About the Quality Public Education Coalition (Inc.)

QPEC is a voluntary coalition of parents and educators concerned to promote high quality within each sector of public education. It was launched in mid 1997 and is in the process of becoming an incorporated society.

The Aims of QPEC are:

• To promote education as a basic human right available to everyone through a quality public education system based on social justice and equity;
• To provide a public forum to counter the trend towards marketisation of education;
• To promote co-operation instead of competition between individual schools and between state and integrated schools;
• To facilitate debate based on accurate information;
• To initiate and disseminate research;
• To inform parents and communities about sound educational practices;
• To advocate systems and processes through which students, parents and teachers can be heard;
• To support parents experiencing difficulties within the education system.

Activities

QPEC has:

• organised many public meetings and education sector meetings in centres around NZ to highlight problem areas in education for parents;
• lobbied for changes in key government education policies;
• taken part in the public debate on educational issues.

Personnel

Structure

QPEC operates as an incorporated society under a constitution. There is a National Council which meets twice a year and incorporates contacts from around the country while branches meet regularly in Auckland and Palmerston North. The QPEC national mailing list for members covers the country.

The QPEC constitution can be read here QPEC_Constitution_-_updated_-_February_2005.doc (45,056 bytes) [HTML Version]

Address for Correspondence and Membership Fees

National Secretary
P.O. Box 56 482
Dominion Road
Auckland
New Zealand

Contact QPEC

If you have a comment, question or suggestion please email the appropriate spokesperson:

Are you interested in Joining QPEC?

You can join QPEC by depositing the appropriate amount ($20 individual, $5 unwaged or $100 institution) into our account on line at Kiwibank Account No 38 9006 0591199 00 and then emailing our National Secretary Maxine Boag with your name and contact details at Maxine Boag

OR

Please print out the PDF version of the membership form here and mail the completed form with payment to:

I wish to join the Quality Public Education Coalition: