Parents

• 20 hours ECE
• About New Zealand’s education system
• Bullying
• Christchurch earthquakes
  The Ministry of Education's response to the Christchurch earthquakes including announcements and updates. For early childhood education services, schools, parents, international students and their parents, tertiary students
• Deciles
  Information on deciles and the method the Ministry of Education uses to calculate them.
• Early leaving exemption
  If you child wants to leave school before they turn 16, they can apply for an early leaving exemption. Please contact your local Ministry of Education office for more information. Alternatively talk to the school career adviser or year dean.
• Eligibility to enrol in NZ schools
• Find a school
  Directory of schools in New Zealand
• Find an Early childhood education service
  Directory of Early childhood education services in New Zealand.
• Homeschooling
  Some parents choose to educate their child at home for a number of different reasons. If you are considering home schooling or distance learning as an option for your child, you will need to get approval from the Ministry of Education. Contact your local Ministry of Education office for more information.
• NCEA
• Progress and achievement
  National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics give teachers, children, parents, families and whānau a clear idea of where children are at.
• School fees and donations
• School terms and holidays
• School zones (enrolment schemes)
• If your child has special needs
  • Early years
  • Primary
• Stand-downs, suspension, exclusions and expulsions
• Tertiary study
• The Correspondence School (distance learning)
• The New Zealand Curriculum
• Transport
• Types of schools in New Zealand