I was first go at 15 back in NZ, all you had to do was answer 4/5 oral questions right and get 20 out of 25 multi choice ones right. No test.
Then I did 3 months of driver training, one lesson a month for 3 months, which got me on my equivalent of P plates 3 months later.
Then held that licence for 18 months, went in and paid 45 bucks and got my full/opens.
Life was good back then. Full open licence by the time I was 17.
And yeah I had a mate (female) failed her written test 15 times. I don't envy anyone on the road near her as she couldn't drive either.