Simon Craggs

Simon Craggs is the principal of Papakura High School in New Zealand. He has been vocal about the educational inequities faced by students in low-income areas, particularly regarding the literacy and numeracy testing requirements for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Craggs has highlighted the alarming failure rates among students in low socio-economic contexts and advocates for policy changes to address these disparities.

Global Media Ratings

Dominance

0.00%

Persistence

0 wks

Reach

16,074

Power

700$

Sentiment

5.50

Countries Mentioned

Country	Mentions	Sentiment	Dominance	+ Persistence	x Population	= Reach	x GDP (millions)	= Power
New Zealand	2	5.50	0.33%	+0%	4,822,233	16,074	$210,000	700$
Totals	2				4,822,233	16,074	$210,000	700$

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New Zealand: Papakura High principal Simon Craggs told the Herald Te Taamatatanga O Pukekohekohe’s trip was school-sanctioned. 7

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Pukekohe North School student hospitalised during unsanctioned Fiji trip, statutory manager appointed after board infighting

New Zealand: Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs expressed disappointment over the culture of wastefulness at the Teaching Council. 4

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin earned more than $400k salary ahead of resignation

New Zealand: Papakura High principal Simon Craggs said his school had grown 30% in two years. 5

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Mega-school split: Mount Albert Grammar proposes splitting in two, with new middle and senior school model

New Zealand: Simon Craggs, the new Polyfest Trust chair, said the changes allowed for growth over coming years. 7

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Māori stage departs Polyfest festival to new venue and different dates, cultural unity questioned

New Zealand: Simon Craggs, now principal at one of the first schools Fisher worked at, felt the system had let students down and put them at unnecessary risk. 3

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Teaching Council investigating after man with prior convictions passed police checks, abused girls

New Zealand: Simon Craggs earlier told the Herald that NCEA Level 1 had been poorly designed. 5

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: NCEA scrapped: Kiwi principals have their say on whether new NZ Certificate of Education will fix ‘tarnished’ system?

New Zealand: Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs said the new tests were poorly designed. 4

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Epsom Girls Grammar to offer Cambridge as fears grow top schools could abandon NCEA

New Zealand: Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs told the Herald the school was aware of a post circulating on social media and had implemented a number of steps as a result. 7

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Increased police presence to monitor South Auckland’s Papakura after reports of planned brawl between schools

New Zealand: Simon Craggs from Papakura High School said 50 principals wanted to stop the NCEA tests due to high failure rates. 7

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Calls to scrap NCEA tests as failure rates soar in low-income schools