Thousands of students failed numeracy, reading and writing tests

Principals say some school-leavers will have to rethink their plans after failing critical NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Thousands of students failed the numeracy, reading, and writing tests and cannot get an NCEA qualification until they pass. To rub salt into the wound, a nine-year-old Porirua boy was among the students who passed. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.