Schools across the country have scrapped NCEA Level One- but one Auckland school is bringing it back.

Auckland's Whangaparāoa College is reintroducing the full program next year for Year 10 and 11 students.

Principal Steve McCracken says community and stakeholder voices indicate the time is right to bring back these academic standards, after discontinuing them in 2020.

"After a consultation in our curriculum review, we've made that decision to opt in now to NCEA Level One, with a focus on the co-requisites- literacy and numeracy. It's the right time for us."

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