The Education Minister says our NCEA achievement results are ticking up as we climb out of Covid. 

Last year Level 1 achievement dropped slightly to its lowest level in a decade, and Māori fell further behind. 

There were improvements though in NCEA Levels 2, 3, and University Entrance for the first time in five years.  

Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking these students also came through after she became Minister. 

She says they've had that hour of reading, writing, and maths which has helped this incline, but she's really worried about Level 1. 

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