Will NZ’s education system overhaul leave vulnerable learners even further behind?

By Adrian Schoone, Associate Professor, School of Education, Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand’s education system is undergoing its largest overhaul in decades, with new curricula, rewritten qualifications and greater accountability for schools.

But as policymakers focus on lifting standards, another challenge is building: how to support the rising number of students struggling in mainstream classrooms.

Over the past decade, the number of students outside mainstream school has doubled to almost 15,000.

More than 9,000 students…

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