NCEA

The number of Otago secondary schools meeting the national average pass rates for NCEA level 3 qualifications appears to be improving, New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show.

The cost of providing special support to pupils sitting NCEA external exams rose by almost $159,000 last year, mainly due to the recognition of dyslexia.

The long wait for NCEA exam results came to end for thousands of students today despite a flood of traffic bringing the website to a near-standstill.

Otago secondary school pupils are still anxiously awaiting their national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) results after a false alarm yesterday. The New Zealand Qualification Authority released results on its website yesterday morning, before removing the page five minutes later.

The release and quick withdrawal of some NCEA results early this morning has upset students and been described by one as "highly unethical".

The number of Otago secondary schools failing to meet the national average pass rate in NCEA level 1 has increased significantly.

King's High School in Dunedin has achieved the highest NCEA pass rates for state boys' schools in the country, New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show.

Peter Lyons maintains that the fundamental problem with the NCEA is not insurmountable.

Student success in the latest NCEA exams is being touted by the Government as a result of its hard work over the last three years.

Not many teenagers would want to spend all their spare time studying, but Shaun Markham had a worthy point to prove.