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New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
NZCER inspires education.
We are an independent research and development organisation. Our research informs our publications, products, and services, which are used for all types of teaching and learning. Te Wāhanga is our kaupapa Māori research unit. NZCER includes NZCER Press and Psychological Test Services.
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New Research For Royal Commission Highlights Impact Of COVID-19 On Reading And Maths In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 3:34 pm | NZCER
It found that national mathematics achievement dropped in 2020 and again in 2021, but returned to pre-pandemic averages by 2022. National reading achievement also declined during 2020 and 2021, but had not returned to pre-pandemic averages by 2023. More >>
Preparing Young People For Learning In The Face Of Disinformation
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 9:39 am | NZCER
In her latest book, Lifelong learning for a post-truth world, Dr Rosemary Hipkins recounts her own learning journey to explore how we might prepare young people to navigate a world saturated with disinformation. More >>
Untangling The Net To Support Pacific Educational Achievement
Monday, 20 October 2025, 3:02 pm | NZCER
Dr Taleni explores the critical role of leaders—tautai, or master navigators—in steering Pacific learners, their families, and communities toward success and wellbeing in his book, Tautai: The Master Navigator. More >>
What Do Primary Teachers Want To Change? Class Sizes And Support Staff
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 8:54 am | NZCER
Responses were collected in late 2024 from a nationally representative sample containing 639 teachers from 148 primary schools. More >>
Primary Schools Left To Their Own Devices When It Comes To AI
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 10:06 am | NZCER
Generative artificial intelligence in New Zealand primary schools—Teacher and student survey findings presents responses from 266 teachers and 147 Year 6-8 students, painting a picture of current AI use in schools. More >>
Beyond Books: New NZCER Research Urges Broader View Of Literacy In Early Childhood
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 10:50 am | NZCER
“Literacy doesn’t only happen when tamariki pick up a pen or read a sentence,” notes lead author Amanda White. “It’s spatial, it's visual, they make meaning using their whole bodies – in their dances, their waiata, their art, the photos ... More >>
Treaty Principles Bill Cannot Proceed – NZCER
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 2:59 pm | NZCER
The proposed principles are inconsistent with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, they are unsupported by the text of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and seriously breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi with implications for the education sector, adds Tumuaki Graeme Cosslett. More >>
2024 Recipient Of Margaret May Blackwell Travel Fellowship Announced
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 2:33 pm | NZCER
The fellowship, established in 1988, supports those working in or around early childhood education to study overseas to gain further experience and subsequently to disseminate that information for the benefit of early childhood education in New Zealand. More >>
New Research Highlights The Critical Role Of Whānau In Kōhanga Reo
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 10:00 am | NZCER
This research highlights the way kōhanga reo do things. How everyone works together to give expression to the mana of mokopuna, and where whānau are recognised as ‘experts in their own right’. It’s a Māori way of doing and being that represents the ... More >>
We Know What Isn’t Working In Education—What We Are Good At Is Key To Improving
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 10:47 am | NZCER
Building on our strengths: Improving education in Aotearoa New Zealand broadens the focus of the education conversation from the challenges to include strengths. The book draws on McNaughton’s experience as Professor of Education and former Chief ... More >>
First Reading And Maths Achievement Findings Released From Curriculum Insights Study
Monday, 5 August 2024, 5:09 pm | NZCER
Trend data from this study and NMSSA indicates that at Year 8, there has been no statistically significant change in mathematics achievement scores since at least 2013. On average, students scored about the same in 2013, 2018, 2022, and 2023. More >>
New Research Unpacks How Whānau And Teachers Support Success For ĀKonga Māori
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 3:02 pm | NZCER
This is the third report in the New Zealand Council for Educational Research’s COMPASS collaboration with Professor Melinda Webber from the University of Auckland. More >>
Standardised Testing Can Be Useful – If We Keep It Low-stakes
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:24 pm | NZCER
The New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) acknowledges the government’s announcement on assessment for schools and stresses the need for standardised testing to be used alongside good practices that support teaching and learning. More >>
Edgewalking And Wayfinding: Exploring The Values Of Whānau Pasifika In Our Education System
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 12:01 pm | NZCER
New research has explored the attitudes and beliefs of whānau Pasifika in relation to the NZ education system, particularly their notions of success. More >>
New Report Highlights How Schools Can Support UE Success For Māori And Pacific Students
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:11 am | NZCER
The study identified five foundational conditions that supported the schools’ success and five types of initiatives that they employed to support high UE attainment for ākonga Māori and Pacific students. More >>
New Report Highlights Links Between School Isolation And Practice – NZCER
Monday, 20 November 2023, 10:45 am | NZCER
Teachers in more isolated schools are more likely to have good morale, but are more likely to report concerns about vulnerable students’ ability to receive timely support. The findings come from a new NZCER data report, Teacher Perspectives from ... More >>
Only One In Ten Principals Feel Their Workload Is Manageable - NZCER
Friday, 3 November 2023, 10:49 am | NZCER
Despite the majority enjoying their role and feeling supported by staff, only 9% of secondary school principals view their workload as manageable. The finding comes from the latest National Survey of Secondary Schools report from NZCER, focusing ... More >>
New Research Highlights The Experiences Of Wāhine Māori Leading In Educational Settings
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:11 pm | NZCER
Distinct qualities and models of leadership, cultural taxation, and the need for mentoring are among the key findings of a landmark new study on wāhine Māori in educational leadership. Me aro ki te hā o Hine-ahu-one | Wāhine Māori in Leadership ... More >>
Mana Ōrite For Te Ao Haka A Strong Step To Better Serving Māori In Education - NZCER
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 2:28 pm | NZCER
Giving Te Ao Haka mana ōrite (equal status) within NCEA and The New Zealand Curriculum benefits ākonga, whānau and kaiako Māori, new research from NZCER has found. Ngā whai painga o Te Ao Haka is the latest release from Te Wāhanga - NZCER that ... More >>
New Support For Educators To Truly “arrive” In Aotearoa
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 10:19 am | NZCER
How do educators journey from living in a New Zealand context to an Aotearoa context? And how do they enact Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the classroom, equitably supporting mātauranga, kaupapa and tikanga Māori alongside their Pākehā equivalents? Ki ... More >>
