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New literacy and numeracy tests could lower NCEA achievement rates among Māori and Pacific students.
The warning comes from an independent evaluation of a trial-run of online tests in reading, writing and maths involving 16,000 mostly Year 10 students in July.
A separate report advised it would take a concerted effort across all schools to raise achievement before the tests became a compulsory part of NCEA in 2024.
The July trial had pass rates of 34 percent in writing, 56 percent in maths, and 64 percent in reading.
A similar trial last year resulted in pass rates of 35 percent for writing, 65 percent for maths and 67 percent for reading.
Reports on the trial provided to RNZ under the Official Information Act said some students failed even though other testing indicated they were at the right level to pass, especially in writing.
The figures showed lower decile schools generally had lower pass rates than higher decile schools across all three tests.
Link to article: New NCEA tests could jeopardise Māori and Pacific students' achievement rates | RNZ News
