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Guides, insights, and data about New Zealand schools.
There's no single best school in Christchurch — but there is a right fit for your child. Here's how to find it, using zone, year level, EQI, and ERO together.
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There's no single best school in Hamilton — but there is a right fit for your child. Here's how to find it using zone, year level, EQI, and ERO together.
There's no single best school in Wellington City — but there is a right fit for your child. Here's how to use zone, year level, EQI, and ERO together to find it.
There's no single best school in Auckland — but there is a right fit for your child. Here's how to find it, using zone, year level, EQI, and ERO together.
From Term 2 2026, ERO rates schools on a four-colour scale across 14 areas. Here's what the colours mean, what they don't, and how to read a snapshot without overreacting.
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Year 0 isn't a missing year or a setback. It's how New Zealand schools record children who start in the second half of the year. Here's what it means, when your child can start, and how cohort entry works.
Budget 2026 puts just over $2 billion into education over four years, lifts school operating grants, keeps the school lunch programme running in 2027, and confirms NCEA's replacement. Here's how it translates to your child's school.
Most New Zealand parents come up against the public-or-private question at some point. Here's how the four school types in NZ actually differ, what they cost, what the evidence says about outcomes, and a simple way to make the call for your family.
The Equity Index describes the kids at a school, not your child's experience. Here's how to read the number you've been given, and what the funding it triggers actually pays for.
The Equity Index (EQI) replaced school deciles in 2023. Here's what the number means, how it's worked out, and where it fits in the school search journey.