NCEA
NCEA results revealed
Students are flocking to the Qualifications Authority website at the rate of 20,000 an hour to get their NCEA results.
Thousands of emergency grades among NCEA results
Schools applied for emergency grades for more than 20,000 students affected by November's earthquake and flooding, but only a third were actually used.
Play it Strange - Ianetta Solomon-Brown
There were some great finalists in Play It Strange's last songwriting competition, but one that stood out to us was Ianetta Solomon-Brown from Baradene College in Auckland. Audio
NZQA investigates errors in maths exams
The NZ Qualifications Authority is commissioning an independent review of last week's Level 3 statistics exam, which contained an error.
Principals say hard work behind rising NCEA pass rates
NCEA pass rates are climbing and it appears teaching teens carpentry and getting adults to sit down and mentor them are driving that increase. Audio
Students stumped by maths exam error
An error in an NCEA exam is likely to have thrown many students off their stride, a high school maths teacher says.
Quake after-effects disrupt exams
As all schools now reopen for exams, last week's earthquakes are continuing to disrupt end-of-year NCEA exams Audio
NCEA exams start today
NCEA exams start this morning with Level one English.Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been talking to parents and teens about the exams. Audio
Students prepare to knuckle down (or not) for NCEA exams
NCEA and Scholarship exams start next week, with secondary schools today releasing their senior students for study leave if they haven't already done so.
Students prepare for NCEA exams
NCEA and Scholarship exams start next week. John Gerritsen talks to students and educators about the best way to study for these important exams. Audio
NCEA assessment more 'relentless' than old system
Support for the NCEA has consolidated but some schools are still doing too much assessment, an author of a new book about the school qualification says. Audio
Has NCEA delivered?
It's 14 years since NCEA was introduced to replace School Certificate, UE and Bursary. Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Rosemary Hipkins the co-author of a new book, examining what she says is one of the most… Audio
Students head online to test NCEA exams
Thousands of teenagers have been getting a sneak peek at the future of NCEA exams this month.
Maths experts from NZ and abroad solve maths question
What is the answer to the algebra question that left students nationwide, stumped? Checkpoint asked two experts - one in New Zealand, one New York. Video, Audio
US maths professor Sylvain Cappell works on maths question
If Ranee gave Hone $20 they would have the same amount. If instead Hone gave Ranee $22, Ranee would then have twice as much as Hone....US maths professor Sylvain Cappell tries to solve a year 11 exam… Video, Audio
Mathematics professor answers controversial maths question
Sylvain Cappell is a Silver Professor of Mathematics at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Checkpoint asked him to solve a maths question which caught out year 11… Video, Audio
Teachers urged to take some responsibility for maths exam
Teachers are being urged to take some responsibility for a maths exam that's come under fire for being too hard and damaging students' self esteem. Audio
NCEA overtakes funding as main issue for schools
Teachers are happier and students better behaved but low-decile schools are struggling to keep up, a survey of secondary schools shows.
Change or scrap NCEA benchmarks, govt told
The government has been told NCEA needs a shake-up after research showed many teens getting the qualification were not functionally literate or numerate.
Teens getting quals despite being functionally illiterate
The NCEA's literacy and numeracy benchmarks are under scrutiny after research showed some teens were getting the qualification even though they were not functionally literate or numerate. Audio
