NZCER has updated the item calibrations used to calculate scale scores for PAT Pānui | Reading Comprehension on the NZCER ...

We found that reporting to parents and whānau acts as a key mediator between school culture and schools’ support systems.

This research brief examines teacher data from the 2024 National Survey of Primary Schools – specifically, how school leadership practices shape teachers’ interest in becoming a principal. Our ...

"E kore au e ngaro; he kâkano i ruiruia mai i Rangiâtea." I will never be lost; the seed was sown in Rangiâtea. This traditional Mâori proverb emphasises that the speaker knows his or her whakapapa ...

The findings of a recent Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) project. Researchers used a collaborative whakawhānaungatanga approach to explore how early childhood educators in settings ...

Supporting vulnerable students, having too much asked of their school and recruiting quality teachers are among the biggest issues facing secondary schools in Aotearoa, new NZCER research has found.

From sandbagging and school closures to blown-off roofing, more frequent extreme weather is impacting schools, families, and communities across Aotearoa. For the first time in 2024, we asked about ...

Lifting student attendance, as well as understanding the drivers for non-attendance through data, are government priorities for improving student achievement. In April 2024, a new attendance action ...

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 ...

In 2024, NZCER introduced PAT Pānui, a refreshed version of PAT Reading Comprehension featuring new texts and questions designed to engage a diverse range of New Zealand students effectively. It is ...

The national curriculum has been in a substantial period of transition since the 2019 Uiuinga ā-motu, National Survey of Schools. These transitions, which were still in progress at the time of the ...

What happens when people become critically aware of our local Māori and colonial histories? How does this awareness impact on our own sense of self, and connection to place? How might this awareness ...