The students at Hato Petera College are taking things into their own hands in an effort to ensure their hostel remains a going concern. The Ministry of Education doesn’t have oversight of school hostels, but it is responsible for their licensing and in extreme circumstances they can revoke them. The ministry has expressed concerns about Read more
A New Plymouth teacher who called a student “cowardly” and “depressed” and shouldered him through a classroom door has been censured. Francis Douglas Memorial College department head Johannes Stefanus Meyer has kept his teaching registration but not his job after being found guilty of serious misconduct by the New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal. Meyer was on leave Read more
Hungary is a far cry from suburban East Auckland. But that’s where a team of cross country runners from Sacred Heart College are headed. The squad has qualified to compete at the World Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs in Budapest next April. The selection comes after the team achieved the top result at the national Read more
After 14 years leading Garin College principal John Boyce’s announcement of his immediate retirement this week was a shock for some, but for him, it was time. He was, he said, “absolutely exhausted”. Boyce joins a long list of changes at the top in schools through Nelson and Tasman. From Golden Bay High School through Read more
Marist School pupil Hazel de Mooy has won the National Primary Science Week Light Photo Competition with a shot to be proud of. The 8-year-old braved the heat of flames to create the image but it was something she was excited to do. “Dad had a couple of goes at it first but I wanted Read more
Brother George Van der Zant has received a Solomon Islands Human Rights Award. The award recognises his efforts to advance the education of youth with disabilities. George is the Director of the San IsiDro Care Centre at Aruligo in Guadalcanal. He has been a brother for 57 years and has spent 42 years working in Read more
Hato Petera College principal John Matthews has been suspended from his role as Chief Executive of the accommodation division, but remains head of the school. The move has caused further disharmony between trustees of the school boards, one of which runs the school, while the other is responsible for the marae, the hostel and the Read more
Six St Mary’s College, Wellington, students are collaborating with major New Zealand fashion designers for their first business venture. “Tees For Teens” are producing two limited edition designer T-shirts featuring a creation by both Trelise Cooper and Moochi, with profits going to CanTeen. The white T shirts have a black design that was created as Read more
They’re flipping out at McAuley High School but it’s all in a good cause. Students are trialling a “flipped classroom” as part of a project encouraging innovative teaching in 75 schools New Zealand-wide. Education Minister Hekia Parata says 39 projects have been funded to the tune of $2.6 million in the first round of the Read more
A Mercy Sister is still teaching singing at 101. Sister Mary Winefride Blake was a teacher at St Mary’s College in Wellington New Zealand for many years. She says a highlight of her long career was founding St Mary’s Schola, which became a major source of entry for young singers into church choirs and other Read more