New NCEA plan, tight deadline: What the overhaul leaves teachers still asking

The Government's confirmed it's going ahead with scrapping the current NCEA system.

Cabinet's agreed to an overhaul of secondary school qualifications - replacing NCEA with new subject-based assessments in Year 12 and Year 13.

Education Minister Erica Stanford says consultation showed strong support for structural change.

• NCEA will be replaced with a new system with two levels over Years 12 and 13

• There'll be subject-based assessment for Years 12 and 13

• Removing NCEA Level 1 and replacing it with curriculum-driven learning in Year 11

• A Foundational Award will be introduced in Year 11, recognising a students' achievement in literacy and numeracy

• All Year 11 students will study English and Maths from 2028. 

Today on The Front Page, PPTA president Chris Abercrombie is with us to dive into the detail, or lack thereof.

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