School Networks | System Publications
Monitoring the schooling system, international comparisons, funding schools, research on school networks, and transitioning between schools.
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Ngā Kura o Aotearoa | New Zealand Schools
This is the home page for Ngā Kura o Aotearoa | New Zealand Schools, also known as the Schools Sector Report. It is the annual report of the Minister of Education on the compulsory schools sector in New Zealand. The…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Annually
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OECD's Education at a Glance
This is the home page for OECD's Education at a Glance. Every year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes Education at a Glance (EAG), a set of indicators that compares the education systems of its member countries,…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Annually
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Ngā Haeata o Aotearoa: Assessing Māori Education
Ka Hikitia (the Māori Education Strategy) sets out how we will work with education services to achieve system shifts in education and support Māori learners and their whānau, hapū and iwi to achieve excellent and equitable outcomes; and provides an…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Various
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Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako 2017 Survey
This report describes the findings from the second survey of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. The survey took place in October 2017 and looked at the extent to which anticipated changes are occurring in Communities of Learning | Kāhui…
Author(s): Education Technologies Ltd. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2019
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How much difference does it make? Notes on understanding, using, and calculating effect sizes for schools
A good way of presenting differences between groups or changes over time in test scores or other measures is by ‘effect sizes’, which allow us to compare things happening in different classes, schools or subjects regardless of how they are…
Author(s): Ian Schagen, Research Division, Ministry of Education and Edith Hodgen, NZCER.
Date Published: March 2009
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Evaluation of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua Policy
The Ministry of Education has a clear focus on improving student achievement, and employs a range of approaches to support the sector’s efforts, including provision of strategic leadership, resources, and targeted interventions. Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua (PSKH) is a…
Author(s): MartinJenkins. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2017
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Uptake and early implementation: Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako
This report provides an overview of the early implementation of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (Communities of Learning) up to December 2016.…
Author(s): Research and Evaluation, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2017
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Te Rāngai Kāhui Ako ā-Iwi
Te Rāngai Kāhui Ako ā-Iwi is a framework to support sustainable Māori medium education, recognising the diversity region by region, iwi by iwi. The Minister of Education introduced Te Rāngai Kahui Ako ā-Iwi on 10 March 2017 at the National…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2017
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Innovations in Partnership Schools Kura Hourua
The Ministry of Education has a clear focus on improving student achievement, and employs a range of approaches to support the sector’s efforts, including provision of strategic leadership, resources, and targeted interventions. Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua (PSKH) is a…
Author(s): Martin, Jenkins & Associates. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Ocotober 2015
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Evaluative study of co-located schools established following the Christchurch earthquake
The key purposes of this study were to describe the co-location arrangements made by the schools in Christchurch following the earthquake and to identify the impact to date (August 2011) of co-location on students families teachers and schools.…
Author(s): Vince Ham, Gina Cathro, Michael Winter and Josephine Winter, CORE Education Limited.
Date Published: December 2012
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Prospect for international student enrolments in New Zealand: Profiles of 13 source countries
This report attempts to identify the most likely prospects for increasing international student enrolments in New Zealand, based on a concise and consistent methodology for assessing potential demand from source countries. The collated comparisons are intended to assist future planning…
Author(s): International Division
Date Published: September 2011
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Involving children and young people in research in educational settings
This report examines theory, practice and ethical considerations when involving children and young people as participants in research and evaluation projects. As will become evident throughout the report, it is not possible to provide definitive answers to many of the…
Author(s): Edited by Judith Loveridge, Victoria University of Wellington, Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research
Date Published: September 2010
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Easing the transition from primary to secondary schooling: Helpful information for schools to consider
The present report is the last in a series of three. Each report presents findings from a Ministry of Education project A Study of Students’ Transition from Primary to Secondary Schooling .…
Released on Education Counts: 03 June 2010
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2010
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The education of Years 7 to 10 students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs: Full Report
Previous research shows that New Zealand students are generally positive about their school experiences during the middle schooling years. But at the same time, students’ perceptions of aspects of teaching and learning at school become increasingly negative during these years…
Author(s): Nicola Durling, Lisa Ng, and Penny Bishop. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2010
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The education of Years 7 to 10 students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs: Summary Report
To help gain greater insights into the teaching and learning needs of students in the middle years of schooling in New Zealand the Ministry of Education designed and undertook an exploratory study in 2008. This brochure provides an outline of…
Author(s): Nicola Durling, Lisa Ng, and Penny Bishop. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2010
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How effective is the current Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour cluster model?
This Ministry of Education commissioned ERO report looks at a representative sample of Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) clusters and evaluates the effectiveness of their governance and management of the RTLB resource in their cluster. RTLB work as itinerant…
Author(s): Education Review Office
Date Published: November 2009
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High level executive summary: Quality teaching, research and development Samoan bilingual hub
The focus of this summary is the Samoan bilingual hub. This QTR&D hub was set up to improve the quality of teaching and learning (pedagogy and student outcomes) in Samoan bilingual school settings. The project outcomes will inform policy, and…
Author(s): Developed from research coordinators’ original reports with their agreement.
Date Published: May 2009
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High level executive summary: Quality teaching, research and development English medium settings
The Quality Teaching Research and Development Project (QTR&D) was funded by the Ministry of Education. The exploratory project was developed collaboratively between the ministry, university academics, research facilitators, schools, teachers, students and their communities.…
Author(s): Developed from research coordinators’ original reports with their agreement.
Date Published: May 2009
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High level executive summary: Quality teaching, research and development Māori-medium
The focus of this summary is on the Māori-medium which involved a university team, two school based hubs (settings) of teachers with in-service teacher educator support and a provider to support on-line communication and materials development.…
Author(s): Developed from research coordinators’ original reports with their agreement.
Date Published: May 2009
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Teaching and learning in middle schooling: A review of the literature
This paper is a summary of a review of literature carried out in 2007 for the Ministry of Education by Dinham and Rowe of the Australian Council for Educational Research. Their review, and the summary presented here, are components of…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2009
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