News | Education
27 Nov 2025 14:28
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Education

    An Auckland principal says students still prefer written exams

    An Auckland principal says students still prefer written exams


    NCEA and scholarship exams start today.

    Education Minister Chris Hipkins says more than 50-thousand students from about 350 schools are sitting some exams online - up more than 25-thousand on last year.

    69 online exams are available for NCEA levels one, two, three - and one scholarship subject.

    Hipkins says schools and students are gaining confidence in shifting away from pens and paper.

    But Macleans College Principal Steve Hargreaves says quite often students who signed up for a digital exam will opt to take the written exam on the day.

    He says they've lots of practice with written exams - and might be concerned about something going wrong with the device or connectivity.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Education News
     27 Nov: Coroner releases findings into murder of Lilie James at Sydney school
     26 Nov: The human brain goes through five 'non-linear' stages of development, according to new study
     25 Nov: NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking
     25 Nov: Enthusiasm for a successful Government maths support trial
     22 Nov: 'Sorry New Zealand, love you': The record number of Kiwis leaving the country
     20 Nov: Schoolgirls the target of mass abductions in Nigeria
     19 Nov: Auckland's St Kentigern College has revealed what led to a blaze in one of its classroom buildings this afternoon
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Eden Park wants to replace its outer oval with 1500 carparks More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Reserve Bank has a new Chair, with former Deputy, Rodger Finlay, taking the reins from Neil Quigley, who resigned in August More...


     Today's News

    		 Golf:
    Kazuma Kobori's rollercoaster opening round at golf's Australian PGA Championship has been underlined by a hole-in-one 14:17

     Environment:
    Here is what we know about Hong Kong's Tai Po fire and the role of bamboo scaffolding 14:17

     Living & Travel:
    Your risk of catching COVID is at its lowest since 2020 – but here’s why you should still get boosted for Christmas 14:17

     Law and Order:
    Coroner releases findings into murder of Lilie James at Sydney school 14:17

     Entertainment:
    Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son gets "goosebumps" thinking about his father's "awe-inspiring" funeral procession 14:08

     Accident and Emergency:
    A woman's dead and a man's in a critical condition after a shark attack off the New South Wales coast 14:07

     Auckland:
    An Auckland surfer's lucky to be alive, after drifting more than a kilometre off Piha Beach - caught in a rip and in complete darkness 13:47

     Entertainment:
    John Cena didn't want an entire "tribute show" for his WWE retirement 13:38

     Business:
    The Reserve Bank has a new Chair, with former Deputy, Rodger Finlay, taking the reins from Neil Quigley, who resigned in August 13:27

     Accident and Emergency:
    One person has died in a motorcycle crash on State Highway 1 at Waipapa Bay - near Kaikoura 13:17

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd