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Universities handing out more A-grades

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Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 6:14am
The University of Otago's new vice-chancellor Grant Robertson officially began his new role on Monday, July 1. Photo / Ben Tomsett
The University of Otago's new vice-chancellor Grant Robertson officially began his new role on Monday, July 1. Photo / Ben Tomsett

Universities handing out more A-grades

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九一星空无限talk ZB ,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 6:14am

A view that NCEA has impacted how Universities grade their students.

A report by the New Zealand Initiative has found the proportion of A grades has increased from 22 percent to 35 percent since 2006.

It shows a dramatic rise during Covid - and can't be explained by academic improvement.

Auckland University Sociologist of Education, Elizabeth Rata told Ryan Bridge students now expect to get high marks.

She says it's what they've encountered at high school, where a high mark is guaranteed from certain subjects.

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