How does your school rate? NCEA, UE results at every college
The school year has roared back into life, with students, teachers and parents alike hoping for outstanding marks…
As Erica Stanford defends her rapid reforms in our schools, critics say they’re too experimental. Who’s right?
First, she came for cell phones in schools. Then she abolished open-plan classrooms, Treaty of Waitangi obligations for…
Me, the Prime Minister, and the future of New Zealand
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, with Times’ Junior Journalist Jianna Kapoor at his Botany electorate office. By Times’…
Hamilton girl, 9, becomes youngest to pass NCEA Level 3 English exam
Her father, Martin Chen, told the Herald that her one wish after the results were revealed was to…
Māngere College intervention: Statutory manager appointed over poor attendance, NCEA results
A month later, the Ministry of Education appointed a limited statutory manager (LSM) to oversee the school’s board.…
10-year-old in Porirua celebrates NCEA and Cambridge success
Still, he’ll tell you his favourite books are children’s classics by Roald Dahl. Despite the academic headlines, Michael…
NCEA results 2025: Bay of Plenty students on exam stress and NCEA change
Kwon said the NCEA Level 2 English unfamiliar text paper was “very hard”, and students sitting the paper…
NZ Herald’s top 20 Premium stories of 2025
The following are just 20 of the best-read Premium articles in 2025. After years of declining education achievement…
Search your school: The most-improved schools in NZ – and how they did it
The Herald has crunched the University Entrance and NCEA Level 3 data for every high school in the…
Auckland internet outage disrupts NCEA exams for more than 1000 students
Seventeen classes were also affected. She wasn’t sure how many students were in the English exam, but the…
Mood of the Boardroom: Simon Power calls for bolder superannuation reform to boost retirement savings
Power, a former National MP for 12 years and former Minister of Justice and Commerce, Consumer Affairs, said…