There is a growing belief that NCEA should be abolished and replaced all together.
The Government is signalling that big changes could be on the cards - including the potential to ditch NCEA level one entirely.
Auckland Grammar Headmaster Tim O'Connor told Mike Hosking that there should be a simple examination-based system, to give benchmarking across the country.
He says NZQA would mark everything, so every student knows where they stand.
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