NCEA Information Evening WELCOME EVERYONE 12 December 2019

How does NCEA work? NCEA is achievement based, not percentage based When students achieve these standards they can earn credits towards their NCEA qualification Students gain credits in a standard with Achieved, Merit or Excellence NCEA is achievement based. In each area of learning National Standards have been set. Standards assess different aspects of skills, knowledge and understanding separately. Each aspect can earn a different number of credits. So results about each student’s efforts are very detailed about their achievements. 12 December 2019

What are Standards? Standards describe the skills and knowledge a student must attain for assessment purposes. Standards include a range of difficulty in skill. The requirements for Excellence are more academically demanding. Standards are either internally or externally assessed. Standards describe the skills and knowledge a student must attain for assessment pruposes. Challenge is provided for students at all levels of ability and in all subject areas. The excellence standards are tough and academically demanding. Internal assessment refers to standards assessed in class by the teacher and typically involves skills such as giving a speech or performance, making a product, carrying out research or laboratory work At least half the standards in each course are assessed by end of year written examinations run by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority 12 December 2019

Standards and Credits Each subject offers between 3 and 8 standards Each standard is worth a number of credits (usually between 2 and 12) The number of credits reflects the amount of time it takes to teach that standard 12 December 2019

Internal Assessments These are either completed in class or at home. If done at home, there will be progress checks and an authenticity statement must be signed. Students must be in class when an internal assessment is scheduled 12 December 2019

Extensions for Internal Assessments The following are examples of acceptable reasons for an extension: The following are examples of reasons which may not be approved: School trips National representation Medical Bereavement Leave from school for personal reasons such as trips overseas Failure of the student to manage their workload and meet deadlines 12 December 2019

For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 1, they must achieve: 80 credits 10 credits must be from standards classified as literacy standards. (Many standards are in this category.) 10 credits from standards classified as numeracy standards. (Very few standards outside of Mathematics count towards numeracy.) 12 December 2019

For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 2, they must achieve: 80 credits: 60 must be at Level 2 or above Literacy Level 2: 5 literacy credits in reading from specified standards 5 literacy credits in writing from specified standards 12 December 2019

For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 3, they must achieve: 80 credits: 60 must be at Level 3 or above 20 may be from Level 2 standards 12 December 2019

NCEA Course Endorsement Year 11, 12 and 13 courses may be endorsed with Merit or Excellence if students meet the required standard. For instance, a student may get: Mathematics with Merit, or Economics with Excellence 12 December 2019

NCEA Course Endorsement To be eligible for a Merit endorsement a student must have 14 credits at Merit or higher in his or her course. To be eligible for a Excellence endorsement the rules are the same but the credits must be at Excellence. At least three of these credits must be internally assessed and at least three must be externally assessed. In Physical Education and Level 3 Visual Arts all fourteen credits may be internally assessed. 12 December 2019

NCEA Certificate Endorsement A student’s overall NCEA qualification will also have an endorsement if he or she achieves 50 credits at Merit or Excellence. For instance, if he or she gets 50 credits at Merit or higher at Level 1, the certificate received will be NCEA Level 1 with Merit. 12 December 2019

University Entrance To gain University Entrance students must have: NCEA Level 3 Numeracy (10 credits at Level 1) Literacy (5 specified reading credits and 5 specified writing credits from Level 2) Three university approved subjects at Level 3 with at least 14 credits in each 42 credits at Level 3 or above At least 28 of these credits must come from an approved list – see www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/ docs/qpproved-subjects.doc The remaining 28 credits may be gained from subjects on the approved list or up to two other domains NB: These are the basic requirements for a BA or BSC – there are other special requirements and pre-requisites for other courses of study 12 December 2019

Acceptance into University University Entrance allows students to apply for a university degree course In addition, many universities require “points” for entry into a specific course Points are accrued from approved subjects with: 2 points for each Achieved credit 3 points for each Merit credit 4 points for each Excellence credit Only the best 80 credits are counted Points required vary from 140-270 42 credits at Level 3 or above At least 28 of these credits must come from an approved list – see www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/ docs/qpproved-subjects.doc The remaining 28 credits may be gained from subjects on the approved list or up to two other domains NB: These are the basic requirements for a BA or BSC – there are other special requirements and pre-requisites for other courses of study 12 December 2019

Appeal of External Assessment Results Reviews: Students may request a review of external assessment material if they consider a processing error has been made Reconsiderations: Students may apply for reconsideration of a standard if they believe that their work has not been assessed correctly and they wish to have it re-marked A $20.00 fee applies per standard. This will be refunded if the reconsideration is successful Once NCEA results are finalised they go on the students’ Record of Learning. Before this students can apply for a review or reconsideration. Answer booklets are returned to students and at the same time judgement statements used by markers are made availble on the NCEA website. Agter students have looked closely at their answer booklets they may want to apply for review or reconsideration. If a students believes a processing error has been made, for example a section left unmarked, or the incorrect transfer of grades, they can make a request for a review in writing to the qualification Authority, clearly stating the nature of the error A student who believes that their work has not been assessed correctly and they wish to have it re-marked can apply for a reconsideration. The cost for each reconsideration is $20. This fee is refunded if the mark is improved. Students cannot apply for both a reconsideration and a review for the same standard. 12 December 2019

NCEA Results Students are able to log on to the NZQA website and view their internally assessed results throughout the year. Students can also check the external standards for which they are entered. In January NZQA releases electronic results to students for the past year’s internal and external assessments. A printed result notice will only be posted if requested via the NZQA website prior to 1 December Students who have paid to register their credits on the NQF receive a lifelong NSN In December students are able to log on to the NZQA website and view their internally assessed results In late January NZQA issues students with provisional results for the past years internal and external assessments 12 December 2019

NZQA Fees There are now no fees for domestic students International students pay NCEA fees, but they are included in their overall school fees Students who have paid to register their credits on the NQF receive a lifelong NSN In December students are able to log on to the NZQA website and view their internally assessed results In late January NZQA issues students with provisional results for the past years internal and external assessments 12 December 2019

Online Links All NCEA standards can be viewed at www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea Examples of internal assessments can be viewed at www.tki.org.nz Past external exam papers can be found on the NZQA website by searching for each standard 12 December 2019

NCEA Information Evening Thank you for attending The next presentations will be on the options selection process 12 December 2019