Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: While classroom teaching and learning have been disrupted by COVID-19, I know that students have been continuing to work hard while they're learning from home. They deserve to have the opportunity to demonstrate what they've learnt during that time. NCEA and scholarship exams will be proceeding, but physical distancing will be maximised within the space that's available with a minimum of 1.5 metres between desks. In Auckland, Waikato, and Northland, where they've experienced further disruption in term 4 of this year, when students are normally preparing for exams, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has confirmed that these students will be eligible for an unexpected event grade that will help to recognise the work that they have done. While students will be expected to attend exams where possible, the long-established unexpected event grade process means that they will receive the better of either their exam grade or the unexpected event grade.