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National Certificate of Educational
Achievement (NCEA)
An overview
What is it?
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NCEA is the national qualification for
senior secondary students in NZ
It is NOT what students are taught – that
is the curriculum
It is only about measuring what has been
learned
It is ONLY about ASSESSMENT
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The approach to assessment is different to
what occurred last century
The focus is on measuring learning, not
ranking students
Students are measured against preset
standards, rather than the achievement of
other students
Results describe what a student can do,
not where they fit into a ranked list of
‘marks’
How is NCEA assessed?
It is a mixture of
 External Achievement Standards
 Internal Achievement Standards
 Unit Standards (generally limited to
vocational/ industry-based subjects eg
Hospitality, Tikanga, Tourism)
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With Achievement Standards you can
reach Achieved, Achieved with Merit or
Achievement with Excellence
With Unit Standards you either get
Achieved or Not Achieved
Each standard is worth a set number of
credits. When you achieve a standard,
these credits count towards your NCEA
What is a standard?
A standard is a description of what a
student can do
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“Solve right-angled triangle problems”
“Read, study and show understanding of
extended written text(s)”
“Prepare and present hot finger food in
the hospitality industry”
“Describe the market and market
equilibrium”
How many credits are available?
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Depending on the combination of
standards offered, most L1 courses at
CGHS are between 18 – 21 credits
A student studying six L1 subjects
can potentially gain 120 – 130 credits
NCEA Level 1
80 Credits at Level 1 or higher
Including
 10 credits from identified numeracy
standards (in Maths but also some
standards in Science, Physics, Chemistry,
Geography)
 10 credits from literacy standards (in
almost all subjects)
 You can accumulate these over more than
one year
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Course (Subject) Endorsement
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14 credits at Merit or Excellence in ONE
course in ONE year
3 credits must be from internally assessed
standards
3 credits must be from externally assessed
standards (except for PE)
The credits gained in Year 10 don’t count
Certificate
Endorsements
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Excellence endorsement requires 50
Excellence credits at that level or above
Merit endorsement requires 50 Excellence
or Merit credits at that level or above
Credits can accumulate and do not have
to be earned in the same year
2014 University of Canterbury Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship – NCEA
NCEA Level 2 Endorsement
NCEA Level 3 Endorsement
Cash Scholarship Amount
Excellence
Excellence
$3000
Excellence
Merit
$2000
Merit
Excellence
$2000
Merit
Merit
$1000
Achieved
Excellence
$2000
Achieved
Merit
$1000
Keeping Track of Results
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Each students is given a personal National
Student Number (NSN)
They can then log on to the NZQA website
and view their results
Internal assessment results are submitted
in the month following the completion of
the assessment
Record of Achievement
Results should be checked regularly to make sure they
have been entered correctly
To gain a Level 2 Certificate
 80
credits
 60 from Level 2, and 20 from any
other level
 Literacy & numeracy requirements
are the same as for Level 1
 English is a compulsory subject at
CGHS
To gain a Level 3 Certificate
 80
credits
 60 credits at Level 3, 20 from
Level 2 or higher
 Literacy & numeracy requirements
are the same as for Level 1
 No compulsory subjects
CGHS Targets 2014
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100% Year 12 students gain NCEA L2
95% Year 13 students gain NCEA L3
95% Year 13 students gain UE
70% L2 students gain Merit or Excellence
endorsements
60% L3 students gain Merit or Excellence
endorsements
University Entrance
(changed for 2015)
NCEA Level 3 (60 Level 3 credits)
 14 credits in EACH of three approved
subjects (all CGHS Level 3 subjects
except Hospitality, Tikanga Maori &
Tourism)
 10 numeracy credits (as for Level 1)
 10 literacy credits at Level 2 or higher
including 5 for Reading and 5 for
Writing
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This will be the minimum to get
University Entrance BUT
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university courses require a
lot more than just UE
 Merit and Excellence
endorsements are used to select
students for places in both
courses and in Halls of Residence
What is Scholarship?
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A range of stand alone exams that can be
taken at the end of the Level 3 year
An award, not a qualification. It does not
generate credits for NCEA certificates
Scholarship candidates are selected by the
school
Further Assessment Opportunities
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Some standards have ONE further assessment
opportunity
Students can use this opportunity to improve
their grade
If they miss the first opportunity they must
comply with school procedures (eg bring a
medical certificate if they were ill) to be eligible
for the further assessment opportunity
For some assessments there is no further
assessment opportunity
In each subject your daughter will have
received an outline detailing:
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The standards covered
How many credits each is worth
Whether they are assessed internally or
eternally
Approximate dates for internal
assessments
Whether there will be one or two
assessment opportunities for each internal
Internal Moderation
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To ensure fair and valid assessment all
tasks are checked before use to ensure
they comply with national standards
Samples of marked student work are also
checked before assessments are returned
to students to ensure the grades awarded
are consistent both between classes and
with national standards
External Moderation
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To ensure consistency with national
standards, some student work for
internally assessed standards is
moderated each year by NZQA moderators
All externally assessed standards are
marked by national marking panels
We embrace excellence at CGHS
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98% agreement rate between CGHS
teachers and the national standards (the
average for all schools is about 70%)
Only ONE other school in New Zealand
has processes as good as CGHS
The 2013 MNA report by NZQA on CGHS
was sent to the UK as an example of NZ’s
best assessment procedures
Is NCEA recognised overseas?
 NCEA
is New Zealand’s national
school leaver qualification and is
recognised overseas
Our rules about internal assessment were sent with the
latest newsletter and are also on Onstream.
These regulations cover:
 Missed assessments
 Conditions that apply to be eligible for a
further assessment opportunity IF ONE IS
AVAILABLE
 Late assessments
 Impaired performance
 Authenticity
 Dishonest practice
 Grade appeals
Key points to remember:
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Late assessments will be given a Not Achieved
grade and we won’t accept reasons like ‘It was
my first assessment’ or ‘My computer broke
down’. We endeavour to be fair and consistent
in all our rulings.
If a student misses an assessment through
illness she must get a medical certificate ON
THE DAY OF THE ASSESSMENT to be eligible for
a further assessment opportunity IF ONE IS
AVAILABLE.
Want to know more? Visit the NZQA
website www.nzqa.govt.nz and select
‘students’ under ‘information for…’
The NZQA website has info on:
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Understanding NCEA
Exam timetable
Records of Achievement
All standards
Samples of internal assessments
Past external exam papers and
assessment schedules
Ordering certificates & results documents