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HSC reform fears: 'It labels them as failures'
Critics say the government's new NAPLAN prerequisite puts pressure on kids before they are mature enough to handle it.
Kelsey Munro is Acting Education Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Critics say the government's new NAPLAN prerequisite puts pressure on kids before they are mature enough to handle it.
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