National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the main New Zealand qualification for secondary school students.
As at Monday, 13th May 2019 NZQA have made (and are continuing to make) changes to the way NCEA is delivered to students in New Zealand Secondary Schools and Tertiary Education Institutes. Information about these changes can be found in the NCEA Change Package 2019 Overview.
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New Zealand Scholarship
New Zealand Scholarship is a separate award from NCEA, and is assessed by way of external assessment only. The assessments are separate from the Level 3 assessments.
A New Zealand Scholarship is awarded if a student achieves the scholarship standard in a University approved subject. Students can also gain awards in individual subjects.
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Students are asked to see Mrs Subritzky if they wish to enrol in any of these Scholarships.
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Course Endorsements
Due to Covid19, NZQA have updated the requirements for course endorsements.
Achieved Course Endorsement available from 2021 onwards
This change is an outcome of the NCEA review. NZQA will publish the updated rule on 1 February 2021 in the Assessment (including Examination) Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess 2021.
All school courses that meet existing eligibility criteria will be able to be endorsed at the Achieved level from the start of 2021 onwards. This is in addition to the Merit and Excellence course endorsement awards already recognised by the Ministry of Education.
The purpose of the change is to acknowledge that students who attain 14 or more credits at an Achieved grade or higher, have demonstrated a sound level of skill and understanding in the subject matter of that course. The award will read, for example: English endorsed with Achieved at Level 1.
Existing Course Endorsement Criteria
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