Education

National standards tour in Tga

Tahatai Coast School principal Ian Leckie was among the NZEI union members who took their concerns over the controversial national standards system to the parents... Read More

Ministry intervention possible

Formal intervention by Ministry of Education to the governance of Tauranga Girls' College is one of the options being considered by the school's board. This comes... Read More

Demolition for Tahatai school

Papamoa's Tahatai Coast School is being largely rebuilt because of leaks that have rotted the structure. Underway since January 6 is the total rebuild of one block... Read More

Students brighten up town

Dave Burbery is among the hundreds of students who partied through central Tauranga streets as part of the annual Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student lunch time parade. Dave... Read More

Three resignations at TGC

Three members of the Tauranga Girls' College Board of Trustees, including chairperson Judith Logan, have resigned because of ‘significant issues' with the... Read More

Bridging the gap

Dale Carnegie Training Waikato/Bay of Plenty is taking on four Bay of Plenty high school students to hone their communication and people skills. This is part of... Read More

Starting on the right note

Twelve Western Bay of Plenty students have each received $5750 from the Bay of Plenty Education Trust's Millennium Scholarship pool. The recipients are: Ashley... Read More

No invite for Bay principals

Many Western Bay of Plenty primary school principals are wondering if they were snubbed by Minister of Education Anne Tolley after she didn't invite them to a Tauranga... Read More

Keeping Someone s Kid safe

Motorists in the Mount Maunganui Primary School area will be extra aware of children riding bikes from Monday morning. The school is the first participant in the... Read More

Back-to-school burden eases

Staff at the Tauranga Budget Advisory Service are reporting that it appears fewer parents are struggling with the costs of sending their children back to school. In... Read More

Polytech roll growth predicted

The Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is predicting another enrolment increase this year after a number of its courses filled up quickly. Enrolments at the polytechnic... Read More

Stranded girls get second bus

A school bus shortage for Tauranga Girls' College students travelling from Papamoa will be temporarily alleviated now that a second bus is being supplied. A SunLive... Read More