Well, as we've already heard this morning, New Zealand is at risk of failing a major international test of maths, reading and science before it has even begun.
The PISA, or Programme for International Student Assessment, test is an international exercise run every three years by the OECD to measure the educational achievement of 15-year-olds.
New Zealand's performance has shown a downward trend since 2003.
Forty-two percent of our high schools won't take part this year, blaming the stresses of Covid-19.
University of Auckland education professor Gavin Brown says he is in two minds about the test.
