The Education Minister is vowing to work hard in tackling issues M\u0101ori face in school.
New data shows last year 75 percent of school leavers attained NCEA Level 2 or above\u2013 down from 81 percent in 2017.
M\u0101ori school leavers fared worse with just 59 percent getting NCEA level two or above.
Jan Tinetti told Mike Hosking helping M\u0101ori is a focus for them.
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