention by the Ministry of Education.
School registered for secondary education
School registered for secondary education
Another secondary school has been opened in Mosgiel after the Ministry of Education granted provisional registration for the Amana Christian School to expand its education programme.
NCEA stress cloud clears with results release
NCEA stress cloud clears with results release
Stressed, relieved, delighted, confused, petrified, even a little green - they were just some of the expressions on teens' faces yesterday as they went online to check their NCEA results.
Principals differ on search and seizure
Principals differ on search and seizure
Otago principals appear to hold mixed views about whether the Education Amendment Act 2012, which came into force on January 1, will be helpful or more of a hindrance.
Sports, cultural trips frustrating principals
Sports, cultural trips frustrating principals
Concern is growing among Dunedin secondary school principals that the increasing amount of extracurricular activity going on in school time is encroaching on syllabus learning in the classroom.
Three Otago schools among first to join digital hub
Three Otago schools among first to join digital hub
Three Otago schools will be among the first 21 schools in New Zealand to be connected to the new Crown-owned Network for Learning (N4L) digital hub.
Dedicated educator inspiring
Dedicated educator inspiring
Teenagers often find it difficult to openly express appreciation for the help they receive from teachers.
Schools show NCEA level 3 gains
Schools show NCEA level 3 gains
The number of Otago secondary schools meeting the national average pass rates for NCEA level 3 qualifications appears to be improving, New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show.
Apple for the teacher, thanks to her pupils
Apple for the teacher, thanks to her pupils
A Dunedin secondary school teacher is crediting her pupils for an international award she won this week.
Schools put on notice
Schools put on notice
Secondary schools with under-performing groups of Maori and Pacific Island pupils will be given firm instructions by Education Minister Hekia Parata on what they need to do to improve.
Warning on teacher performance data
Warning on teacher performance data
National education testing results should not be used to judge a school or teachers' performance, visiting Australian academic Margaret Wu says.
Otago schools' NCEA year 13 success lower
Otago schools' NCEA year 13 success lower
Almost half of the year 13 pupils at 13 Otago schools failed to achieve a level 3 NCEA qualification in 2010.
Dunedin pupils win more scholarships
Dunedin pupils win more scholarships
Despite there being no noticeable increase in the number of Dunedin pupils sitting New Zealand scholarship examinations in 2010, the city's secondary school pupils have recorded a significant increase in the number of scholarships gained.
Strikes may hit exam candidates
Strikes may hit exam candidates
National certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) exams begin in less than two months, and Otago secondary school teachers are concerned about the effect of planned strike action on their pupils' preparations for the exams.
Teacher strike to hit Otago schools
Teacher strike to hit Otago schools
As teachers at 22 Otago secondary schools prepare to strike on Wednesday, the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) is planning another round of rostered strikes in term four.
Teens' community focus, sense of adventure, rewarded
Teens' community focus, sense of adventure, rewarded
Fifty-two teenagers were rewarded on Saturday for their volunteer work, community focus and sense of adventure.
Schools counsel better grades
Schools counsel better grades
Otago secondary schools are advising pupils to improve their NCEA grades if they want guaranteed entry to university courses next year.