The Post Primary Teachers Association has foreshadowed continuing industrial action until December if secondary school teachers' conditions are not met.
Year 11 pupils had a day at home yesterday as teachers held a second day of industrial action.
Dunedin secondary schools contacted yesterday reported all year 11 pupils had stayed at home.
PPTA Otago regional chairman Barry Simpson said further action was planned through to early December.
The proposed rostering home schedule would see year 10 pupils at home next Wednesday and year 9 on Tuesday, November 2.
"We realise it's not good for families, or anybody, including ourselves. But, by rotating years across the week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we're trying to reduce the impact on programmes," he said.
"We're in a wait-and-see situation. After some more days of discussion, hopefully we can find some common ground. We're going to keep putting our shoulder to the wheel until we get some improvements in the state secondary situation," Mr Simpson said.
"We definitely want to see stronger discussion about class size. The bigger the class, the less time there is to talk to the children."
The Government had made an improved offer of a 0.5% pay increase in the first year, a 1.9% increase in the second year, a one-off payment of $1000 and 3000 middle management allowances of $1000 each.
That compared with an earlier offer of no increase in the first year, a 1.8% increase in the second and the one-off payment.
However, PPTA president Kate Gainsford said the union would return only if the ministry offered more money, removed clawbacks on conditions and offered improvements in areas such as maximum class size.
• The Ministry of Education confirmed the 16,000 secondary teachers taking part in strikes this week would be paid as usual, in a bid to encourage the PPTA to continue negotiations.
