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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 3 MIN

Over 10,000 teens leave school with no qualifications

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Over 10,000 teens left school last year with no qualifications to their name. It's the third consecutive year that 15 percent of school leavers had no NCEA certificates or equivalent qualifications. The people who work with those young people say the figures are shocking. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has more.

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