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2016 results confirmed: NCEA passes up, UE down

<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Final NCEA results for 2016 have revealed a jump in achievement for M&amacr;ori and Pasifika students&comma; most notably at level two&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">At year 12 &lpar;NCEA level two&rpar;&comma; 76&period;9 per cent of M&amacr;ori students passed along with 79&period;5 per cent of Pasifika students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">Confirmed results are&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Year 11 NCEA level one&colon; 75&period;5 per cent&comma; up from 74&period;4 per cent in 2016<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Year 12 NCEA level two&colon; 78&period;4 per cent&comma; up from 76&period;4 per cent in 2015<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Year 13 NCEA level three&colon; 64&period;5 per cent&comma; up from 62&period;7 per cent the previous year<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">University Entrance passes are at 49&period;2 per cent&comma; down from 61 per cent<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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