Noticeable drop in Year 11 students achieving NCEA Level 1

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 1, 2019

The percentage of Year 11 students completing National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 1 has dropped to its lowest level in five years, as a number of schools plan to abandon the first year of the qualification system.

Latest figures from the Ministry of Education show a 3.1 per cent drop in the achievement rate of NCEA Level ...

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