Final results indicate that barely half the teenagers who tried to pass the critical NCEA literacy and numeracy benchmark via online tests this year have succeeded.

Only 55% of students have passed the compulsory numeracy NCEA entrance test. 

66% of students passed the writing test and 70% passed the reading test. 

Vaughan Couillault is the Secondary Principals Association President and joins the show. 

LISTEN ABOVE. 

Final results indicate that barely half the teenagers who tried to pass the critical NCEA literacy and numeracy benchmark via online tests this year have succeeded.
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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">66% of students passed the writing test and 70% passed the reading test. 
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Vaughan Couillault: Secondary Principals Association President on dire NCEA results

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