Supporting students with learning, social, emotional and wellbeing needs are the top issues for primary principals in ...

The 2024 Uiuinga ā-Motu o ngā Kura | National Survey of Primary Schools is a pair of reports on principal and teacher ...

The findings of this study propose that Māori students, whānau, teachers, and schools benefit when whānau actively partner ...

This report provides insights into the thinking and practices of tumuaki (school leaders) and kaiako (teachers) from eight ...

In 2024, the Ministry of Education commissioned Te Wāhanga, NZCER’s Kaupapa Māori research unit, to conduct a literature ...

Boards and schools have a range of areas that could benefit from more support. The top three were: a need for more funding, ...

This paper puts forward a proposal for reviewing the role and purpose of standards in the context of national curriculum and assessment reform more generally. It seeks to commence the much-needed ...

This article analyses research literature and policy texts to investigate the extent to which culturally responsive education policies can improve Māori achievement in schools. It presents a snapshot ...

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 the ...

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 ...

NZCER is excited to introduce new item reporting for the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), our standardised assessments for years 3-11. This is a type of reporting in our NZCER Assist platform, ...

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 ...