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Sexuality education at intermediate school

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Sexuality education at intermediate school

Tahuna Normal Intermediate teacher Yvonne Toa discusses the Sexuality Road progamme with her Dunedin students in June 2009. The programme was developed by Family Planning and included activities and resources for pupils in years 5 to 8 (aged around 9–12). Research has shown that comprehensive sex education delays rather than promotes early engagement in sex.

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Jane Tolerton, Contraception and sterilisation – Information about contraceptives, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27003/sexuality-education-at-intermediate-school (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 23 March 2011.