Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education (Level 2)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
2
Credits
130
NZSCED
120101 General Primary and Secondary Education
Qualification developer
Steiner Education Development Trust Ltd
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
January 2016
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification aims to certify those students who have
developed the skills, knowledge, capabilities and attitudes
required for further secondary school life at Year 13 in a Rudolf
Steiner pedagogical context. A key factor in this context is the
Steiner/Waldorf curriculum for Year 12 which meets the
requirements of the New Zealand Curriculum.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
-
develop a reflective questioning approach to phenomena
and opinion
-
develop moral, ethical and personal standards for common
life situations
-
apply in-depth knowledge, skills and understandings from a
defined range of core and elective subjects and activities
-
apply numeracy and literacy skills required for tertiary study
across a defined range of subjects.
Education pathway
Graduates of this qualification will commonly go on to a Level 3
New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education [Ref: 2939].
Employment pathway
There are no specific employment pathways for this qualification.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
The Steiner Education Development Trust (SEDT) will award the
qualification to successful students.
The certificate will display the logos of the New Zealand
Qualifications Framework (NZQF) and the SEDT.
Evidence requirements for
Qualification Reference 2938
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Evidence may include the following:
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assuring consistency

Programme statistics including retention, qualification
completion, graduate progression data, and learner
feedback.

Evidence from internal and external moderation processes
that graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes.

Graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback on outcome
achievement.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
Achieved.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
To enrol in this qualification a student must have gained the New
Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education (Level 1) [Ref: 2937] or
equivalent.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Programmes will be developed out of a Waldorf pedagogical
understanding within acceptable guidelines.
Programmes must explicitly build skills in literacy, numeracy,
digital literacy and learning.
Graduate profile outcomes should be integrated within and
across the programme and not taught as individual components.
Assessments must use relevant Learning Outcomes (LO) from
the approved programme documents supplied to accredited
providers.
Students must achieve at least one LO from each of 6 Core
subject areas:

English

Maths

Science

Social science

Practical art and technology

Drama/music/movement.
Students can also achieve from a range of elective subjects
which includes, in addition to the above:

Digital technologies

second languages

Te Reo Māori
For evidence of University Entrance literacy and numeracy
students must achieve 6 credits in Reading and 6 credits in
Writing at Level 2 or above and 14 credits in Numeracy at
Level 1 or above.
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Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
1
Conditions
Develop a reflective
questioning approach to
phenomena and opinions.
Credits 20
2
Develop moral, ethical and
personal standards for
common life situations.
Credits 14
3
Apply in-depth knowledge,
skills and understandings from
a defined range of core and
elective subjects and activities.
Credits 70
4
Apply numeracy and literacy
skills required for tertiary study
across a defined range of
subjects.
Credits 26
Qualification Reference 2938
© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015
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