By DUDDING, Adam The NCEA's unit standards have been attacked for dumbing down education, but Adam Dudding discovers many teachers say they have a place in the system. HIGH SCHOOL students are increasingly choosing the easy path through NCEA.

By NICHOLS, Lane BOYS may be lagging behind the fairer sex in NCEA results, but scholarship figures show they are outshining girls at the top of the class.

Schools are under pressure to load NCEA study programmes with easy subjects to boost pass rates, some principals say.

By NICHOLS, Lane SCHOOLS are under pressure to load NCEA study programmes with easy subjects to boost pass rates, a leading Wellington school head says.

By CHALMERS, Anna Schools call for clearer guidelines on zoning law. ---------------------- WELLINGTON high school principals have checked up on would-be students' families in an effort to establish whether they live in the area they claim.