Schools

Rangiora High School's new whare, cultural learning centre, has taken a long time to come to fruition.

In a report published on Wednesday afternoon, Ryan said it was not clear why some poor children did well at school and others did not.

Daily school attendance dropped to 73 percent on the final day of the third school term last week when 200,000 children were absent.

The rising cost of living impacts Northland students’ ability to attend school and succeed academically.

Year 13 tauira studying Maths, English and Science subjects have had the opportunity to spend a week learning about aviation.

A high school principal says her school will be letting students use cellphones when appropriate, to get them ready for the real world.

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'The rauemi (resources) are real good conversation pieces for whānau as well.'

Labour has announced schools will teach students financial basics, if it's re-elected in October.