94-741: Otago Polytechnic is a public New Zealand tertiary education institute , centred in Dunedin with additional campuses in Cromwell and Auckland . Otago Polytechnic provides career-focused education and training, offering a range of New Zealand accredited postgraduate qualifications, degrees, diplomas and certificates at levels 2–10. In November 2022, it became a business unit of the national mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga (the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology), ending its existence as an independent entity. Otago Polytechnic traces its ancestry back to
188-556: A pā , or fortified settlement, called Omoua . Tukiauau built a pā called Whakaraupuka on the west side of Lake Waihola and his rival, Tuwiriroa , came down from Lake Wakatipu and built one at Taieri Mouth on the coast. Māori soon abandoned Whakaraupuka, but the Taiari settlement at Henley endured into modern times. (Anderson, 1998.) In February 1770 Captain James Cook described the saddle-shaped hill which became known as Saddle Hill,
282-474: A statutory declaration before a Justice of the Peace or similar that they live in the school zone, which makes it impossible for a parent to cheat the zone without also committing a criminal offence (making a false statutory declaration is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment ). While English is the dominant language of education throughout New Zealand, in recent years there have been ongoing efforts to raise
376-487: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the four Araiteuru Papatipu Rūnaka, or local Māori councils: Te Rūnanga ō Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Runangaō Ōtākou, and Hokonui Rūnanga. It was reviewed, revised and re-signed by all parties in 2013. The Memorandum guides the Polytechnic's goals and activities, underpinning its Māori Strategic Framework. The MoU's principal objectives are to support and contribute to
470-645: A free, compulsory, and secular national state education system from 1 January 1878 , largely modelled on the Canterbury system. Victorian ideals had an influence on New Zealand education and schools even if open to both genders would often separate boys and girls. Many children attend some form of early childhood education before they begin school, such as: All New Zealand citizens, and those entitled to reside in New Zealand indefinitely, are entitled to free primary and secondary schooling from their 5th birthday until
564-587: A geographically defined "home zone". Residence in this zone, or in the school's boarding house (if it has one) gives right of entry to the School. Students who live outside the school's home zone can be admitted, if there are places available, in the following order of priority: special programmes; siblings of currently enrolled students; siblings of past students; children of past students; children of board employees and staff; all other students. If there are more applications than available places then selection must be through
658-696: A greater distance, had inspired Charles Kettle in the 1840s. In 1953 the young Ralph Hotere , later to become one of New Zealand's best-regarded artists, qualified as a pilot on Tiger Moths at the Taieri Aerodrome Training School, Mosgiel. Mosgiel's sign forms an unusual feature. Modelled on the famous Hollywood Sign , the seven letters of the Mosgiel sign perch on a hillside close to State Highway 1. Because of this sign locals sometimes (though not very often) jokingly refer to Mosgiel as " Mollywood ". The distinctive outline of Saddle Hill forms
752-558: A long-extinct volcano, the crater being the Otago Harbour . To the south of the town lies one of the many peaks that formed part of the volcano: Saddle Hill, a prominent landmark, visible from a considerable distance and notable for its distinctive shape, lies south of State Highway One where Kinmont Park, a new housing subdivision is located at the foot of the hill. The Dunedin Southern Motorway , upgraded in 2003, links Mosgiel with
846-1051: A qualification in high country farming in 2014, which is the only one of its kind in New Zealand. There are two Community Learning Centres which hold computing courses as well as being able to provide career guidance and study assistance for Otago Polytechnic students – these are on the Central Otago Campus and in Queenstown . In 2009, the two Community Learning Centres in Wanaka and Alexandra were closed. The Auckland International Campus caters to international students and offers professional qualifications in Business and Management, Information Technology as well as National Diplomas in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying . Classes are taught in English. The Auckland International Campus
940-538: A randomly drawn ballot. The system is complicated by some state schools having boarding facilities for students living beyond the school's zone. Typically these students live in isolated farming regions in New Zealand, or their parents may live or work partly overseas. Many secondary schools offer limited scholarships to their boarding establishment to attract talented students in imitation of private school practice. As of September 2010, 700 of New Zealand's 2550 primary and secondary schools operate an enrolment scheme, while
1034-460: A registered school", and receive an annual grant to help with costs, including services from The Correspondence School . The percentage of children home-schooled is well under 2% even in the Nelson region , the area where the concept is most popular. While there is overlap in some schools, primary school traditionally runs from Year 0 to Year 8 and secondary school from Year 9 to Year 13. Depending on
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#17328524901181128-472: A religious community or a specialist group. They were established in 1975 after the near-collapse of the then-private Catholic school system, which had run into financial difficulties and threatened to overwhelm the state school system were they to close. The majority of state-integrated schools are Catholic, but other Christian denominations, religions and educational philosophies are also represented. The private school owners stay on as proprietors, and sit on
1222-574: A renewable energy resource, the potash will be used on the Living Campus gardens. The Living Campus project is the first of its kind in Australasia and involves turning Otago Polytechnic's existing Dunedin campus into an open-air and interactive museum, a vibrant community garden and a sustainable model of urban agriculture. In 2015 Otago Polytechnic became the first polytechnic in New Zealand to achieve fair trade status. The institution has been awarded
1316-550: A roll limit if there was a risk of overcrowding, but enrolments under this scheme were on a "first come, first served" basis, potentially excluding local students. The Education Amendment Act 2000, enacted by the Fifth Labour Government , partially solved this problem by putting in place a new "system for determining enrolment of students in circumstances where a school has reached its roll capacity and needs to avoid overcrowding." Schools which operate enrolment schemes have
1410-500: A student view, especially in transportation and housing issues. The students' association also advocates everyone's right to tertiary education, and that user-pays education creates a significant barrier to this right. It seeks a return to free tertiary education as it was before 1989. In 2008 and 2009 the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association took the unusual move of expelling its members involved in illegal violence at
1504-400: A workforce totalling 543 permanent staff as at the end of 2017. Its pay equity gap in 2017 sat at 4.8 per cent, considerably lower than the national average of 11 per cent. All Otago Polytechnic staff are required to undergo up to date training on New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi . Otago Polytechnic has a sustainable campus. During the past three years, Otago Polytechnic has steadily increased
1598-696: Is a multidisciplinary workshop studio, available to staff and students as a research facility. Otago Polytechnic offers a range of student exchange programmes, available to Otago Polytechnic and international students through its Study Abroad and Explore More initiatives. International programmes include English language teaching internships, summer school scholarship programmes, winter school scholarship programmes, and partnerships with tertiary institutions in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Otago Polytechnic also runs an education scholarship programme with its sister-city , Shanghai. Otago Polytechnic has
1692-597: Is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago , New Zealand , fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area. Mosgiel has a population of approximately 15,150 as of June 2024. A nickname for Mosgiel is "The pearl of the plain". Its low-lying nature does pose problems, making it prone to flooding after heavy rains. Mosgiel takes its name from Mossgiel Farm, Ayrshire ,
1786-510: Is available in many locations throughout the country, both as a subject in a normal English-medium school as well as through immersion in a Māori-medium school set up under Section 155 (s155) or Section 156 (s156) of the Education Act 1990. The full immersion schools are commonly referred to as Kura Kaupapa Māori . Though enrolment numbers in Māori language programs have remained relatively stable in
1880-441: Is completely voluntary to pay the donation, some schools have been reported coercing parents into paying the donation by withholding school reports and not allowing students on trips for non-payment; some schools, especially those in affluent areas, request donations in excess of $ 1000 per year. Each state school is governed by an elected Board of Trustees, consisting of the school principal, a number of trustees (usually 5) elected by
1974-489: Is located on Queen Street in downtown Auckland . In 2018, Otago Polytechnic officially opened its new 231-bed student accommodation complex, Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village, at its Dunedin campus. It features dorm rooms, studios and apartments. The $ 22 million building, designed by Mason & Wales architects, is the largest timber-framed construction in New Zealand at 6,000 square metres. The sustainable, cross-laminated timber structure won two awards at
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#17328524901182068-552: Is situated on Forth Street, Union Street, Riego Street and Anzac Avenue in Dunedin North , and Cumberland Street in central Dunedin. The Forth Street campus buildings are situated between University of Otago campus and the Forsyth Barr Stadium , close to the edge of Logan Park . The Schools of Architecture, Building and Engineering and Natural Sciences are located on the old Rehabilitation League site on Anzac Avenue, and
2162-604: The Dunedin Technical School , which was established in 1889 to provide evening classes for working people. In 1909 it expanded to offer day classes for secondary school pupils. In 1914 the name was changed to the King Edward Technical College . In 1921 the college took over the Dunedin School of Art, which was New Zealand's first art school established in 1870. The college expanded further by taking on
2256-678: The International Baccalaureate (IB) alongside NCEA. New Zealand has three types of schools: state schools, which are government owned and funded; state integrated schools, which are government funded but may charge compulsory fees; and private schools, with set annual fees. State schools, or public schools, are government funded and operated, and are free to New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. Students and parents however are expected to pay for stationery, uniforms, textbooks and school trips. Schools may ask for donations to supplement their government operational funding. While it
2350-505: The Polynesian homeland Hawaiki to get kūmara . On its return the canoe suffered shipwreck at Shag Point in North Otago , but its survivors quested about the land in search of supplies. If they failed to get back before dawn they turned into natural landscape-features, and this fate befell Aonui. These ancient traditions suggest that some of the earliest Polynesian settlers in the south knew
2444-599: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ranked New Zealand 12th-best at science, 12th-best at reading, and 27th-best in maths; however, New Zealand's mean scores have been steadily dropping in all three categories. The Education Index , published as part of the UN 's Human Development Index , consistently ranks New Zealand's education among
2538-1012: The Undie 500 . In 2009 the students' association campaigned against the government's removal of student representation from polytechnic councils. 45°51′57″S 170°31′07″E / 45.865927°S 170.518522°E / -45.865927; 170.518522 Education in New Zealand#Tertiary education The education system in New Zealand implements a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high schools) and by tertiary education at universities and polytechnics . The academic year in New Zealand varies between institutions, but generally runs from early February until mid-December for primary schools, late January to late November or early December for secondary schools and polytechnics, and from late February until mid-November for universities. In 2018
2632-442: The 15 other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs). On 1 November 2022, Otago Polytechnic formally merged into Te Pūkenga, ending its existence as an independent entity. All its roles and structures were assumed by the new mega polytechnic. On 13 September 2023, Prime Minister Hipkins opened a new trades and engineering school at Otago Polytechnic called He Toki Kai Te Rika. The Government had contributed NZ$ 28 million to
2726-523: The 1960s coupled with the loss of the language, led to heavy lobbying by Ngā Tamatoa and the Te Reo Māori Society in the 1970s for the introduction of the language into the schools. This was accompanied by the establishment of Māori Studies programs in each of the Teacher Colleges by 1973. The 1980s then marked a pivotal decade in the revival of Māori-medium education, with the establishment of
2820-778: The 2023 census, Mosgiel had a smaller boundary, covering 16.96 km (6.55 sq mi). Using that boundary, Mosgiel had a population of 13,635 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 1,377 people (11.2%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 1,986 people (17.0%) since the 2006 census . There were 5,805 households, comprising 6,348 males and 7,290 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female, with 2,229 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,836 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 5,568 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,999 (29.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.9% European/ Pākehā , 6.8% Māori , 1.4% Pasifika , 2.6% Asian , and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
2914-581: The Dunedin School of Art is located on Riego Street. Otago Polytechnic's library is the Robertson Library on Union Street, which it shares with the University of Otago College of Education . In 2009, Otago Polytechnic vacated buildings in Tennyson Street, close to Stuart Street in the central city. These buildings had previously housed the School of Hospitality, Languages and Fashion, and are owned by
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3008-483: The Education Act of that year, and had 45 schools by 1863. The Canterbury Provincial Council passed its first Educational Ordinance in 1857, appointed a Board of Education in 1863, and had eighty-four school districts by 1873 when it changed funding from school fees to rating land to provide free secular primary education in its schools. Following the abolition of the provinces in November 1876, New Zealand established
3102-590: The Fair Trade status in recognition of its commitment to sell only Fair Trade products such as tea, coffee, sugar and chocolate drinks in its cafes and other commercial outlets, and sourcing Fair Trade materials for its schools where appropriate. This is in line with the city of Dunedin's stance towards Fair Trade practice. Dunedin was formally recognised by the Fair Trade Association as New Zealand's first Free Trade city in 2009. In 2004, Otago Polytechnic signed
3196-779: The July roll returns, are classified as being in Funding Year 0 that year, and are recorded as being in Year 1 on the next year's roll returns. Primary education lasts eight years (Years 0–8). Depending on the area, the last two years of primary education may be taken at a primary school, at a secondary school, or at a separate intermediate school. Primary schools that go up to Year 8 are known as full primaries. Students generally transition to secondary education at age 12–13. Secondary education, also known as high school or college, lasts five years (Years 9–13). All state and state integrated schools follow
3290-460: The Ministry of Education. In 2014, a $ 12 million redevelopment of Otago Polytechnic's F and H Blocks began to transform the space into a contemporary learning environment and Hub. Mason and Wales were the architects for this project. In 2016, Aoraki Polytechnic merged with Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology to form Ara Institute of Canterbury , and Otago Polytechnic took over
3384-693: The Māori language as a language subject, or who are taught the curriculum in the Māori language for up to 50 percent of the time (Māori Language Immersion levels 3–5). No Māori Language in Education : No Māori Language in Education includes those students who are only introduced to the Māori language via Taha Māori, i.e. simple words, greetings or songs in Māori (Māori Immersion Level 6), and students who are not involved in Māori language education at any level. Information taken from Education Counts (accessed 22 May 2013) Mosgiel Mosgiel / ˈ m ɒ z ɡ iː l / ( Māori : Te Konika o te Matamata )
3478-585: The Māori track from Kaikorai Valley and settled on Saddle Hill in a whare (a Māori-style house) in 1849, establishing the first European farmstead in the district. In the same year the Reverend Thomas Burns , spiritual leader of the Association's settlement, selected the land which would become Mosgiel. In the mid-1850s Arthur John Burns , a son of Thomas Burns , settled on some of the land. A large stand of native bush stood nearby. The richness of
3572-912: The Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 2018: Award of Excellence for Green Building and an Award of Merit for Multi-Unit Residential Property. At its Central Otago campus in the same year, the Polytechnic opened its $ 3 million, 25-bed student housing complex of fully self-contained units. Otago Polytechnic offers education and training to both New Zealand and international students. In 2017, Otago Polytechnic had 1,252 equivalent full-time international students. Otago Polytechnic's English Language Centre offers academic and general English courses, aimed at international students, or migrants to Dunedin . Otago Polytechnic's Central Otago and Auckland International campuses also offer English Language courses. Its EPICentre
3666-540: The Robertson Library. All enrolled Otago Polytechnic students may consider themselves members of the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association , an independent organisation run by the students and offers support, social events and clubs, access to facilities and services, and the free student magazine, Gyro . The Otago Polytechnic Students' Association provides access to many facilities and services like
3760-578: The Taieri Plain. W.R. Kirk repeated the later story of a taniwha (water-monster), the "familiar spirit or guardian of Te Rakitaounere (also given as Te Rakitauneke) a famous chief and warrior" who lost his master about the Dunedin hills, slithered down the Silverstream, 'Whaka-ehu', and 'lay down and left a hollow Te Konika o te Matamata' on the site of Mosgiel. The taniwha (named Matamata ) wriggled down
3854-463: The Taieri, making its tortuous course, and when he died became the seaboard hills, including Saddle Hill. This story has associations with Kāti Māmoe , ('Ngāti Mamoe' in modern standard Māori) of the late 17th or early 18th century. According to tradition this period also saw the occupation of the kaik (unfortified settlement) near modern Henley – called Tai-ari like the river – and on the hill above it
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3948-524: The ability of lower socio-economic groups to purchase a house in the zone. Some parents have purposely flouted zone boundaries by giving false addresses, such as that of a business they own in the zone, or by renting homes in the zone only through the enrolment process and moving out before the student commences school. Schools are now requesting rates invoices, tenancy agreements, or power and telephone bills from parents to prove their residential address, Some schools have gone as far as requiring parents to make
4042-439: The achievement of Māori development aspirations, and work together to identify specific educational needs of Kāi Tahu. Otago Polytechnic's Charity House project is a yearly initiative involving the Polytechnic's architecture, building and engineering students. It has been running since 2007, and has raised in excess of $ 1 million for charity, with the help of over 20 local businesses that donate time, materials and craftsmanship. At
4136-620: The amount of cardboard, glass and plastic they recycle. Otago Polytechnic now recycles the following materials: paper; cardboard; glass; aluminium and steel cans; plastic types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; cooking oil and organic waste. The Polytechnic has also managed to reduce its amount of general waste by over two-hundred cubic metres. Since 2012, Otago Polytechnic has implemented some significant changes to reduce its ecological footprint, including creating an internal offset scheme for staff air travel. Otago Polytechnic also recently replaced coal-fired boilers with local woodchip boilers. As well as utilising
4230-550: The area, Years 7 and 8 may be taken either at a "full" primary school (in contrast to a Year 0–6 "contributing" primary school), a separate intermediate school, or at a Year 7–13 secondary school. Schools catering for both primary school and secondary school students (Years 1 to 13) are common among private schools, and also state schools in areas where the population does not justify separate primary and secondary schools (the latter are termed " area schools "). The main six types of schools are: There are some schools that fall outside
4324-587: The arts, health and physical education, learning languages (which includes Māori in NZC and English in TMoA), mathematics and statistics, science, social sciences, and technology. The main secondary school qualification in New Zealand is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), which is offered in all state and state-integrated schools. Some schools offer Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) or
4418-428: The availability of Māori language education in New Zealand as one of New Zealand's three official languages. Prior to the arrival of the first European settlers in what would become New Zealand, traditional educational systems in Māori society (a ritual transfer of knowledge for most Māori, and the more formal whare wānanga—“house of learning”—model primarily for those of chiefly lineage) were naturally conducted through
4512-477: The beginning of the school year or before the cut-off date (31 March in legislation, later for most schools). Students who turn five late in the year may start in Year 0 or stay in Year 1 for the next school year, depending on their academic progress. The Ministry of Education draws a distinction between academic and funding year levels, the latter being based on when a student first starts school—students first starting school after July, who therefore do not appear on
4606-505: The centre of Dunedin. State Highway 87 to Kyeburn starts at a junction with State Highway 1 at the southeastern edge of Mosgiel, the first part of the highway being the main street of Mosgiel, Gordon Road. The site of Mosgiel figures in Māori legend, but surrounding features of the Taieri Plain and adjacent hills have older mythical associations. Of the canoes of South Island migratory legend
4700-436: The eastern border of the greater Mosgiel area. In recent years Mosgiel has experienced increased urbanisation and a growth in population. The revival has come about in part due to people moving from Dunedin's inner suburbs. Mosgiel has recently seen the opening or refurbishment of cafés and bars aimed at a younger market, and workers have built stages one and two of a planned larger playground. In 2010 Mosgiel became home to
4794-486: The end of the 20th century when it closed. In 1936, while still a schoolboy, the artist Colin McCahon took part in a family outing, driving from the seaboard over the coastal hills. Looking across the Taieri Plain towards Central Otago he had what he described as a "vision", seeing a pre-Biblical "landscape of splendour order and peace" – which, he said, it became his life's work to communicate. The same view, though seen from
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#17328524901184888-504: The end of the calendar year following their 19th birthday. Education is compulsory between a student's 6th and 16th birthdays; however most students start primary school on (or shortly after) their 5th birthday, and the vast majority (around 84%) stay in school until at least their 17th birthday. In exceptional cases, 15-year-olds can apply for an early leaving exemption from the Ministry of Education (MOE). Disabled students with special educational needs can attend day specialist schools until
4982-777: The end of the calendar year they turn 21. Families wishing to home-school their children can apply for an exemption. To get an exemption from enrolment at a registered school, they must satisfy the Secretary of Education that their child will be taught "as regularly and as well as in a registered school". There are three main categories of schools in New Zealand: state (public) schools, state-integrated schools (mostly faith-based), and private (independent) schools. State schools educate approximately 84.9% of students, state-integrated schools educate 11.3%, and private schools educate 3.6%. New Zealand schools designate school class levels based on
5076-599: The end of the year, the house is auctioned off. The proceeds go to United Way NZ, a non-profit organisation which distributes the funds to Otago charities. Otago Polytechnic offers a range of student services, both itself and in conjunction with University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic Students' Association . These include internal services such as a Childcare Centre, Student Learning Centre, Student Health Centre, Student IT Services and Te Punaka Ōwheo, its dedicated Māori centre. In partnership with Otago University, Polytechnic students have access to UNIPOL Recreation Centre and
5170-770: The establishment of the Taieri Aerodrome , just north of Mosgiel, in the late 1920s and the development of Momona Airport, now Dunedin International Airport , further south on the plain in 1962. After the Second World War, some expected Mosgiel might industrialise extensively, like the Hutt Valley , but expansion remained limited. The bankruptcy of the woollen mill in 1980 and its eventual closure have not been offset by other industrial developments. The late 20th century's increasingly ageing New Zealand population saw
5264-475: The evening and day time education of apprentices, technicians and professionals. In 1966 the college was split into a secondary school (later renamed Logan Park High School ) and Otago Polytechnic, which opened on 1 February 1966. On 1 April 2020, the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins confirmed that Otago Polytechnic would be merged into New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology ( Te Pūkenga ) alongside
5358-457: The expansion of housing for the elderly, with several retirement villages and communities located in the vicinity. In recent decades the hills above the plain have seen some division into lifestyle blocks . The 2003 completion of the Fairfield bypass shortened commuting-time via the southern motorway (part of State Highway 1 ) to the city centre. Mosgiel's economy until recent years, focused on
5452-469: The farm of the poet Robert Burns , the uncle of the co-founder in 1848 of the Otago settlement, the Reverend Thomas Burns . Mosgiel stands at the north-eastern extremity of the Taieri Plain . The Silver Stream , a tributary of the Taieri River , runs through its north end. Between Mosgiel and the centre of Dunedin stand the rugged Three Mile Hill and Scroggs Hill, which form part of the crater-wall of
5546-682: The first kōhanga reo (“language nest” – essentially a total immersion Māori-medium pre-school and kindergarten) in 1981, the first kura kaupapa (established at Hoani Waititi Marae , West Auckland) in 1985, a finding by the Waitangi Tribunal that the Māori language is guaranteed protection under Article II of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1986, and the passage of the Māori Language Act in 1987, recognizing Māori as an official language. Under New Zealand's current education laws, Māori language education
5640-441: The first Warehouse Local store, and a McDonald's restaurant was planned to go next to New World, however due to strict restrictions that would be imposed on the restaurant the idea has been scrapped. Taieri College is the only state secondary school in Mosgiel. It caters for years 7 to 13 and has a roll of 1237. The school was formed in 2004 as a merge between The Taieri High School and Mosgiel Intermediate. The Taieri High School
5734-529: The fourth and fifth, Tākitimu and Āraiteuru , are mentioned in connection with the area. Maungatua , the large hill to the west of the plain, represents a huge wave which struck the Takitimu, throwing overboard Aonui, who became a pillar on the Tokomairaro Beach. Another account makes Aonui a female survivor of the wreck of the Ārai Te Uru, built by Kahui Tipua, who had arrived earlier but sent this vessel to
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#17328524901185828-843: The government and rely heavily on tuition fees paid by students' parents to operate, typically around NZ$ 20,000 per year. In 2010, 4% of school-age children attended private schools. Charter schools in New Zealand were state-funded schools which operated outside of the normal state system, and did not follow the national curriculum. They began in 2014 with five small schools. Charter schools did not have to operate with any registered or trained teachers; teachers were not required to have current practicing certificates. Beginning in 2017 and culminating in September 2018 all former charter schools had become state-integrated schools. Parents may home-school their own children, if they can prove that their child will be "taught at least as regularly and as well as in
5922-452: The guidance of industry professionals. The restaurant uses produce from local suppliers and Otago Polytechnic's Living Campus gardens. The restaurant offers lunchtime and evening dining to members of the public and hosts a wide range of themed events throughout the year, including midwinter Christmas dining. There is also a Community Learning Centre in Mosgiel which delivers computer training to
6016-480: The highest in the world. Following a 2019 Curia Market Research survey of general knowledge, researchers planned to release a report in 2020 assessing whether New Zealand's education curriculum is fit for purpose. The study found that people in New Zealand lack basic knowledge in English, maths, science, geography, and history. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative found that as of 2022 New Zealand achieved 95.9% of what should be possible at its level of income for
6110-469: The land and the proximity of the main south road, more or less following the route of an old Māori track, led to early close rural settlement. The 1861 Otago gold rush saw the development of a road – leading west to the interior – which intersected the site. Arthur John Burns 's establishment of the Mosgiel Woollen Company and mill in 1871 brought the settlement of workers in cottages. 1875 saw
6204-418: The landmark east of Mosgiel. The Weller brothers of the Otago whaling station on Otago Harbour (modern Otakou ) sent a Mr. Dalziel to inspect the Taieri Plain for a proposed Scottish settlement in 1839, but he gave an unfavourable report. In 1844 Edward Shortland noticed Māori running pigs on the landward slopes of Saddle Hill or Makamaka (as he recorded the hill's Māori name). Charles Kettle surveyed
6298-421: The largest employer was Fisher & Paykel which manufactured DishDrawer dishwasher and ranges at their Mosgiel factory. The closure of this plant was announced in early 2008. Mosgiel is described by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area, and covers 17.28 km (6.67 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 15,150 as of June 2024, with a population density of 877 people per km . Before
6392-587: The last 5 years, the raw total as well as the percentage of students enrolled fell from 2004. The definitions provided by the New Zealand Ministry of Education are as follows: Māori Medium : Māori Medium includes students who are taught the curriculum in the Māori language for at least 51 percent of the time (Māori Language Immersion levels 1–2). Māori Language in English Medium : Māori Language in English Medium includes students who are learning
6486-412: The manufacture of wool-products and many elderly New Zealanders still associate the word "Mosgiel" with the former Mosgiel Woollen Mills. Today , Mosgiel's income comes from many sources, including local shops, cafés and bars. It remains an important service-centre for the surrounding farming community. It also hosts one of New Zealand's largest agricultural research institutes, Invermay . Until recently
6580-471: The medium of the Māori language. In 1816, the first mission school was opened to teach the Māori in the Bay of Islands. Here too, instruction was conducted primarily in the Māori language. Though English-medium education would have also been available for children of European settlers from nearly their first arrival, ethnic Māori continued to learn primarily through the medium of the Māori language for many years. It
6674-444: The national curriculum: The New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) for English-medium schools and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa (TMoA) for Māori-medium schools. Private schools do not need to follow the national curriculum, but must have a curriculum that is at least equivalent to NZC or TMoA. The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa have eight levels, numbered 1 to 8, and eight major learning areas: English (NZC) or Māori (TMoA),
6768-452: The nearest alternative school. Critics have suggested that the system is fundamentally unfair as it restricts the choice for parents to choose schools and schools to choose their students although it does allow all students living in the community to have entry, as of right, regardless of their academic or social profile. In addition, there is evidence that property values surrounding some more desirable schools become inflated, thus restricting
6862-554: The north-south road paralleled by a railway , with a branch to the west constructed in 1877. The authorities declared the Mosgiel Town District in 1882 and constituted a Borough Council in 1885. The town grew and became the most substantial in the district. The surrounding plain became a sort of Home County to Dunedin, a place of prosperous farms and of the large houses of successful businessmen with rural tastes. Horse-breeding and racing flourished. From 1900 to 1997, Mosgiel
6956-480: The parents of the students, one staff trustee elected by the school staff, and in secondary schools, one student trustee elected by the students. State schools follow the national curriculum, and are required to remain secular . Around 85% of students are enrolled in state schools. State-integrated schools are former private schools which have chosen to integrate into the state education system, becoming state schools but retaining their "special character": being run by
7050-521: The plain and coastal hills for the Otago Association in 1846 and 1847. He also climbed the westward hills and saw the raised land beyond, the nearest approach of the Central Otago plateau to the sea, which he correctly identified as potentially fine pastoral country. Following the arrival of the Association's settlers at Dunedin in 1848, a Scots shepherd, Jaffray, brought his wife and dogs along
7144-721: The public, as well as holding short computing courses. Otago Polytechnic's Central Otago campus is located in Cromwell on the corner of Molyneux Ave and Erris St, with additional facilities at Bannockburn Road. Plans are underway to consolidate these sites at the Bannockburn Road block. Programmes on offer include long and short courses in Cookery, Business, and Horticulture. Qualifications in Ski and Snowboard Instruction and Avalanche Safety are delivered from Cardrona Alpine Resort and Mount Aspiring College. Otago Polytechnic's Central campus launched
7238-413: The remaining 1850 schools are "open enrolment", meaning any student can enrol in the school without rejection. Enrolment schemes mostly exist in major towns and cities where school density is high and school choice is active; they rarely exist for primary schools in rural areas and secondary schools outside the major towns and cities, where school density is low and school choice is limited by the distance to
7332-424: The right to education. Before the arrival of Europeans, Māori ran schools to pass on traditional knowledge including songs, chants, tribal history, spiritual understanding, and knowledge of medicinal plants. These wānanga were usually run by elders called tohunga , respected for their tribal knowledge and teaching was confined to the rangatira (chiefly) class. Reading and writing were unknown, but wood carving
7426-551: The school's board of trustees to ensure the special character is maintained. State-integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to parents to cover the costs of the still privately owned land and buildings, and to pay off any debts accrued by the school prior to integration. Typical attendance dues range between $ 240 and $ 740 per year for Catholic schools, and between $ 1,150 and $ 2,300 per year for non-Catholic state-integrated schools. Around 10% of students are enrolled in state-integrated schools. Private schools receive less funding from
7520-571: The school's development as one of its "Shovel Ready" projects in 2020. Otago Polytechnic is spread over a large geographical area with campuses in Dunedin and Central Otago , as well as a campus for international students in Auckland . The Polytechnic also carries out distance-based learning in areas ranging from Veterinary Nursing to Midwifery , work-based and recognition of prior learning for mature students through Capable NZ and an online micro-credentialing service called EduBits. The Dunedin campus
7614-508: The student ID card, Clubs & Societies centre, a second-hand bookshop, UNIPOL Sports Centre, a free student newspaper ( Gyro ), free pool tables, free campus telephones, the Student Discount Directory, social events, and Student Job Search. The students' association also provides support services like advocacy, campaigns, representation, financial assistance and advice. OPSA is often involved with local authorities representing
7708-408: The teaching of Aoraki's Dunedin-based programmes. These included beauty therapy, hairdressing, early childhood education, journalism, photography, and film and television. Technique training restaurant is located on Harbour Terrace and is an initiative established by Otago Polytechnic's School of Hospitality and its Food Design Institute, training future chefs, hotel managers and restaurant staff under
7802-456: The teaching of Māori children in English, as well as teaching hygiene to lower the Māori sickness and death rates. Pōmare was knighted after WW1 for his work in improving Māori learning and integration into New Zealand society. The absence of a national education system meant that the first sizeable secondary education providers were grammar schools and other private institutions. The first grammar school in New Zealand, Auckland Grammar School ,
7896-745: The traditional year groupings. All of the following types of schools are rare, with less than ten of each type existing. In addition, there are three other types of schools defined by the Ministry of Education: Geographically based state school enrolment schemes were abolished in 1991 by the Fourth National Government and the Education Amendment Act 1991. Although this greatly opened up the choice of schools for students, it had undesirable consequences. Popular high-decile schools experienced large roll growths, while less popular low-decile school experienced roll declines. Schools could operate
7990-445: The years of schooling of the student cohort, using 13 academic year levels, numbered 1 through to 13. Before 1995, a system of Forms, Standards and Juniors/Primers was used. (for children starting after March, depending upon individual school policy) In Year 1 classroom (Many primary schools in smaller towns perform the dual role of primary and intermediate school) Students turning five enter at Year 1 if they begin school at
8084-567: Was 11.7, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.1% had no religion, 40.7% were Christian , 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.4% were Hindu , 0.6% were Muslim , 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,566 (13.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,123 (27.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,545 people (13.5%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
8178-399: Was called Mosgiel District High School until 1956, and has origins from 1864. East Taieri School, Elmgrove School and Silverstream School are state contributing primary schools catering for years 1 to 6. They have rolls of 317, 291 and 313 students, respectively. East Taieri School was founded as a preaching station in 1853 and moved to its current location in 1863. St Mary's School is
8272-514: Was enacted. In the early 1930s the director of Education blocked an initiative by the New Zealand Federation of Teachers to have the Māori language added to the curriculum. Though not the only factor, the ban on the Māori language in education contributed to the widespread loss of Māori-language ability. By 1960 the number of Māori who could speak the language had fallen to 25% from 95% in 1900. Focus on falling Māori academic achievement in
8366-488: Was established in 1850 and formally recognised as an educational establishment in 1868 through the Auckland Grammar School Appropriation Act. Some schools were set up by religious groups, and others by provincial governments. Nelson and Otago were better funded and more efficient education systems than northern provinces such as Auckland ; Auckland Board of Education was set up in 1857, under
8460-530: Was not until the Native Schools Act was passed in 1867 that a systematic government preference was articulated for the English language as a medium of instruction for Māori children. And even with the passage of the act, the English-language provision was not rigorously enforced until 1900. Starting in 1903, a government policy to discourage, and even punish, the use of the Māori language in playgrounds
8554-483: Was that 4,764 (41.8%) people were employed full-time, 1,617 (14.2%) were part-time, and 252 (2.2%) were unemployed. R.A. Lawson 's East Taieri Presbyterian Church (1870) stands near the Mosgiel turnoff to State Highway 1. The Mosgiel Woollen Mill built in 1871 in Factory Road, was the second woollen mill to open in New Zealand. The mill was integral to the town and a significant employer from when it opened until
8648-625: Was the only literature used in teaching, and this became a major factor in how Māori viewed the European world. In the 1850s a Māori trade school was established at Te Awamutu by John Gorst to teach Māori practical skills associated with European-style farming, but in 1863 was burnt down by Rewi Maniapoto in the early stages of New Zealand Wars . Teaching by missionaries in Native schools were in Māori between 1815 and 1900. The Young Māori Party MPs, especially Māui Pōmare and Āpirana Ngata , advocated
8742-432: Was the site of Holy Cross College , the national Roman Catholic seminary for the training of priests. The seminary was located on extensive grounds which included a farm. The seminary was moved to Auckland in 1997 but many of its buildings remain and are used for Catholic as well as other purposes. The significance of the area for transport grew in the 20th century when the proximity of the plain's flat land to Dunedin saw
8836-589: Was well developed. Formal European-style schooling was first introduced in 1815 and was well established in 1832 by the London Missionary Society missionaries, who learned Māori and built the first schools in the Bay of Islands. Both children and adults were taught. The main resources were the Christian New Testament and slates , and teaching was in the Māori language . For many years the Bible
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