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New Zealand s bad results in an international maths and science test are being blamed on factors including grouping children by their ability and the previous government s national standards in reading, writing and maths.
Scores for New Zealand nine and 13-year-olds fell in both subjects in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, with the 13-year-olds recording their worst results ever - 482 for maths and 499 for science.
That was significantly lower than countries New Zealand traditionally compares itself to such as Australia and England where average scores exceeded 500, and the leading nation, Singapore, which scored more than 600 in both subjects.