The way your child learns at secondary school differs greatly from the way they have at primary and intermediate school.

How does it work? : Who supervises my chid while they learn? : What will it cost me? : Contact with teachers :  Resources?…

Secondary school is where students go to be educated once they have completed primary and intermediate school. It is also known as college, high…

There are certain subjects at Level Three, in which students — principally in Year 13 — have an opportunity to win scholarship. Scholarship is a monetary…

Internal assessment is the process by which the school awards grades to the student. Schools, departments within the schools and teachers themselves are skilled…

We’ve put together a glossary of the language used when talking about NCEA. We hope it will help you to understand your child’s assessment. 

NCEA is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement. It is the main qualification at all levels of senior secondary school – Years 11, 12…

Homework becomes a much more important part of education once your teenager reaches secondary school. It is likely that your son/daughter will have homework…

Schools should have well set out and organised guidelines and policies on behaviour available to staff, students and parents. 

Assessment in secondary schools has been through a huge change in recent years. Chances are it is poles apart from the way you were…