Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced on Wednesday that the school curriculum is in for a shakeup, with the Government proposing to shift education into a "digitally oriented system". She said the Government would spend $40 million on raising teachers' skills to deliver the new curriculum, which will involve all pupils from Year 1 to Year 10 taking part in digital technologies education. The new content will cover two key areas – "computational thinking" and "designing and developing digital outcomes" – which are likely to include computer programming.
To support our students, the Board of Trustees have agreed that the time has come to ask all caregiver's to provide a device with a keyboard, such as a Chromebook, for day to day use. Almost all students currently have a device, however for many it is their phone, which creates added distractions and does not have an effective key pad. The cost of a Chromebook is currently about $280 and continues to drop. This decision will free our existing computers to support families in financial need or students whose machines have a technical issue.
The Board accepts that it is the school's role to provide the specialist software and computers needed for NCEA and will continue to do so.
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