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The NCEA system has three levels – one, two, and three – corresponding to their respective levels on the National Qualifications Framework. [3] Each level is generally studied in each of the three final years of secondary schooling, [1] with NCEA Level 1 in Year 11, NCEA Level 2 in Year 12, and NCEA Level 3 in Year 13, although it is not uncommon for students to study across multiple levels.
The Education Index, published as part of the UN's Human Development Index, consistently ranks New Zealand's education among the highest in the world. [5] Following a 2019 Curia Market Research survey of general knowledge, researchers planned to release a report in 2020 assessing whether New Zealand's education curriculum is fit for purpose.
The New Zealand Post-Primary Teachers' Association Incorporated (PPTA) is a trade union in New Zealand and professional association. It represents about 21,000 teachers employed in state and integrated secondary schools, area schools, technology centres and community education centres.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA; Māori: Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is the New Zealand government Crown entity tasked with administering educational assessment and qualifications. It was established by the Education Act 1989.
Percentage of trained teachers by region (2000–2017) Teacher education or teacher training refers to programs, policies, procedures, and provision designed to equip (prospective) teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, approaches, methodologies and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom, school, and wider community.
ISEA also enjoys a close association with the NZ Teachers Council, [2] the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) [3] and the Combined Trades Union (CTU). [4] In 2008, ISEA changed its name from Independent Schools Teachers Association of New Zealand (ISTANZ) [5] to ISEA [6] in order to better reflect its evolving membership.
On 26 June 2019, primary school teachers voted to accept the Government's NZ$1.5 billion collective agreement. Key provisions of the collective agreement include a new pay scale, raising all teachers' base salaries by 18.5% by July 2021, and making Q3+, Q4, and Q5 teachers eligible for a new top salary of NZ$90,000.
The University of New Zealand system – where it was the only degree-granting university in New Zealand – lasted until 1961. [3] Now the colleges are independent universities in their own right, and since 1961 four new universities have been created: Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University, Massey University and Waikato University.