four per cent of respondents answered 'don't know'. Support for compulsory teaching of te reo Mori in schools was highest among Mori and Pacific people at 71 per cent, compared with 32 per cent for New Zealand Europeans. Auckland private school King's College introduced Mori as a core subject for all Year 9 students in 2010, although only eight per cent of students are of Mori or Polynesian descent. At the end of the year, headmaster Bradley Fenner said the response to the programme from students and parents was positive. As an official language of New Zealand (along with New Zealand Sign Language and English), te reo Mori can currently be studied as a first or additional language. It may also be the medium of instruction across all learning areas. To help support teachers, there are Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Te Reo Mori in English-medium Schools: Years 1 -- 13: Te Aho Arataki Marau m te Ako Te Reo Mori -- Kura Auraki The New Zealand Curriculum (2007) sets the direction for student learning in English-medium schools and provides guidance to self-managing schools as they design and review their curriculum. It is a framework that allows schools to design their own curriculum to best fit the needs of their students, including the teaching of te reo Mori. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa (2009) sets the direction for student learning in kura and is taught in te reo Mori. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and the New Zealand Curriculum together comprise