Eighty-nine principals call for halt to NCEA replacement plans

Thursday 28 August 2025 · 7 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 28 Aug 2025, 3:36pm

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A group of 89 secondary school principals has written an open letter to Education Minister Erica Stanford. They are urging the government to stop plans to replace NCEA, describing the proposed changes as politically motivated and potentially disadvantageous to less-academic students.

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1. NewsroomThu 28 Aug 2025, 5:27am

   Principals plead for Govt to stop 'politically driven' NCEA replacement (opens in new tab)

2. The Post via RNZThu 28 Aug 2025, 9:56am

   Principals urge halt to NCEA change plans (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), RNZ (opens in new tab), Otago Daily Times (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

3. StuffThu 28 Aug 2025, 3:36pm

   Teacher warns Stanford of ‘lost generation’ if NCEA scrapped (opens in new tab)