This page was updated on Monday 20 April at 5:50 pm.
Students are now learning from home for the start of Term 2. School holidays were brought forward to run from 30 March through to 14 April, with distance learning starting on 15 April.
Around half of schools and kura were already well set up to deliver distance learning. We are working with a number of partners, including telecommunications companies, to support as needed all schools and kura to deliver distance learning for their students.
Students and parents with any queries about distance learning should contact, for example by email, their school or kura.
Refer to the Ministry of Health for health information, and the Government's dedicated website for all other information and advice:
Unite against COVID-19 - covid19.govt.nz
Ministry of Education COVID-19 information
- Travel and Visa information
- Alert Level 3 FAQs for schools and early learning centres
- Distance learning
- Advice for early learning services
- Advice for schools/kura
- Advice for tertiary providers/whare wānanga
- Advice for students, parents and whānau
- Advice for tertiary students
- COVID-19 and wellbeing
- Advice for Ministry Suppliers
- Childcare options for children aged 0-13 of essential workers
- FAQs for signatories - students on commercial or repatriation flights
- International students – critical incidents, homestay issues and supporting mental wellbeing
- Video conferencing options and guidance for early learning services, schools and kura
- Key contacts