Christchurch schools post-quake
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There are fears that Christchurch secondary students' educations will continue to suffer as their school days are condensed in the aftermath of the earthquake.
There are fears that Christchurch secondary students' educations will continue to suffer as their school days are condensed in the aftermath of the earthquake.
More now on the charter schools which the Government is planning to trial in South Auckland and in some parts of Christchurch, which were hit badly in the earthquake.
Students at Christchurch's Shirley Boys High School were upbeat about their return today to their old school, for the first time since the February earthquake.
Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake.
Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock.
Christchurch principals say schools' recovery from Tuesday's earthquake will focus more on emotional issues than infrastructure.
A Christchurch kapa haka group took to the stage in Auckland today, surprising organisers who didn't expect they'd be able to perform after last month's earthquake.
Heavy snow is forcing schools to close across the country. It's a double blow for Canterbury students who have already lost weeks of precious school time due to the earthquakes.
Mark Wilson is the Principle of Cashmere High School.
Paul Norris is from The New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT.
Denise Torrey is the principal of Summerfield School in the south of Christchurch.
Christchurch Reporter Jessica Horn is at the emergency accomodation centre at Bernside High School.
A Christchurch school has bought ukuleles for all its children out of earthquake donations.
Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake.
The government has been told to rein in competition between Christchurch schools and create hubs where they can cooperate. The call comes in some of the 230 submissions the government has received to help it draw up a plan for the renewal of education in the city in the wake of February's devastating earthquake.
Gaps in the government's insurance cover will leave many schools damaged by the earthquakes in Canterbury out of pocket.
John Townend is an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
A month on from the Christchurch earthquake, all but a handful schools in the city are back up and running.
Reporter Jessica Horn is at Burnside High School, where a welfare centre has been set up.
The new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority; they're putting the Rugby World Cup on the school curriculum.
Private schools in Christchurch have asked the government for help as they try to cope in the aftermath of February's earthquake.
Schools will begin re-opening from today in Christchurch, helping children and their parents regain some sense of normality amidst the chaos caused by last month's earthquake.
All Christchurch secondary schools involved in rowing have made it to the annual Maadi Cup regatta at Lake Karapiro in Waikato despite major setbacks caused by the February earthquake.
Some Christchurch schools are so worried about the impact of February's earthquake on their students that they want special consideration to be given in their exam marks.
A new way to get students left classroom-less by the Christchurch earthquake back into school is proving successful.
Students forced to leave Christchurch's Linwood College by February's earthquake returned to their school for the first time today.
John Townend is an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University Wellington.
John Townend is an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University Wellington.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.