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Did the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2022, which was published in December 2023, that only 68% of New Zealand students felt that they belong at school; and, if not, what did she do to address this and, following the release of PISA 2025, did students' sense of belonging improve? and 1 other question

Answered 40545, 40546 (2026)
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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  • 40545

    Did the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2022, which was published in December 2023, that only 68% of New Zealand students felt that they belong at school; and, if not, what did she do to address this and, following the release of PISA 2025, did students' sense of belonging improve?

  • 40546

    Does the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2025 New Zealand was lowest among 36 other OECD nations on the index of students' sense of belonging; and, if not, what, if anything, is the Government doing now to address New Zealand students' low sense of belonging?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am more concerned with the finding that the long term decline of maths results has accumulated to a total loss of more than two years of learning loss from 2003 to 2025. It is hard to have a sense of belonging when students are so far behind curriculum expectations. This is also my answer to Written Parliamentary Question 40546 (2026).