The level 2 NCEA maths question that knocked the confidence of our top students [Video]

Concerned teachers have shared the NCEA question that left top students in tears after their exam. 

The maths question was sent to the Herald by a teacher concerned about its inappropriateness. 

The question was included in the level 2 exam, sat by students on Tuesday – the first day of NCEA exams. 

Can you solve it? 

A maths question presented in a NCEA Level Two maths exam has been described as outside the scope of the curriculum. Image supplied. 

The question has been criticised by numerous teachers including a head teacher at a top all-boys school, who said it was outside the scope of students’ learning. 

The teacher said the question has a “curriculum level 8 Achievement Objective,” so it is outside of the NZ Curriculum Level 7 Achievement Objectives being assessed. 

The teacher, who has lodged a formal complaint to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), said the question had not only thrown …