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…

Communication between parents and the school becomes more important as your child gets older.  We give you some ideas about who to make contact…

It can be confusing trying to understand how your child will be learning at intermediate school.  Read an overview about the Intermediate school structure, NZ…

Going to intermediate school can mean quite a change in the way your child learns. Find out more about this crucial stage in our introduction…