Thirty-four secondary school students from across New Zealand competed for Chinese proficiency in the annual “Chinese Bridge” competition held on Sunday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 junior high school students and 19 senior high school students participated in the 14th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students via video link. Hosted by […]

Primary and intermediate schools fear a government review is threatening foreign enrolments worth more than $20 million a year in fees. Sector leaders said the review was a complete surprise and the government had not explained what it wanted to change. Primary and intermediate schools are a small but growing part of New Zealand’s international […]

Education agents have “all but written off” travel to Australia and New Zealand for international students for 2021, while Canada and the UK have seen more interest as study destinations in recent months. Despite New Zealand being ranked highly for the governments’ handling of Covid-19 and having ‘safe and stable’ reputations, New Zealand has lost […]

Press Release: Education New Zealand New Zealand high school students are developing global competence skills alongside students from around the world, enabling them to study and work across borders and cultures and boost their job prospects, through the New Zealand Global Competence Certificate (NZGCC) funded by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ). Qualitative […]

A purpose-built tertiary facility in the centre of Tokoroa aims to provide growth and investment within the South Waikato, training and retaining both youth and skilled workers. The new Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology campus will be open by 2022 catering for up to 500 students a year, upskilling the local workforce. The $14 million […]

New rules excluding any risky foods in New Zealand’s childcare centres will take effect on Monday to prevent choking hazards, while parents complained that it would be too hard to prepare for their kids’ lunchboxes. The rules, released by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, prohibit the presence and feeding of risky foods such as […]

The New Zealand government on Thursday approved an exception class for 1,000 international tertiary students, degree level and above, who began their study in New Zealand but were caught offshore when border restrictions began. The exception will allow students to return to New Zealand in stages from April 2021. “Our top priority continues to be […]

The first cohort of international students are preparing to return to New Zealand under a new border exception announced by the government last month. Universities New Zealand, which represents the country’s eight universities, said 194 eligible students have been contacted and will now start their visa process. It said the students are from China, the […]

Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships. The number of people signing up for apprenticeships has doubled to 17,000 after the government in June made them fees free for the next two-and-a-half years. Taumaloto Tiatia has always wanted to be a plumber but feeling family pressure to […]

Academics and teachers are warning a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens. The Ministry of Education recently unveiled draft versions of new standards students will have to pass in order to get any NCEA qualification from 2023. The standards were developed after testing for the Tertiary Education […]