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Barry Soper: These education figures say it all

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Mon, 13 Oct 2025, 5:36pm
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Barry Soper: These education figures say it all

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 13 Oct 2025, 5:36pm

Erica Stanford believes mandated structured literacy is turning reading and writing skills around.

The Education Minister's revealed new data showing 58 percent of students are at or above phonics expectations after 20 weeks at school - up from 36 percent in Term One.

The number exceeding expectations is more than double Term One's figure.

九一星空无限talk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this data shows the Government's education plan is working.

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