2026 Conference

Data Champions Conference 2026

The 2026 New Zealand School’s Data Champions conference will take place towards the end of Term Two on Friday 3rd July (Last Day Term 2).

Hosted at St Andrew's College in Christchurch, the conference showcased the best practice happening right across New Zealand schools in using data to make better decisions to positively impact learner outcomes.

The 2026 Conference is being spearheaded by Mark Hooper, Sarah Exon and Jake Wills.

While we are staying true to our "by teachers, for teachers" roots, we’re opening the doors this year to a limited number of organisations that support schools with data. To keep things transparent, these sessions will be clearly marked on the program.

We’re looking for teachers from primary and secondary schools who are ready to share what works. We especially love hands-on workshops that let attendees "get their hands dirty."

Interested in sharing? Email Jake at jake@jpw.nz to discuss your ideas or fill it in on the registration form. If you’re representing a commercial product or service, there is a $100 registration fee, which we use to buy thank-you gifts for our volunteer teacher-presenters.

Conference Details

Date: Friday 3rd July (Last Day Term 2)

Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm

Cost: Free (attendees to provide own transportation)

Location: St Andrew's College

347 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052

Food: Provided by St A

Programme: Details Coming

We currently have presentations confirmed from:

Angela Seyb (MoE) - looking at how schools can use data from the SMART tool
Mark Hooper and Amanda Lester (Christ’s College) - tracking data inside a school department
Sarah Exon (StAC) - Use of CAM data and in school research, and using staff voice to develop PowerBI dashboards
Centre for Assessment and Monitoring (CAM)
Jake Wills (PAROT)* - Tracking attendance and achievment in secondary schools
And maybe you? Get in touch with jake@jpw.nz and we can work out details.

* Presentations with an asterix (*) are from commerical organisations, who are helping support the conference by providing thank you gifts for our volunteer teacher-presenters.

Outline:

9:00am Registration
9:30am Welcome and Plenary
10:30am Short Break to Rearrange Rooms
10:45am Breakout 1
11:30am Breakout 2
12:15pm Lunch Break
1:30pm Breakout 3
2:15pm Breakout 4
3:00pm Day Ends

There will be time afterwards for people to stay around and network, or get support from others who are willing to share.

Presenters:

If you are keen to present please email Jake (jake@jpw.nz) and let him know. Each breakout session is 45 minutes long. If you’ve got questions about this please ask.

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