Darr said schools needed other options for assessing literacy and numeracy and meeting the requirements should not be a prerequisite for receiving an NCEA qualification.

Literacy and numeracy could be a separate qualification, or they could be included in the NCEA certificates in the same manner that standards from other subjects were included.

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[–] ooo_shiny@lemmy.nz 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

NCEA has always had literacy and numeracy requirements to gain the final qualification. The difference now is that the assessment of these requirements have changed whereas before if you did okay in one of the liberal arts and Maths or Science you probably had the requirements without really trying. I personally like the fact that it is a little more rigorous now.

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Lots of people in this thread spamming their opinion, and yet this is the only comment pointing out that literacy and numeracy requirements already exist...

Like the other commenters, I have a chip on my shoulder about the quality of education here in NZ. Unlike the other commenters, I'm not naive enough to think that makes my armchair opinion relevant.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 5 points 11 months ago

Lots of people in this thread spamming their opinion

That's kinda why we're here, isn't it?