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The government has confirmed the NCEA replacement will bring a new grading scale, compulsory subjects, and assessment requirements.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford made the announcement in Orewa, North Auckland today.

In March, the government confirmed that NCEA would be replaced by a new subject-based qualification over two years

The new qualification will be the New Zealand Certificate of Education (NZCE) at Year 12 and the New Zealand Advanced Certificate of Education (NZACE) at Year 13.