Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government's plan to scrap NCEA - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Government's pushed forward in overhauling NCEA, and it's sparked debate among experts.

The Government wants to phase out the school qualification system in five years, replacing level one with a literacy and numeracy test, and level two and three with Education Certificates. 

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these changes - and reveals why a change to the system is overdue.

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