For parents

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Plain explanations of how New Zealand primary school actually works, written for the parent at the kitchen table rather than for teachers. Free, and nothing to sign up for.

More added as they are written.

Curriculum levels are gone. What phases mean for your child.

Since January 2026, maths and English are organised into phases and year-by-year sequences instead of levels — and Science still uses the old levels. Which phase your child is in, and what changed.

Something you wish someone would explain? Email admin@kea-academy.co.nz and it may well become the next one of these.

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Curriculum levels are gone. What phases mean for your child.