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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.
This is a soecial student center at many secondary schools. It is location for specialized instructionl programs needed by secondary students that can not adapt to the standard academic program. The Centre provides options for students experiencing difficculties. These are not free-standing centers, but rather attached to existing secondary schools. We welcome our New Zealand readers to add to the glossary we are developing here.
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Once a student reaches age 19 years (on 1 January of a year in which they attend a school) they become an adult student.
New Zealanders celebrate Anzac Day on April 25 each year to commemorate New Zealanders killed in war and to honour veterans. The day has similar importance in Australia, New Zealand's partner in the World War I Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli. Every school in New Zealand honors veterans on ANZAC Day. Quite a number of secondary schools have plaques and even moemorials in honor of ANZAC veterans. It is perhaps the most important national obsevation at New Zealand schools.
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Area Schools are located in rural areas. Because of sparse populations, the Area Schools offer education to students at both the primary and secondary levels (Years 1-15) in the same facikity.
College is a term used to variously describe New Zealand schools. It can refer to schools at different age levels. Many schools colleges were founded as private schools, but as part of the government's integration program are now part of the state system. Private colleges often have both primary and secondary-level programs. Most of the state-operated colleges now have only secondary programs, although a few have associate primary schools.
Ethnicity refers to the ethnic group or groups that a child belongs. The primary minority ethnic group in New Zealand are the indigenous Maori people. In recent years Pacific Islanders have become important, especially in Auckland. Parents identify the ethnicity of children at the pre-school level. When a child enters schools both he or she and the parents are involved in identifying ethnicity. Students at tertiary normally self-identify their ethnic group. This is more complicated than it sounds as many New Zealanders are of mixed ancestry.
Exchange students are an international student studying in New Zealand under an exchange program approved by the New Zealand Government, or a New Zealand student studying overseas under such a program. Many New Zealand secondary schools have overseas exchange students. Not all foreign students at New Zealand schools are exchange students. Quite a number of secondary schools have foreign students attending on a fee-paying basis. This inclides both state and privte schools.
School slang for something reall good, similar to the use of "neat" or "cool" in America.
A number of New Zealand secondary schools are called grammar schools rather than high schools. This reflects the British usage of grammar schools as academically selective secondary schools. This is no longer the case in New Zealand, but many sdchools have retained their original names.
Many but not all New Zealand secondary schools are called high schools. These are all state schools. Other high schools are called grammar schools. Many colleges have secondary-level programs, but often with attached or associated primary or intermediate programs.
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New Zealand has one of the smallest independent (private) sectors of any democratic country. This is because many private schools have been integrated into the state sector.
These schools are also known as an State Integrated School. These are formerly private or parochial schools which have been absorbed into the state system. The schools follows the state curriculum requirements, but retain their special character (such as religious observances). The proprietors of the schools provide accommodation while the state pays day-to-day expenses, including teacher salaries. The schools thus have substantially reduced or eliminated school fees.
These are the schools for children making the transition from primary to secondary schools, rather like Middle Schools or Junior High Schools in America. The New Zealand schools offer education to Year 7 and 8 students.
This is the use of Maori beliefs and culture perspectives in the educational process.
This is early childhood schools, normally for children 3 and 4 years old. The objective is to prepare them for school entry.
This is an early childhood center or nursery school which is conducted in Te Reo Maori (the Maori language).
Kura Kaupapa are primary schools where the language of instruction is in Te Reo Maori. I'm not sure what the academic affect is of learning in Maori, either on later school acievement or on vocational success.
Kura Kaupapa Maori are schools taught in Te Reo Maori and the academic approach is based on Maori culture and values.
