School Impact
House of Science has been supporting New Zealand primary and intermediate schools for over 10 years. Evidence collected over many surveys, assessments and interviews consistently shows:
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Social Return On Investment
Improved mental health for students and teachers
ImpactLab Report 2024 >
Our kits ignite curiosity & shape future scientists
Improved teacher confidence
Student progress in science, numeracy & literacy
95%
Of teachers say that they have increased their understanding of science thanks to House of Science.
87%
Of teachers understand more about what science they need to teach their students and have access to appropriate resources.
97%
Of teachers report most or all students engaged as a result of using our Science Kits.

As this was a new curriculum for us at Tarawera High School we were learning together (students and teacher) about the science kits, vocabulary for science as well as experiments. Great hands on resources for students to do investigations with as well as inquiry learning
Raewyn Houia
Tarawera High School
The kits are an excellent science resource, and has definitely made it easier to teach science in our primary school. They give a starting point from where teachers can go in lots of directions. We couldn’t afford to buy all the equipment provided in the kits so they are an excellent resource.
Water Analysis
Pahoia School
This kit was amazing. The tamariki loved using the activities and were very engaged. The activities were at a good level and the learning outcomes were perfect for our unit we are doing. Everything was ready to go, so it saved so much time and made science accessible for me as a teacher to present to the class. Without this kit our space activities would have been very boring. Thank you very much!
Spaced Out
Philippa Fairclough
Central School Te Kura Waengaa o Ngāmotu
This kit was amazing! The students particularly loved the activity of investigating the white powder – it was the most engaging activity. All the students enjoyed it and it made them feel like forensic scientists. The teacher manual was also super helpful. I liked that there were many student packs available as well as the binded booklets (I gave out one per group).
Who-Dunnit?
Nadia Abdul Syafieq
South Wellington Intermediate
This was such a great kit! Our students loved it, the activities were easy to teach, there were clear next steps for new learning and we all had so much fun. Thank you very much!
Super Sense
Cynthia Lickfold
Te Uku School







