As of June 1, NZCER is using updated national reference information to report stanines and generate boxplots for PAT Pānui | ...

These transitions, which were still in progress at the time of the 2024 survey and our latest report on primary principal ...

This article reviews the draft Strategic Plan for Early Learning 2019–2029 against the New Zealand Government’s obligations to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Using discourse ...

How do we support learning and teaching about complex issues? Researchers from the University of Auckland worked with 54 students and teachers from three Auckland secondary schools to evaluate ...

Early childhood curricula are designed to provide young children with a range of experiences and interactions in order to grow their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for learning. New Zealand early ...

School attendance is a high-profile issue in the public eye this year, with a key government target being 80% of students attending school more than 90% of the time, and new proposed requirements for ...

Supporting students with learning, social, emotional and wellbeing needs are the top issues for primary principals in Aotearoa. The findings come from Uiuinga ā-Motu o ngā Kura, the National Survey of ...

Tēnā koe, We have been receiving a number of questions this past week regarding the future of the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), so I'd like to take a moment to clarify our position. NZCER is ...

Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) are standardised tests available for students in Years 3-10, and are one of the options available to schools in 2025 as they are encouraged to assess twice yearly ...