Hon JAN TINETTI: To receive a certificate of endorsement, students will need to earn 46 credits at merit or excellence level instead of the usual 50. The university entrance requirement to achieve at least 14 credits in each of three approved subjects has also been adjusted to 14 credits in each of two approved subjects and 12 credits in the third approved subject. I note that the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association are supporting these changes, and I quote, "Hundreds of thousands of rangatahi have had their most critical years at high school severely disrupted because of COVID and through no fault of their own. These credits are the boost they need to ensure they can get on to the tertiary pathway of their choice or move to where they deserve to be in secondary school. It is the fair and right thing to do, and we commend the Government for it".