Some schools are scrambling to fill teaching positions before term one
Some schools are scrambling to fill teaching positions before term one
20 January 2026
About 450 teaching and principal roles remain vacant - 12 percent more than this time last year.
About 75 percent are in the North Island - 125 in Auckland.
Executive Principal at Auckland's Northcote College, Vicki Barrie, says they'll likely start the year with gaps in carpentry and Maori studies.
She says her school has some flexibility - and can adjust the timetable to help with gaps, but they need permanently staff.
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