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ERO Provides A New Guide To Help Parents Choose A School
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 8:19 am | Education Review Office
ERO’s new Guide to Schools provides practical advice on choosing a school, understanding school performance, asking questions and raising concerns. More >>
ERO Issuing New School Reports From Term 2, Focused On Providing Clarity For Parents To Understand School Performance
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 2:22 pm | Education Review Office
ERO Chief Review Officer Ruth Shinoda said the new reports will lift standards of education by providing parents with clear, useful and accessible information about schools in the areas that matter most to their child’s education. More >>
ERO Finds Removing Cell Phones From Classrooms Improving Learning, Reducing Bullying - But Only Half Follow The Rules
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 10:01 am | Education Review Office
Education Review Office’s (ERO) independent review has found that removing cell phones from the classroom has improved students’ learning. From Term 2 last year, students were required to keep their phones away during the school day. More >>
ERO Finds That Students Are Doing Better In English And Maths As Changes Start To Have An Impact
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 7:48 am | Education Review Office
ERO has found these promising signs are due to the hard work schools across the country to change what they teach, how they teach, and how much they teach English and maths. More >>
ERO Finds Students Are Going To School More, With Attendance Back To Pre-Covid Levels
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 8:27 am | Education Review Office
ERO found that 8 out of 10 students now think education is important for their future and three-quarters now think going to school every day is important. The number of students never wanting to miss school has almost doubled since 2022. More >>
Improvements Needed To Professional Development For Teachers
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 9:33 am | Education Review Office
The recent professional development on English for primary teachers shows how quality professional development can have tangible results. Nearly three-quarters of teachers are using what they learnt every day, and six in ten teachers report seeing improvement ... More >>
New ERO Research Finds Relationships And Sexuality Education Too Inconsistent, Impacting Students
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:51 am | Education Review Office
"Relationships and sexuality education plays an important role in teaching students to identify and reject misinformation and harmful attitudes. Nearly all parents and students want relationships and sexuality education taught in New Zealand’s schools." More >>
ERO Calls For Reform Of NCEA Level 1
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:43 am | Education Review Office
"Three in five teachers and almost half of school leaders told us that NCEA is an unreliable measure of knowledge and skills" says Ruth Shinoda, Head of ERO’s Education Evaluation. More >>
Chronic Absence In Schools Doubled In Last Decade, Current Model Not Working
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 6:24 am | Education Review Office
ERO found that despite the dedication of schools and Attendance Services, the current system to get these students back to school is not effective and needs substantial reform. More >>
Concerning Number Of Children Starting School Without The Language Skills They Need After Covid Pandemic
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 8:11 am | Education Review Office
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that too many children are starting school without the spoken language skills they need to thrive. More >>
New Teachers Not Set Up To Succeed In Role, In Need Of More Support
Monday, 13 May 2024, 5:19 am | Education Review Office
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that new teachers are not set up to succeed, despite the hard work of schools and new teachers themselves. More >>
Students Are Learning More About New Zealand’s Histories But Are Learning Less About Global Events
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 10:34 am | Education Review Office
"It is important that histories are linked to global contexts and ERO found that students are more than twice as likely to enjoy ANZ Histories when they are learning about New Zealand’s place in the world," says Ms Shinoda. More >>
Challenging Behaviours In New Zealand Classrooms At Critical Levels
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:37 am | Education Review Office
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that disruptive behaviour in New Zealand’s classrooms is worse than other countries, is a rapidly growing problem, and is getting in the way of learning. More >>
New Report To Support Maths Teaching, Tackle Maths Crisis
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 9:27 am | Education Review Office
Maths is incredibly important, yet achievement in New Zealand has declined significantly over the last 20 years. Less than half of Year 8 students are meeting expectations in maths, and a new report from ERO has found that many teachers are not confident ... More >>
New School Principals Need More Support, Particularly New Principals In Small Schools, ERO Research Shows
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 6:17 pm | Education Review Office
Principals are crucial to the quality of education. A growing number of principals across New Zealand are new to the role. In 2023, more than a third of principals have been in the role for less than five years, an increase from a quarter in 2014. ... More >>
Education In NZ Suffers ‘long-Covid’: Learners’ Progress, Inequities & Ongoing Impacts On Schools Among Key Concerns
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 7:04 am | Education Review Office
ERO is seriously concerned about the lasting impacts of Covid-19 on education in New Zealand. ERO’s latest research into the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 has found that the pandemic has had a lasting and significant impact on education in New Zealand ... More >>
NZ’s Learners From Ethnic Communities Achieve Well At School But Encounter Widespread Racism, New Research Finds
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 7:06 am | Education Review Office
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) looked at how school classrooms up and down the country are becoming more ethnically diverse and found that by 2043, a quarter of our learners will be from ethnic communities. In Auckland nearly half ... More >>
New Insights Confirm Attitudes Towards School Are Key To Solving The Attendance Crisis
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:52 am | Education Review Office
Going to school is crucial for children’s futures and every day of school matters. Yet in New Zealand, in 2022 only two out of five learners were regularly going to school. Covid has had a big impact but even before the pandemic attendance was low ... More >>
Celebrating Teacher Aides - Research From ERO Shines A Light On How Teacher Aides Can Make A Big Difference For Learners
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 6:22 am | Education Review Office
Teacher aides can make a real difference for learners and have played a major part in our school system for more than 50 years. New research from the Education Review Office (ERO), commissioned by Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Riu Roa, highlights ... More >>
Children Are Missing School More In New Zealand Than Other Countries And It Is Getting Worse, New Research Finds Out Why
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 6:00 am | Education Review Office
Going to school is crucial for children’s futures and every day of school matters. Yet New Zealand’s attendance is much lower than other countries and is falling. Only three out of five learners regularly attend school. "Covid-19 has badly ... More >>
