The Samoa Observer has revealed that last year hundreds of Year 12 students were taught from four banned texts.
A report into the results of last year's Year 12 English exam revealed the banned stories include Guilty Rain, Examination Day, and Wasteland.
Of 41 schools that held the exam, 12 had taught from the texts.
The report noted that schools needed to be aware that students are penalised for using banned short stories, and to stop teaching them, the Observer said.