Thousands more high school students are passing the foundational literacy and numeracy assessments required for NCEA, clear evidence the Government’s relentless focus on the basics is delivering ...

New data shows there's been a noticeable surge in high school students passing NCEA numeracy and literacy assessments. Latest results show 57 percent achieved the maths standard across all year levels ...

Principals from schools in the country’s poorest communities have united to call for an end to new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests. They warn the online tests will create a generation of ...

Principals from low-income schools are calling to end new NCEA reading, writing, and maths tests. They warn the tests could leave many students, especially Māori and Pacific, without qualifications.

“The results released today of the first assessment event show we need more time to embed the new Literacy & Communication and Maths Strategy and Hei Raukura Mō Te Mokopuna to increase students’ ...

Principals fear many of the 15,000 senior secondary students who failed to reach the critical NCEA reading, writing and maths benchmark last year will give up on school or future study. Figures ...

The government announced sweeping changes to school qualifications on Monday morning, including the end of the NCEA system that has been in place for more than 20 years. The government plans to ...

The Education Minister says the education system "is being gamed" as the government proposes replacing all levels of NCEA. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford made ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford has called time on “credit counting”, announcing plans to scrap the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Under the proposed changes, from 2028 NCEA ...