Half the teens who failed NCEA level 1 did so only because of new literacy and numeracy requirements. The remainder did not achieve enough credits for the qualification. Figures provided to RNZ by ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford says a sizeable drop in the percentage of NCEA Level 1 students receiving the qualification was anticipated.. The latest results released on Friday show 70% of ...

Students who sat a digital version of NCEA Level 1 English last week have been offered a derived grade following technical problems with the exam pilot.

NCEA Level 1 isn’t always preparing students with the knowledge they need for NCEA Level 2. Only one in three schools are offering all four parts (standards) of a course.

A ‘pulse check’ on how the new Level 1 NCEA is being rolled out in schools is shocking, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. The survey, carried out last month, was completed ...

A top Auckland private school has so little confidence in the new NCEA Level 1 curriculum it is ditching the qualification in favour of its own Year 11 dip ...

Some NCEA students were reduced to tears, and others are said to have had their confidence shattered, by a "far too difficult" Level 1 algebra exam.

Schools are back, but NCEA level 1 media studies soon won’t be — at a time when media literacy is more vital than ever. In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in ...

Diocesan School for Girls student Zoe Tinkler, who is currently sitting her NCEA exams. Photo / Supplied A few "teething problems" bogged some students sitting their NCEA Level 1 English exam this ...