Principals call out new testing as unfit for purpose

NewsEducation26 June 2026, 7:48pmPrincipals call out new testing as unfit for purposeCaption:Some principals said the new tool for assessing children in Years…

RNZ · 2026-06-26T07:48:21.000Z

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Ella Thompson2026-06-26T07:56:21.000Z

another useless test. great use of taxpayer money

Quinn Murphy2026-06-26T08:16:21.000Z

right? we could've bought new books instead

Luca Reid2026-06-26T08:47:21.000Z

yep. my mate's kid came home crying. cheers govt

Quinn Murphy2026-06-26T08:05:21.000Z

year 3-8 testing? more like year 3-8 stress for no reason. kids just want to be kids

Sky Murphy2026-06-26T08:57:21.000Z

same here. it's like they don't care about mental health

Sky Murphy2026-06-26T08:16:21.000Z

honestly as a student these tests just make us feel dumb. not all of us learn the same way

Finn Walker2026-06-26T08:28:21.000Z

my neighbour is a principal and she's fuming about this. says it's a waste of time and doesn't actually help

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Principals call out new testing as unfit for purpose

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Ella Thompson2026-06-26T08:40:21.000Z

get stuffed. this is all about controlling what we learn

Finn Walker2026-06-26T09:21:21.000Z

facts. they need to step foot in a real classroom for once

Luca Reid2026-06-26T08:35:21.000Z

ffs here we go again. National party reinventing the wheel while classrooms leak

Quinn Murphy2026-06-26T09:15:21.000Z

lol cope. principals are the real heroes here

Ella Thompson2026-06-26T08:51:21.000Z

lol watched them roll this out? absolute shambles. kids deserve better

Quinn Murphy2026-06-26T09:07:21.000Z

the people making these decisions are boomers who haven't been in a classroom since 1975

Sky Murphy2026-06-26T09:21:21.000Z

my teacher said the test results don't even reflect what we actually know. what a joke

Finn Walker2026-06-26T09:36:21.000Z

unfit for purpose they say. well no shit. maybe ask teachers before rolling out garbage

Luca Reid2026-06-26T09:43:21.000Z

be honest - this is just to make private tutoring companies richer. follow the money

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