BusinessNZ says many of the changes to New Zealand’s system of standards proposed today by the Government are on the right track, but it will be important that the standard setting process remains demonstrably independent of government and regulatory control....
The new figures showing a 3.5 percent rise in Pasifika and 2 percent rise in Māori 16 year olds achieving NCEA Level 2 shows we are moving in the right direction, however this is just the beginning, says BusinessNZ....
More needs to done to ensure all secondary students are well prepared for further learning and jobs, rather than collecting credits like fly buy points....
