Educational Management

Advance your career as an aspiring senior leader in the education sector. Gain leadership and business skills, strategies and insights to deliver positive changes within your organisation and manage high-performing teams.

This subject is no longer available to new students from 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the School of Education.

If you'd like to become a registered teacher, please look at the Bachelor of Teaching, Graduate Diploma in Teaching, Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching, Master of Teaching and Learning.

Why study Educational Management?

Meeting the complex demands of the education and training sector in New Zealand, and globally, requires educational leaders, trustees, policy advisors and senior administrators who can confidently make sound leadership and management decisions.

Graduates who possess advanced professional knowledge of both leadership and management in the context of education are in great demand. For those wishing to move from middle management into senior roles, this qualification will strongly position you for a range of career opportunities.

Participants will develop the skills and knowledge to:

Use appropriate leadership and management practices to initiate and manage positive change
Recognise ethical issues and responsibilities in the education context
Use research-led knowledge to advance professional practice and student learning