Ministry of Education

Schools, early childhood services and tertiary institutes must remain shut for physical instruction until 7 February.

"We were looking forward to an uninterrupted year of teaching and learning. He, like other principals, is disappointed to be facing a messy start to term one. "That's the punch to the stomach that's a bit hard to swallow." The Education Ministry said: "Principals and education leaders have done a fantastic job of readying their schools for opening, and I know that this decision will be upsetting for some of them and for some parents." "I'm sure there's things I've missed. We decided what was going to be safest for staff and students was to take a moment, pause, ensure the campus was fully safe for kids to return."

All schools in the Auckland region have been directed to close until next Tuesday, February 7. Education Secretary Iona Holsted said the National Emergency ...

“Stay home, stay safe, and stay away from areas which might slip. I know this is a late announcement that will cause disruption and I thank the sector in advance. “Principals and education leaders have done a fantastic job of readying their schools for opening, and I know that this decision will be upsetting for some of them and for some parents.

Auckland principals say the Education Ministry has ordered a week-long shut down of all of the flood-hit region's education organisations.

Auckland is in its fourth day under a state of emergency due to the flooding and schools were scheduled to reopen between tomorrow and 7 February. Principals were told the instruction was issued after the National Emergency Management Agency asked the ministry to help minimise traffic on Auckland roads while vital infrastructure is repaired. Auckland principals say the Education Ministry has ordered a week-long shut down of all of the flood-hit region's education organisations.

An Auckland principal says they are “incredulous” about the communication regarding school closures in the flood-stricken city this week. All schools in th.

“Principals and education leaders have done a fantastic job of readying their schools for opening, and I know that this decision will be upsetting for some of them and for some parents. ”With everything parents are facing, this last-minute decision is the last thing they need. This is most unfortunate after 2 days of instruction and the work done over the weekend to get the campus ready for teaching this week. “This amendment means it is a directive that Auckland schools must close for instruction on campus. “We have investigated this issue and the emails resent. We apologise to all girls and parents for this very late notification.”

Confusion abounded across Tāmaki Makaurau as schools were told by news media they would be shut from Tuesday, but one school was determined to press on.

“We have spent the weekend preparing our campus to be open tomorrow. [Auckland Grammar](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/300007690/auckland-grammar-kicks-out-11-students-for-drug-offences-during-150th-anniversary-year) headmaster Tim O'Connor sent a notice to parents saying the school would continue with its plans to open on Tuesday. “I am aware of recent media reports stating that schools must close ... * [Auckland Grammar principal slams proposal to cap school donations](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/109190901/auckland-grammar-principal-slams-proposal-to-cap-school-donations?rm=a) [Ministry of Education](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/119043586/ministry-of-education-sends-advice-to-schools-about-uniform-sales) has apologised “profusely” to Auckland schools after a technical glitch meant they had been left out of the loop on a shut-down order issued to the region.

The provisional figures are estimates and may change, while the 2022 numbers are based on school roll returns from July 1. Rotorua Boys' High School is ...

This was due to a “big” Year 9 cohort starting, he said. Network activity, local intel, roll forecasts and teacher supply were also taken into account when setting schools’ provisional rolls. This included 54 students enrolled in a secondary tertiary programme, known as Trades Academy. “We have a pretty good knowledge of the children turning 5 in our area that can come to our school in any one given year.” Watkins, who had been principal at the school since 2007, said the school was in a “privileged position” to have an enrolment scheme to limit overcrowding at the school. To forecast the number of new enrolments, Watkins said he “canvassed the area really carefully using a variety of techniques”.

It was announced on Monday afternoon the ministry had directed all schools, kura, early learning services and tertiary institutions in Auckland, from Wellsford ...

The Early Childhood Council is advising Auckland parents to check with their early learning centre to see if they're open before travelling to drop their ...

“Parents who haven’t heard from their centre should call to check if they’re able to open. It’s not fair these centres stand to be worse off than those that close. The definition of essential workers isn’t restricted like it was during COVID.

Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel Peninsula have been given red level weather warnings, the most severe warnings as more rain is forecast to fall on t.

Surely they can decide for themselves what is best for their children and their families. But you can hardly drag a six foot two, 100kg bloke into his school uniform and into the through the school gates. And one way of trying to minimize the load on already stretched first responders and emergency workers is to minimise traffic on Auckland's roads while vital infrastructure is repaired.

The Ministry of Education says a spam filter was to blame for “slow communication” on closing Auckland schools and will review its decision daily.

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