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NCEA INFORMATION EVENING

• Levels 1-3 are of approximately the same standard as senior secondary education and basic trades training

• Levels 4-6 approximate to advanced trades, technical and business qualifications

• Levels 7 and above approximate to advanced qualifications of graduate and postgraduate standard

The National Qualification Framework (NQF) has 10 Levels

Assessment

Collecting and evaluating evidence (credits) to establish the level of a student’s performance against the national standards

Internal (during the year)

External (during the year)

External (November examinations or portfolio)

Level 1 Certificate

Students need 80 credits from Level 1 or higher.

These credits must include 10 in literacy and 10 in numeracy.

Year 11 students are studying 7 subjects, with each subject offering 19-24 credits, so approximately 140-150 credits.

It is possible to go on and study some subjects at level 2 while completing a Level 1 certificate.

Level 2 Certificate

Students need 80 credits.

20 of these can come from Level 1.

60 must be from Level 2 or higher.

Most Year 12 students therefore need to gain 60 out of approximately 120 credits.

It is possible to go on and study some subjects at Level 3 while completing a Level 2 certificate

Level 3 Certificate

Students need 80 credits.

20 of these can come from Level 2.

60 must be from Level 3 or higher.

Most Year 13 students therefore need to gain 60 out of approximately 100-120 credits.

Level 1 (Year 11)

Subject AchievementStandards

Credits Internal External

English 7 24 12 12

Mathematics 5 19 7 12

Science (BioChem) 5 19 8 11

History 6 24 12 12

Art 3 22 10 12

Spanish 5 24 14 10

PE and Health 6 20 20 0

Total 152 83 69

Certificate Endorsements

NCEA with Merit Endorsement: 50 credits at Merit level accumulated across all subjects

NCEA with Excellence Endorsement: 50 credits at Excellence level accumulated across all subjects

Certificate Endorsement

Course Endorsement

Course Endorsements

In a course (subject)

Merit endorsement: 14 credits at Merit or Excellence

Excellence endorsement: 14 credits at Excellence level

At least 3 of the 14 credits must be from internally assessed standards and 3 from externally assessed standards

Checking on credits earned:• Get NSN number from parent portal (called ‘Exam No:’ here)• Go to www.nzqa.govt.nz/learner-login and log in or register

University Entrance

NCEA Level 3

14 credits in three approved subjects Level 3

Literacy requirements of 10 credits (5 reading and 5 writing) at Level 2

Numeracy requirements of 10 credits at Level 1

Preferential Entrance - Otago

have achieved NCEA Level 3 awarded with merit or excellence

have achieved the IB Diploma with at least 26 points

Rank Score - Auckland All applicants will be ranked on their best 80 credits (at Level 3) over a maximum

of five approved subjects.

(NB: all QMC subjects are approved)

Rank Score• Excellence = 4

• Merit = 3

• Achieved = 2

• Therefore maximum total will be out of 320 (80 x 4 = 320)

Guaranteed Entry Requirements - Auckland Admission criteria includes total from rank score.

Some examples for entrance in 2017:

- Engineering 260 (33 in IB)

- Health Sciences 250 (33 in IB)

- Architectural Studies 230 (31 in IB)

- Science 165-200, depending on speciality (26-29 in IB)

- Commerce 180 (27 in IB)

- Arts 150 (26 in IB)

Students must strive for Merits and Excellences.

More Information

NCEA www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea

Careers www.careers.govt.nz

Study Skills www.studyit.org.nz

App Store NCEA Guide

NZQA liaison Nicole.Hoy@qmc.school.nz

Head of Senior School Jacqui.Brown@qmc.school.nz

Tertiary Pathways Coordinator Carole.Anderson@qmc.school.nz

Any Questions?