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A new national student assessment tool, Smart, faced major security issues before launch, exposing data for 276 students across seven schools when trial login credentials were misused. Despite Treasury’s prior warnings about readiness and data privacy gaps, the Ministry of Education pushed ahead — now claiming fixes are in place and supported by Treasury’s business case. Critics argue the rush to implement untested systems puts children at risk, while a full review is still underway.

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