John Gerritsen

An Education Ministry study has found record numbers of students with top NCEA results, international qualifications like the baccalaureate, and students from private schools are abroad the year after… Audio

Balancing a household budget and understanding interest rates will become compulsory lessons for school children from 2027. The government today announced it is adding Financial Education to the… Audio

An unknown number of teens in health schools and alternative education have earned NCEA literacy and numeracy standards that won't count if they return to regular schools. Education correspondent John… Audio

Some early childhood teachers say getting the right pay rate when they switch to school teaching is a nightmare that leaves them despairing and in tears. Our education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio

The timing of a new maths test for would-be primary teaching students could slash enrolments, worsening teacher shortages. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has more. Audio

Universities say hundreds more students have enrolled this year and many have come from overseas. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has more. Audio

A principal said axing a 100 million-dollar scheme that provides extra pay for thousands of teachers is an awful, backward step. But another said most school leaders in Auckland will back the move. A… Audio

A leaked document shows the government is considering axing a multi-million-dollar education scheme in next month's Budget. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Thousands of tertiary students have been waiting for months for student loans and allowances after a surge in applications. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Northland MP Grant McCallum said local GPs have told him they see children as young as eleven pregnant. The revelation came during the Education Review Office's appearance before the Education and… Audio

Universities' lucrative international enrolments are back to pre-pandemic levels. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has more. Audio

The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers. The document contains no reference to Te Mataiaho - the framework that underpins every other curriculum… Audio

The draft English curriculum for students in years seven to thirteen says those studying the subject in the final two years of schooling must study a text by Shakespeare. Education correspondent John… Audio

On today's episode, Donald Trump says things are "very much on track" after a conversation a short time ago with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Green MP Steve Abel has visited hunger striker… Audio

Primary principals say they have been blindsided by a government decision to develop a new system for testing children's reading, writing and maths. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio

School careers advisors say kids planning a life in the trades deserve a better deal from the education system. They say schools and qualifications are too focused on the 30 percent of teens who go to… Audio

With its main food manufacturer, Libelle, in liquidation, the School Lunch Collective has turned to Australia to ensure it has enough meals - with the packaged goods flying in from across the ditch… Audio

In today's episode, as New Zealand mulls sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, Australia has just been struck with a stark warning from Russia of "grave consequences" if it… Audio

A company, Labelle Group, contacted by Compass to provide school lunches has been put into liquidation on Tuesday morning. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 optional fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools, Whanganui Collegiate. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio