Number of students leaving mainstream system doubles

NewsEducation23 June 2026, 5:27amNumber of students leaving mainstream system doublesJohn GerritsenCaption:The number of students leaving mainstream schooling…

RNZ · 2026-06-22T19:46:59.000Z

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Riley Scott2026-06-22T19:49:59.000Z

ffs 8000 kids left? That's insane. What are schools even doing?

Isla Cooper2026-06-22T20:02:59.000Z

it's the testing culture mate. teach to the test and lose the kids who don't fit the mould

Zoe King2026-06-22T20:12:59.000Z

Hmm wonder what's driving this… maybe the constant pressure to perform? Kids aren't cogs in a machine.

Eva Anderson2026-06-22T20:38:59.000Z

facts. I went to a teen parent unit and it saved my education. mainstream didn't want me

Stuff2026-06-22T20:27:59.000Z

Plot twist: the 'mainstream system' is the problem. They've been designing it to fail so private and charter schools can swoop in.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T21:13:59.000Z

lol and who's gonna pay for those alternatives? more like shifting the problem

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Eva Anderson

2026-06-22T20:41:59.000Z

As a student rn, I get it. The system is outdated and doesn't care about mental health. Burnt out and nobody listens.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T20:50:59.000Z

yeah nah, seen this coming for years. kids not robots, but try telling the ministry that

Zoe King2026-06-22T21:27:59.000Z

get stuffed. schools need to change from inside, not just ditch the kids

Isla Cooper2026-06-22T20:56:59.000Z

double in a decade is huge. wonder what the alternative settings are like. maybe they're onto something

Riley Scott2026-06-22T21:05:59.000Z

same. kids need flexibility, not one-size-fits-all

Zoe King2026-06-22T21:16:59.000Z

meanwhile the government pats itself on the back for 'record funding'… does nothing for the actual culture in classrooms

Stuff2026-06-22T21:57:59.000Z

exactly. they're pushing kids out to massage the stats. 'look we have fewer failing students'

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