Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand’s state distance education provider. We provide learning programmes from early childhood through to NCEA Level 3. With over 20,000 enrolments a year, the school’s roll is diverse and dynamic. Learners include dual tuition for face-to-face schools, students who are geographically remote, students excluded from face-to-face schools or unable to attend for reasons such as high-health needs or involvement in high-performance sports or arts. Te Kura is a free school of choice for learners aged 16-19. We also teach adults.

Te Kura  has recently made the essential and transformative shift to online provision, from the postal provision of our past as The Correspondence School. Our award-winning online learning environment “My Te Kura” provides engaging, accessible learning opportunities.   This digital development has enhanced Te Kura’s personalised learning approach. We have adapted the international Big Picture learning approach to our learners’ context. We are committed to one student at a time in a community of learners.  Our students engage in real life learning opportunities. The learners’ passions and interests are at the centre, and their whānau and community are connected to their learning. The use of digital technology has greatly enhanced teaching and learning, in terms of access, engagement and learner agency. Our learners are developing skills and enjoying a relevance to their learning that extends well beyond the traditional concept of the classroom.  Find more at  our website www.tekura.school.nz