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Welsh Government drops top 20 PISA target

The Welsh Government has dropped its target to be in the top 20 places of international education league tables by next year. Education Minister Huw Lewis says he instead wants to see Wales reach Pisa average scores in reading, maths and science in 2021.

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Education Minister says new PISA target not less ambitious

The Welsh Government has dropped next year's target for Wales to be in the top 20 of international education league tables. The so-called PISA tests compare pupils' skills in reading, maths and science. Wales is outside the top 30 and behind the rest of the UK in all three. The Education Minister says that instead, he wants to see Wales reach average PISA scores by 2021.

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