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NewsDecember 13

People: Calton Hill School

At the Calton Hill School farewell, Friday, December 9.  
NewsOctober 9

Hearing on school due in November

The High Court appeal against approval for a $3 millionto $5 million Catholic primary school on Speargrass Flat Rd, near Arrowtown, is expected to be heard in Invercargill in late November.
Hearing on school due in November
Hearing on school due in November
EditorialSeptember 4

Wakatipu schools: poor planning

Matching investment in key services such as health and education with population trends is an inexact science at the best of times. This is especially so in the South where the population is generally ageing and numbers are holding at best but declining in some areas.
QueenstownAugust 10

Plight over plan to rezone school

Families are thinking of leaving Queenstown because of schooling issues, City Impact Church Early Childhood Centre manager Shaun Vining said at a meeting in the resort last night.
QueenstownAugust 5

Pressure on schools

The rapid growth of Queenstown's population has led to questions about whether the region has enough schools to cater for its children.
Pressure on schools
Pressure on schools
QueenstownAugust 4

Another school will be built: Minister

A new primary school could be built in the Wakatipu basin just 19 months after the opening of Remarkables Primary School, which this week confirmed it is adopting an enrolment scheme to control demand.
DunedinJune 6

Forbury School petition goes to Parliament

A petition calling for Forbury School to remain open has attracted more than 7500 signatures and will be presented in Parliament today.
Forbury School petition goes to Parliament
Forbury School petition goes to Parliament
DunedinMay 24

Residents fight for footpaths near school

Waihola residents are fighting for the installation of footpaths on streets around their local school.
Residents fight for footpaths near school
Residents fight for footpaths near school
DunedinMay 17

Tips on hindering flu spread not be sneezed at

Saying "bless you" when you sneeze at St Joseph's School in Dunedin is optional. But covering your mouth and nose is not.
DunedinMay 16

Pupils told to aim for high income

Forget becoming a checkout operator or fast-food worker if you want to fix the economy - go for the high-paying jobs instead, Berl (Business and Economic Research Ltd) chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana advised Dunedin secondary pupils yesterday.
Pupils told to aim for high income
Pupils told to aim for high income
DunedinMay 10

Andersons Bay enrols new entrants two by two

Anderson's Bay School has had a triple dose of double-trouble - the Dunedin school now has three sets of new entrant twins.
QueenstownMay 6

School accidents cost ACC $75,000

Acc paid out $75,000 in claims to pupils and staff in Queenstown Lakes district schools last year with the most expensive accident - a staff soft-tissue muscle injury - costing $25,000.
DunedinApril 18

Support for kura to move to High Street School site

Although only 15 people attended a community hui yesterday to discuss moving Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti from Fairfield to the former High Street School premises in Dunedin, their response was a resounding yes.
DunedinApril 12

Celebrations put on hold at NEV

Construction delays have forced North East Valley Normal School to postpone its 160th anniversary celebrations this week.
Celebrations put on hold at NEV
Celebrations put on hold at NEV
DunedinMarch 28

Concerns over school dental facility

Construction of the Southern District Health Board's $530,000 dental hub at Macandrew Intermediate has begun, leaving some in South Dunedin wondering if the Forbury-Macandrew schools merger is "a fait accompli, or a gross waste of taxpayer money".
Concerns over school dental facility
Concerns over school dental facility
QueenstownMarch 6

200 Christchurch pupils enrolled

About 200 Christchurch primary and secondary school pupils are now enrolled in Queenstown and Arrowtown schools as families continue to leave Christchurch after last month's earthquake.
QueenstownFebruary 25

Canterbury pupils move to Queenstown

Canterbury school children have begun to enrol in Queenstown schools, with about 70 confirmed enrolments by yesterday.
DunedinFebruary 25

Pupils go red and black in support

Many Dunedin primary school pupils will don red and black clothing today in a mufti-day to raise money for Christchurch earthquake victims.
QueenstownFebruary 14

20 speed on way to school

Running late to get to school has resulted in several Wanaka parents and caregivers being booked for speeding, after police cracked down on driving behaviour during the first two weeks of the first school term.
NationalFebruary 12

Schools rally against National Standards

Thirty-one primary and intermediate school boards of trustees in Otago and Southland have joined a group of nearly 300 boards nationwide which are "overwhelmingly committed" to defying compliance with the Ministry of Education's National Standards.
Schools rally against National Standards
Schools rally against National Standards
DunedinFebruary 11

Tolley meeting on future of schools

Education Minister Anne Tolley will meet schools in South Dunedin later this month to give feedback on the initial consultation round of a process which aims to decide a future for schools with empty classrooms in the area.
Tolley meeting on future of schools
Tolley meeting on future of schools
DunedinFebruary 8

Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools

One Otago school has surfaced on a list of 157 schools nationwide which have reported leaky buildings, and concerns have been raised about how the Government will afford to repair them.
Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools
Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools
DunedinFebruary 1

Bags of fun being back in the schoolyard

The long days of summer, when a maths problem was gathering enough coins for an ice cream, holding a pen became an unfamiliar concept and problem solving was helping pitch the tent, were left behind by thousands of children yesterday as they returned to classrooms for their first day back at school.
NationalJanuary 9

School swimming advocated

The Ministry of Education should make swimming lessons compulsory and do more to retain and improve the dwindling stock of school swimming pools, a water-safety advocate says.