Figure 1.--Except for the uniforms, many New Zealand school scenes will be very similar to what might be found in America and Britain. Likewise many but not all school and education terms are very similar. |
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Helpful glossaries will provide information on educational terms, school slang, and New Zealand idioms. Many education terms are shared with Britain and or the United States. There are, however, some destinctly New Zealand terms. The Maori education facilities and programs in particular are destintive New Zealand efforts. The class designations can be confusing as the leaving certifcated. Many of these terms have been revised in recent years. Here we have arranged terms alphabetically. We may eventually create glossaries along subject lines.
