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Bali Haque
Iqbal Manzoor Haque MNZM, commonly known as Bali Haque, is a New Zealand educator. His career has included four principalships, advocacy and support in a range of professional associations, serving as deputy chief executive officer of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and as chair of the Independent Taskforce commissioned by the Sixth Labour Government in 2018 to review Tomorrow's Schools. Haque is a frequent commentator on educational issues and his contributions have been described as "characterised by a scholarly analysis and a socially critical disposition". He has published two books and as of 2023 is a member of the New Plymouth District Council.
Born in Pakistan, Haque moved with his parents when he was three years of age to the United Kingdom. He received his early schooling in London in the 1960s, a period he has noted as difficult because of racism against immigrants at the time. He attended Holloway Comprehensive School in London and gained a BSc(Honours) degree in economics, from Hull University in 1972. Haque completed his teacher training at Garnett College in 1973, and graduated from Massey University in 1995 with the degree of Master of Educational Administration and Leadership (Hons).
Haque began his teaching career in 1975 at Caludon Castle School in the United Kingdom, moving to New Zealand to take up a position teaching economics and accounting at Spotswood College from 1975 to 1977. After two years teaching back in the United Kingdom, Haque returned to New Zealand and was employed as head of economics at Spotswood College from 1982 to 1987, being appointed deputy principal in 1988.
Haque was principal of Tamatea High School from 1992 to 1995, moving to Rosehill College in 1995 where he was principal until 2003. As New Zealand moved toward a change in the assessment system in the country's high schools, Haque commented in 2001 that the proposed National Certificate of Educational Achievement had widespread support but the sector needed to ensure the debate was kept open for all stakeholders, even those schools that disagreed with the changes. Between 2003 and 2006, Haque was principal of Pakuranga College, later acknowledged in 2018 as a former principal of the school, for his leadership role in a Government-appointed taskforce to review key aspects of the New Zealand education system. In 2022, he was one of three former principals of the college honoured for their contributions to the school, when a newly opened facility was named the Haque Building. Partly funded by the Ministry of Education, the Haque Building provided a construction template designed to be flexible to suit "different learning needs and subjects", and as the principal Michael Williams noted, was part of the school's plan to create "modern learning spaces for students".
In 2012, Haque became principal at Tereora College, Cook Islands, holding the position until 2015. Early in his role at the college, Haque expressed concern about the amount of time some students were taking off school and while he acknowledged it was often to attend cultural or sporting events and ultimately the decision rested with the families, they could still be academically disadvantaged by the end of the year. He announced in September 2014 that the college had created an online portal for parents to monitor the progress of their children, providing access to NCEA credit summaries, attendance, timetables and fees. Haque said this information-sharing system was part of the school's learning charter and also ensured that staff were held accountable. The college was selected in 2013 to pilot the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme. Haque explained that for this programme, funded by the New Zealand Agency for International Development, students were required "to go through the process of market research, get a product, sell the product, market it and then do the wrap up in terms of the accounting for it, profits they've made, lost they've made, dividends they pay – absolutely running a business". During the programme, members of the local business community offered mentoring for students to "develop their skills in accounting, marketing, and human resource management". When Tania Morgan retired in 2023 after eight years as principal of Tereora College, she acknowledged Haque as one of the previous principals who exposed her to different leadership styles.
As president (2003/2004) and executive member of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand (SPANZ), Haque provided leadership and advocacy for teachers and principals. SPANZ released a staffing survey in 2003 that raised concerns about the quality of teachers being employed for some subjects. In his role as president, Haque said this reflected "a demand and supply issue" when compromises were likely to be made during a time of shortage due to an increase in roll numbers at secondary schools, but it was important that it did not affect the quality of education as there was little parents could do about this. Later in 2003, when SPANZ challenged the New Zealand government over the impact of financial constraints on secondary schools, Haque claimed the "woefully inadequate" funding was creating anger amongst principals due to "extra demands continually being placed on schools without the resources needed to make them work".
As of 2023, Haque remains a trustee for Toi Foundation, a position he has held since 2018. Between 2020 and 2022, he was a board member at Ako Mātātupu. Teach First NZ, the flagship programme of Ako Mātātupu, trains secondary school teachers within the context of "working to address inequities in the education system through indigenous and socially innovative approaches to teaching and leadership".
Haque joined the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) in September 2006 at a time when the organisation was under public scrutiny for issues around achievement levels of students in New Zealand Scholarship examinations. He held the role of deputy chief executive, qualifications division, of NZQA from 2006 until 2011, with the specific responsibility for managing the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), in particular establishing "quality assurance of both internal and external assessment and the analysis and publication of results". When achievement data for more than 150,000 secondary students in New Zealand went online in 2007, Haque entered the debate about whether internal assessment was undermining qualifications. He noted that NZQA was implementing Government policy for assessment that was standards-based and used both internal and external measures, concluding that NCEA was "internationally recognised as robust and credible...[and]...each level of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is specifically described so that the standards and the qualifications in the NQF can be compared internationally".
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Bali Haque
Iqbal Manzoor Haque MNZM, commonly known as Bali Haque, is a New Zealand educator. His career has included four principalships, advocacy and support in a range of professional associations, serving as deputy chief executive officer of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and as chair of the Independent Taskforce commissioned by the Sixth Labour Government in 2018 to review Tomorrow's Schools. Haque is a frequent commentator on educational issues and his contributions have been described as "characterised by a scholarly analysis and a socially critical disposition". He has published two books and as of 2023 is a member of the New Plymouth District Council.
Born in Pakistan, Haque moved with his parents when he was three years of age to the United Kingdom. He received his early schooling in London in the 1960s, a period he has noted as difficult because of racism against immigrants at the time. He attended Holloway Comprehensive School in London and gained a BSc(Honours) degree in economics, from Hull University in 1972. Haque completed his teacher training at Garnett College in 1973, and graduated from Massey University in 1995 with the degree of Master of Educational Administration and Leadership (Hons).
Haque began his teaching career in 1975 at Caludon Castle School in the United Kingdom, moving to New Zealand to take up a position teaching economics and accounting at Spotswood College from 1975 to 1977. After two years teaching back in the United Kingdom, Haque returned to New Zealand and was employed as head of economics at Spotswood College from 1982 to 1987, being appointed deputy principal in 1988.
Haque was principal of Tamatea High School from 1992 to 1995, moving to Rosehill College in 1995 where he was principal until 2003. As New Zealand moved toward a change in the assessment system in the country's high schools, Haque commented in 2001 that the proposed National Certificate of Educational Achievement had widespread support but the sector needed to ensure the debate was kept open for all stakeholders, even those schools that disagreed with the changes. Between 2003 and 2006, Haque was principal of Pakuranga College, later acknowledged in 2018 as a former principal of the school, for his leadership role in a Government-appointed taskforce to review key aspects of the New Zealand education system. In 2022, he was one of three former principals of the college honoured for their contributions to the school, when a newly opened facility was named the Haque Building. Partly funded by the Ministry of Education, the Haque Building provided a construction template designed to be flexible to suit "different learning needs and subjects", and as the principal Michael Williams noted, was part of the school's plan to create "modern learning spaces for students".
In 2012, Haque became principal at Tereora College, Cook Islands, holding the position until 2015. Early in his role at the college, Haque expressed concern about the amount of time some students were taking off school and while he acknowledged it was often to attend cultural or sporting events and ultimately the decision rested with the families, they could still be academically disadvantaged by the end of the year. He announced in September 2014 that the college had created an online portal for parents to monitor the progress of their children, providing access to NCEA credit summaries, attendance, timetables and fees. Haque said this information-sharing system was part of the school's learning charter and also ensured that staff were held accountable. The college was selected in 2013 to pilot the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme. Haque explained that for this programme, funded by the New Zealand Agency for International Development, students were required "to go through the process of market research, get a product, sell the product, market it and then do the wrap up in terms of the accounting for it, profits they've made, lost they've made, dividends they pay – absolutely running a business". During the programme, members of the local business community offered mentoring for students to "develop their skills in accounting, marketing, and human resource management". When Tania Morgan retired in 2023 after eight years as principal of Tereora College, she acknowledged Haque as one of the previous principals who exposed her to different leadership styles.
As president (2003/2004) and executive member of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand (SPANZ), Haque provided leadership and advocacy for teachers and principals. SPANZ released a staffing survey in 2003 that raised concerns about the quality of teachers being employed for some subjects. In his role as president, Haque said this reflected "a demand and supply issue" when compromises were likely to be made during a time of shortage due to an increase in roll numbers at secondary schools, but it was important that it did not affect the quality of education as there was little parents could do about this. Later in 2003, when SPANZ challenged the New Zealand government over the impact of financial constraints on secondary schools, Haque claimed the "woefully inadequate" funding was creating anger amongst principals due to "extra demands continually being placed on schools without the resources needed to make them work".
As of 2023, Haque remains a trustee for Toi Foundation, a position he has held since 2018. Between 2020 and 2022, he was a board member at Ako Mātātupu. Teach First NZ, the flagship programme of Ako Mātātupu, trains secondary school teachers within the context of "working to address inequities in the education system through indigenous and socially innovative approaches to teaching and leadership".
Haque joined the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) in September 2006 at a time when the organisation was under public scrutiny for issues around achievement levels of students in New Zealand Scholarship examinations. He held the role of deputy chief executive, qualifications division, of NZQA from 2006 until 2011, with the specific responsibility for managing the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), in particular establishing "quality assurance of both internal and external assessment and the analysis and publication of results". When achievement data for more than 150,000 secondary students in New Zealand went online in 2007, Haque entered the debate about whether internal assessment was undermining qualifications. He noted that NZQA was implementing Government policy for assessment that was standards-based and used both internal and external measures, concluding that NCEA was "internationally recognised as robust and credible...[and]...each level of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is specifically described so that the standards and the qualifications in the NQF can be compared internationally".
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