Secondary School
Mangawhai is growing but teens have no local high school
Educationalist Jill Corkin is leading a community intiative aiming to get a secondary school built in Mangawhai, one of Northland's fastest growing areas. Audio
What it's like to be a high school teacher in New Zealand
Tens of thousands of secondary teachers have walked off the job this year in a fight for better pay and conditions. Just how bad is it? Audio
Thousands of teachers strike for better conditions
School was out again today for 20,000 high school teachers - and their 280,000 students - with a second nationwide strike in less than a fortnight.
And they're warning there's more to come, unless… Audio
Schools reopening too late for many: principals
Secondary principals in South Auckland say the government's plans for reopening schools will be too late for many of their students. Students in years 11, 12 and 13 will be allowed back to school in… Audio
Let's talk about sex: Why teens' contraceptive use is dropping
A survey of 7,500 Kiwi teens has found their sexual activity has dropped - but so too has the use of condoms and other forms of contraception. Audio
3MM: Robert Griffiths on keeping Latin alive
Three Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Here's Latin teacher Robert Griffiths on the importance of keeping what some consider a 'dead' subject alive. Audio
Tertiary education: an overwhelming choice?
With an increasing the number of pathways, options and qualifications students can enrol in, Dr Mohamed Alansari, from Auckland University's School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice… Audio
Initiatives launched to keep boys playing netball
A regional netball association will run a secondary school tournament for boys in September as a way of keeping more of them involved in the sport. The increasing interest from boys comes as the New… Audio
Secondary schools face five weeks of industrial action
Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio
NZCT Chamber Music Contest National Final 2017 - Part One
Six ensembles from secondary schools throughout New Zealand compete for top honours in the final. Audio
NZCT Chamber Music Contest National Final 2017 - Part Two
Six ensembles from secondary schools throughout New Zealand compete for top honours in the final. Audio
NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2016
Follow the 2016 NZCT Chamber Music Contest - the only nationwide chamber music competition for secondary school musicians and composers in the country.
Transitioning from school to University
Liz Morris is the Career development Services Director for Diocesan, and has spent more than a year looking at why so many first-year students drop out of tertiary study, and how best to help them… Audio
Semi Finalists 2015
Find out a little about the 2015 semi-finalist ensembles in the NZCT Chamber Music Contest. Video
Inspiring Science Teaching
The 2014 Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize was won by Terry Burrell, from Onslow College in Wellington Audio
School counsellors call for more funding
School guidance counsellors say they are battling huge workloads because more secondary school students are coming to them with increasingly serious problems. Audio
NZ Society - Partnership schools
Lisa Thompson pays a visit to one of the first Partnership schools to open in New Zealand, to find out why it believes it has a justified place in New Zealand's education system.
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Voices: Asian Invasion
'Asian Invasion': Racist? Provocative? Harmless? Lynda Chanwai-Earle catches up with some of our top theatre practitioners to debate the "yellow peril" tag and look at a compelling and dynamic theatre… Audio