New Zealand is abandoning its National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)—a complex system which awards “credits” for even simple tasks—and returning to marking students out of 100, with grades it says will “make sense to parents,” like A, B, C, D, and E.
The changes were announced today by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford.
NCEA Level 1 (qualification for completing Year 11) will be replaced with foundation literacy and numeracy tests, while Levels 2 and 3 (for completing Years 12 and 13) will be replaced with a New Zealand Certificate of Education and an Advanced Certificate.
Students will be required to take five subjects and pass at least four to attain each certificate. They will also be required to take English and mathematics in Year 11….
New Zealand to Return to Marking Students With As, Bs and Cs
