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Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced $9 million to build more classrooms at six schools around the country with increasing student rolls.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Kelston Deaf Education Centre in Auckland, and van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Christchurch, will merge and form one national school and network of services for children and students who are deaf or hard of hearing, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Five Māori scholars have been awarded the Ngārimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion tertiary scholarship in recognition of their outstanding achievements, Associate Minister of Education and Ngārimu Board Chair Kelvin Davis announced today.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Education

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins have announced a major redevelopment of Ashburton College and Ellesmere College.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Prime Minister
  • Education

Planning has started for a major redevelopment of Wellington Girls’ College as Education Minister Chris Hipkins today unveiled ambitious expansion plans.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Funding for one-day schools is part of a new $1.27 million package of support for gifted education that starts this term, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today. 

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

Leaky buildings at Botany Downs Secondary College will be repaired, with a Government investment of $20 million, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.   

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The government subsidised education and care of young children that takes place in the educator’s home or in the child’s home will become professionalised, to ensure better and more consistent quality, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Nau mai. Haere mai. Tēnā koutou katoa.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today released wide-ranging proposals for strengthening vocational education so that school leavers get high quality training opportunities, employers get the skills they need and New Zealanders are better equipped for the changing nature of work.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The number of domestic students training at polytechnics and other training institutes fell by a staggering 23,190 between 2011 and 2017*, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The previous National Government allowed New Zealand’s vocational education system to drift so badly it has let our businesses, our young people and our communities down, and is in need of a reset, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has agreed to a proposal from the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) to take over the Telford campus of the Taratahi Agricultural Centre.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced six appointments and reappointments to the governing councils of tertiary education institutions.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has declined Victoria University of Wellington Council’s application for a legal name change.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

A new service will be trialled in Napier next year to help younger students at risk of disconnection from school because of suspension, expulsion and non-attendance, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

Two schools in the Tasman area and a College in Marlborough are in line for major improvements, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced two appointments to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Board.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Over $15 million will be invested to redevelop Mana College in Porirua, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced during a visit to the school this morning. 

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

All Government Ministers will for the first time release details of their internal and external meetings, Minister for State Services (Open Government) Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce is proposing significant changes to the way our schools are run, governed, and managed to ensure every student receives the best quality education in future, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

New rates for the levy paid by international education providers balance their interests with the need to both promote the sector and address failures when they occur, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Work to co-locate Marlborough Girls’ and Boys’ Colleges on a new site will begin in the New Year, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Dr Jodie Hunter has been appointed to the Board of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), Associate Minister of Education Jenny Salesa announced today.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Education