Education Ministry finds factors with 90% likelihood teenagers won't get UE

The Education Ministry has identified factors linked to a 90 percent likelihood teens will not get University Entrance. The study also found Asian and Pacific teens are more likely to get an NCEA qualification than Maori and European teens from similar socio-economic backgrounds. The ministry says it could develop an early warning system for identifying students at risk of failure though principals say they don't need it, education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.