A second maths-related exam cock-up has been revealed this afternoon, following an error in an NCEA test yesterday. A "discrepancy" in a question on the Level 2 ...

The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association president Jack Boyle said he had heard reports of alarm over the exam's difficulty. But the NZQA was standing by the test. Go to the authority's ...

Many students said this year's Level 2 NCEA Maths papers were far more difficult than previous years. Photo / 123RF Puzzled by polynomials? Confused by calculus? Then this test could make you break ...

Concerned teachers have shared the NCEA question that left top students in tears after their exam. The maths question was sent to the Herald by a teacher concerned about its inappropriateness. The ...

THIS question was so baffling to New Zealand school students it reduced some of them to tears. Can you solve it? The exam has sparked an open letter by maths teachers to the NZ Qualifications ...

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Thousands more high school students are passing the foundational literacy and numeracy assessments required for NCEA, clear evidence the Government’s relentless focus on the basics is delivering ...

Some top maths students have been reduced to tears by questions in a Level 1 maths exam which teachers say required Level 2 knowledge. One mother said her daughter was "a top maths student at a top ...