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Originally Posted by fixed_truth
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OK Cotton, let's see if it paid off.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/educat...FOHXUDJVR46OI/
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(T)he number of decile 1 students in first-year tertiary study has halved since the policy started, with students from wealthier backgrounds making up an increasingly greater share.
Government data shows bachelors-level students made up two-thirds of fees-free enrolments. Most were aged 18 to 19 years. And most were European.
And the “parity gap” has increased, according to a summary on educational performance indicators, as the qualification completion rate fell for Māori and Pacific peoples in 2022.
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Whaddya know, it helped middle-class white kids and shut out poor brown kids.