John Gerritsen

Universities New Zealand says the zero-fee policy has had next to no impact on their enrolments, but education correspondent John Gerritsen found students in Wellington today telling a different… Video, Audio

Nearly every aspect of the school system is under review. RNZ's Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen examines the hard questions being asked about deciles, zones and school boards. Audio

The government's review of how schools are run has prompted calls for principals to be dumped from school boards. For nearly 30 years principals have been voting members on boards, but now the school… Audio

Researchers are warning that many early childhood centres are crowded, noisy and cold because the minimum requirements are too low. Pre-schools must have at least 2-and-a-half square metres per child… Audio

New Zealand universities have taken a hit in an international league table, with six of the eight institutions losing ground in a ranking of the 1000 universities. Only Waikato and Lincoln improved… Audio

Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict fo 2017. Auditors have warned there are threats to the intitution's viability and the Government has appointed a financial… Audio

A revolt against suggested changes to the NCEA has begun, with Auckland Grammar School developing its own exam to replace level one of the qualification. The school expects to start offering the test… Audio

A ministerial advisory group has suggested dropping exams for level 1 of the NCEA and halving the number of credits needed to get the qualification. It also wants to raise the standard of literacy and… Audio

The government has ditched plans to get rid of the school decile system as it looks to distribute funding based on certain risks that affect an entire school, rather than individual students. Audio

Latin could soon be dumped from the national scholarship exams by the Qualifications Authority. However, religious studies could be added in its place. Audio

Dropping enrolments and multi-million-dollar deficits at some institutions have been revealed in the polytechnic annual reports. The institutes have begun publishing their 2017 results and they show… Audio

Teachers say Labour has broken promises to fix education in New Zealand, because the Budget has done nothing to help retain teachers, or bring them back to the workforce. Video, Audio

Susie Ferguson presents coverage of the 2018 Budget, with expert analysis and commentary from RNZ correspondents. Audio

The government is paying some charter schools to close. There are no details yet on how much or how many schools are involved, but some settlements are being made. The payments are part of the… Audio

The grades of more than 2000 students at the country's biggest wananga are being doubled checked on the orders of Education officials. The Qualifications Authority has taken statutory action against… Audio

In another sign of Auckland's growth and the decline of the regions, Massey University's Auckland campus has eclipsed its Palmerston North headquarters. The university's latest annual report shows it… Audio

Victoria University says there are too many institutions with a similar name, and it is often being confused with Melbourne's Victoria University. Audio