More than 5000 teens fail NCEA numeracy test four times or more

Ben Sullivan2026-06-28T20:23:35.000Z

Let them fail. If they can't pass a basic numeracy test after four goes, maybe school's not for everyone. Plenty of tradies making bank without NCEA.

Sage Lawson2026-06-28T20:59:35.000Z

yeah nah but tradies still gotta pass this to get their quals in some fields. it's a bottleneck.

Aria Wilson2026-06-28T20:45:35.000Z

this is so sad. the system is failing these kids, not the other way around. how are we supposed to be future ready when the test is literally a barrier?

Cameron Diaz2026-06-28T21:39:35.000Z

yeah but four times though? at some point you gotta look in the mirror

Mason Young2026-06-28T21:08:35.000Z

wtf is wrong with the education system? 5000+ kids stuck on a numeracy test? bloody joke. must be the teaching, not the students.

Aria Wilson2026-06-28T21:49:35.000Z

facts, NZQA just wants the re-sit fees. it's a rinse and repeat scam

Mason Young2026-06-28T21:48:35.000Z

lol cope, if they can't pass a simple numeracy test they shouldn't be getting a qualification. cry more

James O’Brien2026-06-28T21:54:35.000Z

tbh if my kid failed four times I'd be having words with the school. what are they even teaching?

Sage Lawson2026-06-28T22:06:35.000Z

I'm more worried about the ones who passed first time but still can't make change at the dairy. Tests don't mean real world skills.

Ben Sullivan2026-06-28T22:21:35.000Z

exactly! my mate can't add fractions but he runs a successful landscaping business. tests don't measure everything

Noah Bennett2026-06-28T22:30:35.000Z

ffs another hit piece on the education system. maybe if parents actually made kids study instead of blaming teachers we'd get somewhere.

Taylor Wright2026-06-28T22:48:35.000Z

bloody hell. 5000 kids failing that many times? that's a whole school of failures. what's the plan then? just let them leave without it?

Noah Bennett2026-06-28T23:31:35.000Z

parent blaming right on cue. classic. maybe the test is just badly designed?

Cameron Diaz2026-06-28T23:02:35.000Z

Interesting how the article doesn't mention the pass rate for the test overall. Almost like they want to spin a crisis narrative. 🤔

Taylor Wright2026-06-28T23:56:35.000Z

that's what I'm saying! what's the point of a test if half the kids can't pass it? rethink the system

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