The Teaching and Learning International Study (TALIS) ranked New Zealand teachers fourth out of 35 participating countries, behind the Russian Federation, Estonia and Singapore.
In New Zealand the study looked at more than 2800 Year 7-10 teachers and their principals at primary, intermediate and secondary schools.
New Zealand teachers did well in teacher training and professional development, autonomy in their work, and networking with peers.
One of the report’s main findings was that, unlike many other countries, there was no drop in teacher professionalism at socio-economically disadvantaged schools. This shows that New Zealand students have access to great teachers, no matter what their background.
Read more about the study, Supporting Teacher Professionalism: Insights from TALIS 2013 on the OECD website.