Government announces complete shake-up of NCEA for 2018
(WorldNews New Zealand)

A complete shake-up of NCEA will look at whether all students should attempt the level one qualification and whether teenagers are being overassessed. The secondary school qualification, which replaced School Certificate, Sixth Form Certificate and Bursary was introduced in 2002 and Labour signalled ahead of the September election that they would review it if in government. Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced the terms of reference for the review on Thursday,...