August 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
NCEA is older than smart phones. Windows XP was released the October before NCEA began its phase-in. I have grown from a 15 year old to a 38 year old since NCEA began.
Lets face it... if you don't understand how NCEA works at this point, you've never cared...
Lets face it... if you don't understand how NCEA works at this point, you've never cared...
August 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
NCEA is older than smart phones. Windows XP was released the October before NCEA began its phase-in. I have grown from a 15 year old to a 38 year old since NCEA began.
Lets face it... if you don't understand how NCEA works at this point, you've never cared...
Lets face it... if you don't understand how NCEA works at this point, you've never cared...
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
The co-chair of a panel of education experts is calling for changes to the proposed replacement to NCEA.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
Poor results NCEA don't destroy your future. I was bullied relentlessly in school and it affected my academic performance, I didn't have NCEA level 2 when I left, but today I'm the author of a national best seller and I'm doing a post graduate degree
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How to talk to your teen if their NCEA results aren't what they wanted | RNZ
The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Poor results NCEA don't destroy your future. I was bullied relentlessly in school and it affected my academic performance, I didn't have NCEA level 2 when I left, but today I'm the author of a national best seller and I'm doing a post graduate degree
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Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
The Labour Party says it will freeze the government's school curriculum overhaul and NCEA changes if elected to power but has not committed to ditching them altogether.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
Son One got overall NCEA merit despite failing Physics, which is extremely me-coded
January 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Son One got overall NCEA merit despite failing Physics, which is extremely me-coded
Waitangi Tribunal finds seven Te Tiriti breaches in the NCEA overhaul. Unions call for the rollout to halt, while Minister Erica Stanford defends the reforms.
Crown breached Treaty principles in national curriculum changes, Tribunal finds
Waitangi Tribunal finds seven Te Tiriti breaches in the NCEA overhaul. Unions call for the rollout to halt, while Minister Erica Stanford defends the reforms.
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September 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Waitangi Tribunal finds seven Te Tiriti breaches in the NCEA overhaul. Unions call for the rollout to halt, while Minister Erica Stanford defends the reforms.
NCEA Connect The Dots Game:
1. John Key & Beaton are business partners in Crimson, a National Party business donor
3. Beaton criticises NCEA on Q&A 9 months ago
3. Very next day, Erica Stanford announces an NCEA overhaul
4. Crimson Education also spin up the ads at same time to sell the vision
1. John Key & Beaton are business partners in Crimson, a National Party business donor
3. Beaton criticises NCEA on Q&A 9 months ago
3. Very next day, Erica Stanford announces an NCEA overhaul
4. Crimson Education also spin up the ads at same time to sell the vision
May 16, 2026 at 6:41 AM
NCEA Connect The Dots Game:
1. John Key & Beaton are business partners in Crimson, a National Party business donor
3. Beaton criticises NCEA on Q&A 9 months ago
3. Very next day, Erica Stanford announces an NCEA overhaul
4. Crimson Education also spin up the ads at same time to sell the vision
1. John Key & Beaton are business partners in Crimson, a National Party business donor
3. Beaton criticises NCEA on Q&A 9 months ago
3. Very next day, Erica Stanford announces an NCEA overhaul
4. Crimson Education also spin up the ads at same time to sell the vision
Instead of scrapping NCEA can we scrap this government 🫠🫠🫠
August 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Instead of scrapping NCEA can we scrap this government 🫠🫠🫠
This govt is fixated on making our education system old-fashioned, outdated, and more appealing to pensioners than students.
Government confirms NCEA replacement details www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government confirms NCEA replacement details www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government confirms NCEA replacement details
Education Minister Erica Stanford confirmed the NCEA replacement would bring a new grading scale, compulsory subjects, and assessment requirements.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 16, 2026 at 6:13 AM
This govt is fixated on making our education system old-fashioned, outdated, and more appealing to pensioners than students.
Government confirms NCEA replacement details www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government confirms NCEA replacement details www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
"..detailed curriculum and assessment design should be led by expert educators and assessment specialists, not rewritten according to the preferences of individual ministers."
- Ginny Andersen #NzPol
- Ginny Andersen #NzPol
Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
The Labour Party says it will freeze the government's school curriculum overhaul and NCEA changes if elected to power but has not committed to ditching them altogether.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 6:05 AM
"..detailed curriculum and assessment design should be led by expert educators and assessment specialists, not rewritten according to the preferences of individual ministers."
- Ginny Andersen #NzPol
- Ginny Andersen #NzPol
THE DYNASTY CONTINUES
August 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
THE DYNASTY CONTINUES
Just watched Erica Stanford explain on a FB post why she doesn’t understand NCEA & honestly…I am Aussie but my 3 kids did NCEA and it was good. One did a trade course one is at uni and one has special needs, but the way NCEA works means that he goes to ARA.
She is willfully misrepresenting this.
She is willfully misrepresenting this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just watched Erica Stanford explain on a FB post why she doesn’t understand NCEA & honestly…I am Aussie but my 3 kids did NCEA and it was good. One did a trade course one is at uni and one has special needs, but the way NCEA works means that he goes to ARA.
She is willfully misrepresenting this.
She is willfully misrepresenting this.
For the record, Vet Girl went through NCEA; her hubby, a social worker, (graduated from Massey with honours)went through NCEA system.
My youngest went through NCEA and passed L1, L2, L3
No dumbing down.
I've taught all kinds of rangatahi & helped them achieve the best they can.
My youngest went through NCEA and passed L1, L2, L3
No dumbing down.
I've taught all kinds of rangatahi & helped them achieve the best they can.
August 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
For the record, Vet Girl went through NCEA; her hubby, a social worker, (graduated from Massey with honours)went through NCEA system.
My youngest went through NCEA and passed L1, L2, L3
No dumbing down.
I've taught all kinds of rangatahi & helped them achieve the best they can.
My youngest went through NCEA and passed L1, L2, L3
No dumbing down.
I've taught all kinds of rangatahi & helped them achieve the best they can.
I’m so thrilled. V has NCEA Level One with a merit endorsement. And excellence for Media Studies.
January 18, 2024 at 6:21 AM
I’m so thrilled. V has NCEA Level One with a merit endorsement. And excellence for Media Studies.
OH MY GOD ONE OF MY POEMS WAS IN THE LEVEL 3 NCEA EXAM
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
OH MY GOD ONE OF MY POEMS WAS IN THE LEVEL 3 NCEA EXAM
"We are told NCEA is failing, but where is the robust evidence to back up such drastic change? How many of our kids are at university right now having followed the NCEA pathway and are thriving?"
Exactly. Rebecca nails it again
www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/ncea-s-...
Exactly. Rebecca nails it again
www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/ncea-s-...
NCEA’s Future Decided. Beaton vs Welby Ings and the Pretence of Consultation
by Rebecca ThomasStory We Are Being SoldAs the Government’s announcement about the future of NCEA lands, we need to pause and think carefully about the story we are being sold.We are told NCEA is brok...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"We are told NCEA is failing, but where is the robust evidence to back up such drastic change? How many of our kids are at university right now having followed the NCEA pathway and are thriving?"
Exactly. Rebecca nails it again
www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/ncea-s-...
Exactly. Rebecca nails it again
www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/ncea-s-...
Oh yes, the finest curriculum we made using co-pilot, ChatGPT and Grok and definitely not teachers 👏 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government confirms NCEA replacement details
Education Minister Erica Stanford confirmed the NCEA replacement would bring a new grading scale, compulsory subjects, and assessment requirements.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Oh yes, the finest curriculum we made using co-pilot, ChatGPT and Grok and definitely not teachers 👏 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
The co-chair of a panel of education experts is calling for changes to the proposed replacement to NCEA.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
'Those opportunities don't happen frequently': Panel calls for changes to NCEA replacement
The thing that quietly amuses me about the 'parents don't understand it' is that ncea started in the early 2000s. So the 1st kids who went through it are starting to be the parents of high school kids.
They will have only known ncea.
They will have only known ncea.
May 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
The thing that quietly amuses me about the 'parents don't understand it' is that ncea started in the early 2000s. So the 1st kids who went through it are starting to be the parents of high school kids.
They will have only known ncea.
They will have only known ncea.
He was appalled by the examination system, when it was explained to him, he could not imagine a greater deterrent to the natural wish to learn than this pattern of cramming in information and disgorging it on demand.
August 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Kiddo has NCEA Level 1 with Merit, so he's pretty happy and I am a proud mama.
January 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Kiddo has NCEA Level 1 with Merit, so he's pretty happy and I am a proud mama.