A PPTA spokeswoman said the union was initially uncertain about whether the Ministry of Education would dock teachers' pay.
''But we got documentation from the ministry confirming that it's a partial strike and teachers will be paid for those periods that they don't teach year 9 pupils.''
Despite there being no classes for year 9 pupils yesterday, she said teachers still taught year 10, 11, 12 and 13 classes, and the times they should have been teaching year 9 pupils was used to mark assignments, prepare assessments and other administrative work.
Otago Secondary Principals' Association secretary Gavin Kidd said secondary principals and teachers were now waiting with ''bated breath'' to see what would come of a meeting between union heads and Minister of Education Chris Hipkins tomorrow.
''No-one likes industrial action. This meeting could be very crucial to determining whether there are going to be more interruptions to teaching and learning.''
Mr Hipkins has invited the leaders of the New Zealand Educational Institute and the PPTA unions to meet him and Ministry of Education representatives to discuss the ''many, varied and complex'' issues raised by teachers.
''The Government is committed to taking action to address those concerns progressively over time,'' Mr Hipkins said.
''These talks, set down for Thursday, will focus on how we can do this.''
PPTA president Jack Boyle was pleased with the invitation.
''We welcome this sign from the Government that it is willing to talk.
''We look forward to making progress on the issues facing our profession.''
It was hoped the meeting would help avoid further rostering home strikes for year 10 pupils on June 11, year 11 pupils on June 25, year 12 pupils on July 2, and a series of rolling strikes around the country, which includes Otago, Southland and Aoraki secondary teachers striking on June 19.
