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NZ Schools punching above their situation. | Kiwiblog (opens the original)
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Every year that I process the LEAVERS data for every high school in NZ, I learn a great deal. I enjoy finding remarkable results and engaging with people making those happen. The Equity Index Number (EQI) is the main mechanism the government uses to address genuine equity issues for students. It takes into account 37 soco-economic indicators. The schools with many students who have risk factors recieve a relatively small amount of extra funding to try and address those issues. The range is from
Two quick education notes. | Kiwiblog (opens the original)
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1. More good news on attendance now that Term 2 2026 data is official. “Nationally, 64.3% of students met the criteria for regular attendance (present more than90% of the term). This is an increase of 5.9 percentage points from Term 2 2025.” 69.5% was the pre-covid high (2015) and it is very good to see the trend going in the right direction. A lot of effort still needs to go into some groups – but the trend there is positive also:“In Term 2 2026, regular attendance was 49.1% for ākonga Māori, 5
Two quick education notes. | Kiwiblog (opens the original)
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1. More good news on attendance now that Term 2 2026 data is official. “Nationally, 64.3% of students met the criteria for regular attendance (present more than90% of the term). This is an increase of 5.9 percentage points from Term 2 2025.” 69.5% was the pre-covid high (2015) and it is very good to see the trend going in the right direction. A lot of effort still needs to go into some groups – but the trend there is positive also:“In Term 2 2026, regular attendance was 49.1% for ākonga Māori, 5
NCEA Reform: A High-Stakes Risk for Maori, Pasifika and the poor. | Kiwiblog (opens the original)
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NCEA Reform: A High-Stakes Risk for Maori, Pasifika and the poor. As the great Midnight Oil sung; “The rich get richer, the poor get the picture …”.And, as the great education researcher, John Hattie, wrote to me yesterday: “It is criminal what they are doing to NCEA … we move backwards. The rich schools won again.” The National led government has made much of their education progress – but they may have done more harm than good. Especially through the division they have created through involvem
I Know the post is long but PISA is a big deal. | Kiwiblog (opens the original)
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Hello KBers … if it is too long don’t read it … but the outcomes of our education system are important. Alwyn Poole — with analytical/formatting support from AI New Zealand students scored above the OECD average in mathematics, reading and science, and New Zealand also had a relatively high proportion of top-performing students. However, the trend is much more concerning than the absolute position. The 2025 results were approximately the same as 2022, but: mathematics is below 2018 and 2015 leve
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