Education policy advocacy group located in Wellington; members are drawn from the early childhood, school and higher education sectors, and leaders of industry and commerce; contributes to education policy through research & debate on issues

Provides information on school enrolment zones (not including private schools and state-integrated institutions); searchable according to school name, street name or location; has addresses, contact numbers, web sites, maps etc

Administers a range of awards for New Zealanders and Americans wanting to study in each other's countries; formerly known as NZ-US Educational Foundation; site has details of awards & programmes; based in Wellington

Charitable trust based in Palmerston North that encourages parents to take up the option of educating their children at home; conducts annual workshops, home education awareness week, has an home schooling advice network (telephonic)

Association of Montessori schools with headquarters in Nelson; has a list of member schools and links to their web sites; also has information on the Montessori system

Non-profit organisation which provides information about environmental education programmes & initiatives throughout New Zealand; hosts environmental education conferences; objective is to foster environmental education

Organisation that aims to promote and safeguard the high quality care of students in school boarding houses; based in Hamilton

Parent body of 28 autonomous kindergarten associations throughout New Zealand, with its head office at Wellington; represents views of its members, promotes and advocates high quality early childhood education to government and all New Zealanders

Provides national and international leadership in assessment and qualifications; quality assures secondary and tertiary qualification and education providers, evaluate overseas qualifications and administers National Qualifications Framework

National organisation which represents the views of, and provides services to, member boards of trustees; represents the views of members to the government, provides training for boards of trustees, provides expert advisory services, etc