Welcome to the
NCEA
Information Workshop
What is NCEA?
National Certificate of Educational Achievement
• NCEA Level 1
• NCEA Level 2
• NCEA Level 3
Students can study entirely at one level
or
Students can study at a combination of levels
How is NCEA achieved?
What’s involved?
• Completion of assessments (a test, activity, project, brief or assignment)
throughout the year (Internal)
• End of year examinations (External)
• Rewards Excellence
• Flexible learning – students can learn at their own pace
Fees –
Paid to LBC by mid Aug or on NZQA students login before 1 December, after
that date a $50 late fee will apply.
Domestic students - $76.70
International students - $383.30.
Standards
 Achievement standards are
New Zealand curriculum based
Student can gain:
 N ot achieved (N )
 Achieved (A)
 M erit (M )
 Ex cellence (E)
are
competency based
 Achieved (A)
 Not achieved (N)
BOTH count towards NCEA certificates
Credits…
• Each Achievement/Unit standard is worth a
– they are not all the same value
towards a qualification
• Most Level 1 full year courses will offer
Collecting Credits
N
3.
C
E
A
Requirements for NCEA level 1, 2 and 3
20
Level 1
Level 2
20
Level 2
Level 3
Internal and External Assessment
Internally
In some subjects, more than one further assessment
opportunity is offered
Externally
in November administered by NZQA
Recognising high achievement
• Merit endorsement
• Excellence endorsement
one calendar year ie 2016
Endorsements
• Merit Endorsement
• Excellence Endorsement
New Zealand Scholarship
Fees
•Domestic students - $30 per subject
•International students - $102.20
New Zealand Scholarship Awards
• Premier Awards
• Outstanding Scholar Awards
• Scholarship Awards
• Top Subject Scholarship Awards
• Single Subject Awards
•NCEA app!
Reporting
 All Levels Attitude reports issued  L1B, L2 and L3 Result reports issued  L1B, L2 and L3 Full written report issued  Y9 and L1A Result reports issued  Y9 and L1A Full written report -
Example of a
Result
Report Level 2
students
Parent Interviews
• Term 1
• Term 2
• Term 3
• Communicate
At any time contact the teacher /Head of Faculty (HOF) by email if you
have any concerns – Faculty Deans , then Director of Learning (DOL).
Tim ing of R esult Notice
I nternet Results for Students
• Results on the Internet
• Results updated as
reviewed and
reconsidered papers are
received
• Secure access
• Performance against
standard by student and
cohort given
• Tertiary institutions may
access this information
School Results Summary & Record of Achievement
Record of Achievement
• Cumulative record of achievement
• Records
– all qualifications and standards achieved
– standards achieved in subject groupings
– includes grades of standards achieved
(excludes not achieved)
– University Entrance
– results for NZ Scholarship
RECOGNITION OF NCEA OVERSEAS
Recognised in other countries as NZ’s national schoolleaver qualification
Overseas universities usually require international
students to gain UE in their home country
Overseas Results Notice for students planning to use their
NCEA results in overseas
International agreements ensure NCEA results are
understood and accepted overseas
NZQA is part of the National Academic Recognition
Information Centres (NARIC) network
NCEA results are included in the International Tertiary
Admission Ranking System (ITARS)
Kamar portal:
• Use student I.D. to log in.
• Record of all reports,
assessments, NCEA summary.
• Kamar.lbc.school.nz
• (access through lbc website)
School Policies regarding NCEA assessment
All matters pertaining to NCEA assessments and
procedures are in the Student Diary on pages 16- 22
• Missed Assessment– illness, school trip, sport or representing
national/international sport.
• Authenticity
• Appeals
• Further assessment opportunities
For each course of study
Assessment Statement
when
credit value
internal
external
 Checkpoints
date(s)
student school email
An example of an Assessment Statement
Priorities
all other school
activities
certificate is required
must
medical
MISSED ASSESSMENT FORMS:
• Qualify if:
Illness
Family Bereavement/trauma or
School (sport, cultural) trip or representing New Zealand
Time Management!!
1.
All formative assessments
derived grade
stick them on the fridge!
NZQA
New Zealand Qualification Authority
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/
• In May new students to NCEA must register on this site with their NSN (NSI)
number which is on their student ID so that the can check their NZQA entries
as well as their results and ordering of NCEA certificates, Record of learning,
Results summary.
Tab students
need to select
log in
Tab students
need to select
to get further
info and log in
Tab students
need to select
to get
information
Link students
select to log
in
Advice for parents
• Office 365
• Parental portal (Kamar)
• E-mail teachers
Advice for Students