Ashburton Intermediate School principal Gavin Cooper has just six males on his teaching staff of 20, and would prefer a higher proportion of men.
Ministry of Education figures show there were 12, 175 male and 27,361 female permanent teachers in New Zealand schools at April 2006.
Mr Cooper said many boys were not experiencing male teachers until they got to high school and a lot did not have stable male role models in their lives.
Ministry of Education figures show there were 12, 175 male and 27,361 female permanent teachers in New Zealand schools at April 2006.
Mr Cooper said many boys were not experiencing male teachers until they got to high school and a lot did not have stable male role models in their lives.