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West AK principal to students: we've got your back
While Tamaki Makaurau remains in an Alert Level four lockdown, schools across the motu also remain closed. Approximately 100,000 secondary students will continue to learn online, as end of year exams… Audio
High school graduates building state houses
A group of high school students in West Auckland have finished school with building qualifications, and have helped to build six state homes. Massey High School Principal Glen Denham tells us about… Audio
Public schools can buy a lot of computers with $11.7m
A sad state of affairs. That's how a West Auckland public school principal has described Greens co-leader James Shaw's decision to allocate 11.7 million dollars from the govenrment's shovel ready… Audio
Coronavirus: Students and teachers enjoy first Friday back
Students and teachers will be getting some Friday feeling today, as the first week back for schools draws to a close.
Attendance across the country on the first day was around 80 percent, although… Audio
Principals fear secondary students won't return after taking up work to help family incomes
Principals fear some students won't return to school at all after lockdown because they've been forced to get full-time jobs to support their families through the pandemic.
It has been almost two… Audio
Principal denies misinformation on education changes
A high school principal is rejecting claims he's spreading misinformation about proposed changes to the education system. The Tomorrow's Schools Taskforce says competition between schools is… Audio
Principal tries to put fear of God into kids about wagging
The principal of Hamilton's Fraser High School had a bit of a revolt on her hands this morning with some students reacting to a dire warning she delivered about the folly of truancy. Virginia Crawford… Audio
Secondary principals urge school closure for NCEA review
The government's review of the NCEA qualification has alienated some secondary school principals who say they feel disrespected and ignored. Audio
Principals give government 'fail' grade for NCEA review
A group of Auckland principals is pushing back on the government's review of the NCEA system. On Sunday, 37 principals placed a full-page advertisement in the Sunday newspapers, giving the Education… Audio