Out with the old...and in with the new secondary school qualifications, with more detail on what's replacing NCEA revealed.

Year 11 students will now need to get a foundational literacy and numeracy award before they pass Year 12 and 13. 

Senior students will also face a compulsory exam in each subject, and must pass at least three subjects each year to pass. 

But Chair of the New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council, Steve McCracken, says while the new system seems easy to understand - NCEA is still a valid qualification.

"What I think we've got is actually an advancement in terms of the minister's priorities - it makes it really clear and concise and able to be read really easily."

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