Assessment

NCEA students are given a course outline and assessment plan at the beginning of the year for each subject, telling them when to expect internal assessments and assessments leading to externals. 

Assignment deadlines and the milestone/checkpoint dates for extended projects must be met.

The grades for Achievement Standards are Not Achieved, Achieved, Achieved with Merit, Achieved with Excellence.

The grades for Unit Standards are Not Achieved or Achieved. 

Notes for Students

Keep a record of all results

If you disagree with a grade awarded for an assessment, or with other decisions relating to assessment, then follow the ‘Appeals' procedure.

Late work for assessment will not be accepted. 

In cases of illness for family/personal trauma, follow the ‘Missed Assessment' procedure.

All work must be your own.

There are penalties for a student if there is evidence that cheating has occurred, including inappropriately helping other students. 

Special assessment conditions

are provided for students with identified needs - Please see the Head of Learning Support

Fees for national qualifications

will be advised by invoice to parents/caregivers, with information about financial assistance.  Entry for all NQF standards (includes NCEA) and up to 3 Scholarship subjects costs $75 each year.

 

COMPLETING A NCEA QUALIFICATION

There are three NCEA qualifications and Scholarship:

NCEA Level 1

  • You must achieve 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 1 standards.  Of these, 8 credits must be achieved in prescribed literacy standards and 8 credits must be achieved in prescribed numeracy standards. The literacy and numeracy requirements can be from Achievement or  Unit Standards.

NCEA Level 2

  • You must achieve 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 2 or above and 20 credits from any other level.  Credits can be used for more than one qualification, so some of your NCEA Level 1 credits can count towards NCEA Level 2.  For NCEA Level 2 there are no specific literacy or numeracy requirements.

NCEA Level 3

  • You must achieve 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 3 or above, and 20 at Level 2 or above.

Scholarship

  • Students entering Scholarship will be given detailed information early in the year.   Please feel free to discuss scholarship requirements with your individual subject teachers.

Certificate Endorsement

NCEA endorsed with Excellence requires 50 credits at Excellence

NCEA endorsed with Merit requires 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence)

 

Subject Endorsement

  • A subject endorsed with Excellence requires 50 credits at Excellence
  • A subject endorsed with Merit requires 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence)

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE

 

To gain entry to a New Zealand university, you will need to have:

  • a minimum of 42 credits at level 3 or higher, including
  • a minimum of 14 credits at level 3 or higher in one subject from the approved list,
  • a minimum of 14 credits at level 3 or higher a second subject from the approved list,
  • a further 14 credits at level 3 or higher from no more than two additional approved subjects or domains.

 

As well as these Level 3 credits, you'll need

  • 14 credits in Mathematics Level 1 or higher
  • 4 credits in Reading at Level 2 or higher
  • 4 credits in Writing at Level 2 or higher.

Your Maths and English teachers will be able to tell you about this.

 

MISSED ASSESSMENTS

If you cannot hand in an assignment on time, or do an in-class test or practical activity on the day, then you must apply to the Principal's Nominee (Mr Harty) as soon as you know you will be late with an assignment or will be absent, or as soon as you return to school. 

Note that a request for extension of time must be made before the due date.

Valid reasons for requesting an extension of time, or a new assessment date, are:

  • Sickness: supply a medical certificate.
  • Family trauma: supply a note from a parent/caregiver or from a Guidance Counsellor or your Dean.
  • School supporting/cultural activity: The teacher in charge of the activity signs the ‘Missed Assessment' form.  (Note: this reason is only valid if you inform the teacher in advance of the test or assessment).

In all cases, fill in a ‘Missed Assessment Application Form' (attached and available from Mr Harty or your dean) and give it to the teacher whose assessment you have missed/will miss.