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They had their own culture of education where knowledge and skills were imparted by oral traditions, and children learned at the side of the elders.
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It was established by Thomas Kendall from the Anglican Church Missionary Society and taught in Te Reo.
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George Grey, governor of New Zealand, supported the mission schools based on 4 principles - religious instruction, industrial training, learning English and government inspection.
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Introduced the idea that Maori students should live away from their homes and board.
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Government expectations of Māori are not high. School inspector reports to the House of Representatives that Maori were fit to to manual labour, rather than mental.
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Native Schools Act is passed, setting up a system where Māori provide the land and the Government provides the buildings and teachers. Schools for Māori focus more on manual instruction than academic subjects. Instruction was only in English.
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A free basic education in New Zealand.
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Education became compulsory for all New Zealand children
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Proficiency became a prized qualification, especially as it gave the holder two free years of secondary schooling.
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Nationwide policy to impose a ban on te reo being spoken in the playground. A wide range of punishments used against children who speak te reo at school (including corporal punishment).
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This provided learning materials with New Zealand content and supported the curriculum.
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Intermediate schools were thought to make the transition to technical or academic schooling.
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This signalled the end of the assimilation policy.
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Teachers and pupils were released from the narrow focus on meeting exam standards.
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This was raised to 15, meaning that girls were able to remain at school.
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These were held at the end of the third year of secondary school.
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Hunn Report draws attention to the educational disparity between Maori and Pakeha, and rejects the assimilation policy in favour of integration. Between 1900 and 1960, the proportion of Māori fluent in te reo decreases from 95% to 25%.
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This was age 6, and this remains unchanged.
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All Maori schools were transferred to regional education board control.
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Ngā Tamatoa and the Te Reo Māori Society lobby for the introduction of te reo in schools.
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Presentation of Māori language petition to Parliament by Ngā Tamatoa and the Te Reo Māori Society.
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First kura kaupapa Māori established at Hoani Waititi Marae, West Auckland.
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Māori Language Act recognises te reo as an official language. Māori Language Commission (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) is established.
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Education Act formally recognises kura kaupapa Māori as educational institutions.
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The age was raised once again reflecting the view that children need a solid education before moving on to train in other fields.
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Te Puni Kōkiri report identifies education system's underachievement for Maori.
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Series of Hui Taumata initiated to debate issues, barriers, and future directions.
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National Certificate of Educational Achievement replaced School Certificate.
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Launch of strategy for improving the performance of the education system for Māori, Ka Hikitia - Managing for Success.
