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Introducing... the New Zealand Education Excellence Awards | Ngā Tohu Kairangi Mātauranga o Aotearoa! Designed to celebrate and recognise outstanding performance, your nomination could see your school or kura celebrated at these national awards.

The nomination categories are:
🌟 Excellence in Raising Student Achievement
🌟 Excellence in Student Engagement & Attendance
🌟 Excellence in Quality Teaching & Instruction
🌟 Excellence in Educational Leadership

Four awards will be presented in each category for different school types.

These school types are:
✔️ primary schools with roll numbers of 1–150 students (U1–U3)
✔️ primary schools with roll numbers 151+ students (U4+)
✔️ kaupapa Māori
✔️ secondary schools

Winning schools and kura will receive $20,000, and finalists will also be formally recognised at a national awards ceremony to be held in Wellington on Wednesday, 24 June.

Anyone can nominate a school or kura to apply for an award, including students, whānau, staff and members of the wider community.

The nomination and application period opens on Monday, 16 March. Nominations will be open for four weeks, closing on Friday, 10 April. Applications will remain open for a further three weeks, closing on Friday, 1 May 2026.

Winners will be decided by an independent panel of education experts, who will be announced at a later date.

For more details, including on how to nominate, Awards eligibility and assessment criteria, head to our website: https://bit.ly/4kT5xGB

The draft frameworks and Years 0-10 content for the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are available for consultation until Friday 24 April 2026.

We’re encouraging schools and kura to provide feedback on the drafts to help us finalise the National Curriculum, before it’s released later this year.

You can see the drafts for frameworks, learning areas and wāhanga ako, as well as feedback forms, on our website here:
➡️ Consultation on the New Zealand Curriculum: https://bit.ly/4qLWokt
➡️ Consultation on Te Marautanga o Aotearoa: https://bit.ly/3MZskUH

The Ministry of Education just released the draft frameworks for Years 0–10. This is a massive shift for NZ schools, and your feedback matters before the April 24th deadline.

At Akopath, we’re already diving into these drafts to ensure our platform is ready to support your school the moment these changes go live. We take care of the technical alignment so your teachers can focus on the teaching.

School Leaders: Have you had a chance to review the drafts yet? What's your biggest priority for the new curriculum?

➡️ Consultation on the New Zealand Curriculum: https://bit.ly/4qLWokt
➡️ Consultation on Te Marautanga o Aotearoa: https://bit.ly/3MZskUH

A complete curriculum command centre for teachers.

AkoPath helps you plan, monitor, and manage curriculum delivery in one place — aligned with NZ Curriculum expectations.

From unit planning to real-time class progress, AkoPath gives you full visibility without the administrative burden.

See it in action:
https://akopath.com