We are delighted to announce and welcome Actura as a partner for NZCEO/APIS. Actura provides leading STEAM learning solutions and their curriculum offers the CASE Space School International Study Program and FlipRobot, an intuitive coding platform and learning kit for robotic education. Member schools have been invited to the NZCEO/APIS Combined Space School Expedition to [...]
Haere mai! Things are looking a little different around here! We are delighted to share our updated website. We hope it reflects the diversity, passion and brightness found in our schools every day. This process has been under way for some time. It started in March when we sent out a survey about our communications; [...]
The New Zealand Catholic Education Office (NZCEO) is pleased to announce that a replacement CEO has been appointed for Sir Brother Patrick Lynch, to start on February 1st, 2016. The new CEO for the state-integrated schools' National Office will be Mr Paul Ferris QSM. Mr Ferris has come from a strong background in school leadership [...]
Brother Patrick Lynch, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, will step down from his role later in the year, at a time to be determined, announced Geoffrey Ricketts, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, today. Brother Patrick has been in this CEO role since [...]
The Prime Minister's announcement today of a significant education funding initiative is to be warmly welcomed. For many years leaders of the school sector have talked about what would materially improve learning outcomes for young people in a practical way in schools. Today, the announcement by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education to [...]
From time to time we all get frustrated by somebody’s rather narrow view of the world on a particular issue. Talkback radio and inane conversations are often situations where strident pronouncements occur. Despite the knowledge and skills we each have, there is always the danger that what we believe to be the case about something [...]
March 2011 To Proprietors, Interested Parties, Principals, Staff and Trustees of New Zealand Integrated Schools The February 22nd Christchurch earthquake has been the focus of the nation this past month as recovery efforts have tangibly borne wonderful transformations in the Christchurch area. Unfortunately, the tragedy in Japan has made us all realize, even more, how [...]
8 September 2010 Proprietors of Integrated Schools Principals and Staff of Integrated Schools Interested Parties Dear Colleagues, Greetings. This is a brief update on the state of our Integrated schools in the Canterbury region. Overall, our schools have escaped major damage as a result of the earthquake. Several have significant damage and one will not [...]
7 September 2010 Principals, Staff and Trustees Proprietor of Catholic Schools Dear Colleagues, Greetings! On behalf of the Directors of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office and the staff of NZCEO, I offer you empathy and active support in what is a significant challenge for many of you. The shock of the earthquake and the [...]
2 March 2010 It has just been announced that Patrick Walsh, Principal of John Paul College, Rotorua, has been elected as the new President of the Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand. His Deputy is Paul Daley, the principal of Sancta Maria College, Botany, Auckland. This is an historic occasion to have the leadership of [...]
