Alarming Rate of Failure in New Literacy and Numeracy Exams in New Zealand

Alarming Rate of Failure in New Literacy and Numeracy Exams in New Zealand
Children pictured in a classroom at Waterview Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 4, 2018. Phil Walter/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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A pilot program for a new literacy and numeracy high school assessment in New Zealand has revealed the alarming deterioration in education standards, demonstrating an urgent need for education reform, according to an expert.

New Zealand’s National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA), the qualification for senior secondary school students, is undergoing changes to ensure results correlate more closely to actual literacy and numeracy skills.