National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement finds more than half of students still failing Year 8 maths
Achievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.
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Achievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.
Almost 60 per cent of New Zealand Year 8 students are not achieving at curriculum level for maths while students at low decile schools have fallen 2.5 year
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The government has unveiled plans to reduce primary school class sizes by just a single student. One teacher to 29 children is the current ratio for years 4 to 8. The government plans to drop it to one to 28 by the start of 2025. That means 320 more teachers are needed. The government hopes the move will help halt the downward trend in achievement in maths, reading and writing in those year groups. Education Minister Jan Tinetti talks to Lisa Owen.
The Government is reducing class sizes in the latter primary and intermediate school years to improve education outcomes for kids, Education Minister Jan Tinetti announced today. “Years 4 to 8 are critical for our kids, with research showing this is often ...