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The Government is defending its latest NCEA changes.
This year's NCEA students will receive an extra credit for every five earned through assessment, to support those affected by the Covid pandemic.
National says lowering the bar is doing students a disservice.
But Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti told Mike Hosking the changes reflect that some students have missed weeks of school because of isolation.
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