The number of teenagers leaving school with no qualification rose for the second consecutive year in 2019 with boys and Māori worst affected, Education Ministry figures show. At some schools, more than 30 per cent of school leavers last year had no qualification. Considered by region, Gisborne had the highest rate of unqualified school leavers, at 19 per cent, followed by Northland and Manawatū with 15 percent each. Wellington had the lowest percentage of unqualified school leavers, at 8 per cent, followed by Nelson and Otago on 9 per cent. The president of the Secondary Principals' Association, Deidre Shea, said the increase in unqualified school leavers was worrying.

Source: Stuff November 22, 2020 21:00 UTC