This report provides key insights from an evaluation of the ENGAGE programme (Enhancing Neurobehavioral Gains with the Aid of Games and Exercise).…

Author(s): Ministry of Education.

Date Published: February 2025

The Ministry of Education provides schools and kura with equity funding, in addition to their core funding, so they can work in different ways to help students with socioeconomic barriers reach their potential. Through Budget 2022, the Government has provided…

Author(s): Mohamed Alansari, Hana Turner-Adams, and Mengnan Li (NZCER)

Date Published: May 2024

Many school students (ākonga) face barriers to educational achievement because of their socio-economic circumstances. These ākonga may require additional learning and social support to reach their full potential. In 2023, the Equity Index replaced the Decile System as a way…

Author(s): Emanuel Kalafatelis, Dr Melissa Lotter, Katrina Magill and Annita Wood (Research NZ)

Date Published: May 2024

The Student Wellbeing Measures project is a Ministry initiative designed to directly support the wellbeing of our Years 7-13+ ākonga in their education settings.…

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: October 2023

This report on an International Review of the Literature on Residential Specialist Schools (RSS) for learning and behaviour has been commissioned by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.…

Author(s): Neera R. Jain, Professor Missy Morton and Associate Professor Melinda Webber

Date Published: July 2022

Phase 2 findings have captured the progress of implementation, which has greater momentum at school than at cluster level. This is to be expected in the relatively early stages of establishing a new and unique role as it is logical…

Author(s): Sarah Andrews, Dr Sarah Appleton-Dyer, Jessica Adams, Mary-Kaye Wharakura, Dr Evelyn Marsters and Emelia Masari, Synergia Limited.

Date Published: December 2021

AATEA Solutions presents this report on the evaluation of Te Ara Whakamana – Mana Enhancement Programme (Te Ara Whakamana) developed and delivered by Ako Solutionz (the developers). In December 2019, this evaluation was commissioned by the Ministry of Education (the…

Author(s): Kiwa Hammond, AATEA Solutions Ltd. Report for the Ministry of Education

Date Published: July 2021

The Incredible Years Autism programmes are part of a series of interconnected evidence-based parent and teacher training programmes developed by child psychologist and researcher, Dr Carolyn Webster-Stratton. The Incredible Years Autism – Parent (IYA-P) and Incredible Years Autism – Teacher…

Author(s): Associate Professor Laurie McLay, Dr Cara Swit, Professor Neville Blampied, Dr Anne-Marie McIlroy, and Dr Dean Sutherland. University of Canterbury

Date Published: July 2021

Phase 1 of the Learning Support Coordinators evaluation has been completed to provide feedback on initial implementation of the new role of Learning Support Coordinators (LSCs) a long-awaited, fully-funded, in-school learning support role and inform the success of future delivery.…

Author(s): Sarah Andrews, Dr Sarah Appleton-Dyer, Zaffar Ansari, Emelia Masari, Hera Clarke, Synergia Ltd.

Date Published: March 2021

This paper summarises what we know about bullying in the education system. Bullying has widespread implications not only for the students exposed to it (those who are bullied, those doing the bullying and the observers), but to their family wellbeing…

Author(s): Mercy Mhuru, Ministry of Education

Date Published: January 2021

New Zealand is committed to providing an inclusive education system, ensuring that disabled students are supported to achieve their potential, and can participate fully in society. To what extent have we achieved this? This research uses Statistics NZ’s Integrated Data…

Author(s): Mercy Mhuru, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2020

Students’ educational outcomes can be affected by a range of factors from inside and outside of the school grounds. For example, students who are motivated to succeed have high expectations for the future, and those who have a strong sense…

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: April 2017

This is the home page for the Learning Support Client Satisfaction Survey. The Ministry of Education carries out satisfaction surveys of parents and educators about our specialist learning support core services. Our core services are: early intervention behaviour communication Ongoing…

Author(s): Evidence, Data and Knowledge Group [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: Varies

Intensive Wraparound Service (IWS) is designed for the small number of children and young people with highly complex and challenging behaviour, social or education needs, including those with an intellectual difficulty. IWS in New Zealand is a relatively new and…

Author(s): Jacky Burgon, Melanie Berg and Nicole Herdina, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: March 2016

This report has been prepared by the Ministry of education to conduct an evaluation of the Resource Teachers Literacy (RTLit Service. The RTLit Service is designed to provide short, intensive support to students with high literacy needs, and to identify…

Author(s): Martin Jenkins & Associates Limited for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2014

This is the home page for the Annual Monitoring of Reading Recovery publication series. Reading Recovery is an early literacy intervention designed to achieve two outcomes: to accelerate the reading and writing progress of students who have not made expected…

Author(s): Various

Date Published: Various

A literature review of national and international developments in the use of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) with schools and families, with particular attention to special education assessment practice(s) and their relationship to the IEP process.…

Author(s): David Mitchell, Missy Morton and Garry Hornby

Date Published: September 2011

The primary purpose of this report is to examine and describe the relationship between family structure and family wellbeing and the educational qualifications of parents in New Zealand families over the period 1981–2006.…

Author(s): Gerard Cotterell, Martin von Randow and Mark Wheldon, The University of Auckland. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2008

The research builds on the previous survey of international students conducted in 2003 and provides the opportunity to understand international students’ experience of life in New Zealand.…

Author(s): Researched for the Ministry of Education by Deloitte

Date Published: May 2008

This report on research into the circumstances of very young international students informed policy work in 2003 resulting in stronger protections for international students aged 13 and under studying in New Zealand.…

Author(s): International Division

Date Published: 27 July 2006