New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that NCEA Level 1 needs reform. In April this year, Minister Stanford requested ERO review NCEA Level 1. An increasing number of schools ...

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 ...

The coalition Government has moved quickly to support teachers with the rollout of the new Level 1 NCEA standards, which the Labour Government rushed to implement, Education Minister Erica Stanford ...

The Education Review Office (ERO) believes it might be time for NCEA level 1 to be scrapped, after the revised version was only introduced earlier this year. A new report from the ERO released on ...

A Porirua 10-year-old earns NCEA Level 1 and 2 merit grades and Cambridge results, showcasing gifted learning, balanced ...

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 ...

St Cuthbert’s College principal Justine Mahon talks about the schools decision to ditch the new NCEA Level 1 in favour of their own Year 11 diploma. Video / NZ Herald A top Auckland private school has ...

Concern over a quarter of new primary teachers not passing NCEA Level 1 maths. The Institute of Economic Research has analysed NCEA achievement of those starting between 2017 and 2022. It found more ...

All but one Whanganui secondary school will offer NCEA Level 1 despite nationwide changes. Whanganui Collegiate School switched to IGCSE Cambridge, citing increased student engagement and teacher ...