Probability and Statistics in the schooling system of New Zealand Dimitar Christozov Department of Computer Science, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria dgc@aubg.bg Stefanka Chukova School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Victoria university of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand stefanka@mcs.vuw.ac.nz Plamen Mateev Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria pmat@fmi.uni-sofia.bg Abstract The aim of this report is firstly, to provide an overview of the schooling system in New Zealand and secondly, to outline how probability and statistics are included in the curriculum of the primary, intermediate and secondary schools in New Zealand. 1. Introduction We carry out this report, because we felt that it is important to share approaches and experiences related to teaching statistics within different educational systems and try to benefit as much as possible from their successes and learn lessons from their faults. The system we are going to review has been adapted in New Zealand, Australia and UK and we summarise it for the benefit of the Bulgarian schooling system. To the best of our knowledge, there is little room, if any at all, for education in statistics in the curriculum of Bulgarian schools. The aim of this report is to point out, one more time, the importance of teaching statistics at school level and to present a possible approach of incorporating statistics in the schools’ curriculum. Why having a general knowledge in statistics for a secondary 1