Some top maths students have been reduced to tears by questions in a Level 1 maths exam which teachers say required Level 2 knowledge. The Herald has been inundated with complaints from students, parents and teachers after reporting this morning that maths teachers are organising an open letter to the NZ Qualifications Authority complaining about the three maths papers, which students sat yesterday. One mother said her daughter was "a top maths student at a top private girls school" but now wanted to drop maths because she felt she had failed the exam. The exam comprised three papers which students were expected to do in one hour each during the three-hour exam, but Evie said there were far too many questions. The letter has been signed so far by 22 maths teachers, most of whom Wills said were heads of maths departments.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 21, 2017 00:00 UTC