“Mount Albert
Grammar School
continues to
celebrate a tradition
of sporting and
academic
excellence”
.
Latest Education Review Office Report
NCEA unpacked
NationalCertificateof
EducationalAchievement
(NCEA)
•
Mainqualificationforsecondary
schoolstudentsinNewZealand
•
QualificationontheNational
QualificationFramework(NQF)
•
Recognisedbyemployers,usedfor
selectionbyuniversitiesand
polytechnicsinNZandoverseas
NCEA unpacked
Threelevelqualification
ThestandardofworkforeachLevel
matchestheexpectedabilitiesofmost
studentsintheSeniorYears:
• Year11– Level1
• Year12– Level2
• Year13– Level3
NewZealandScholarshipExamination
isavailableformostsubjectsandthis
expectsaperformancebeyondLevel3
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NCEALevel1
•
•
•
•
80creditswhichinclude;
10literacycredits
10numeracycredits
MathsandEnglishcompulsory
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NCEALevel2
•
•
•
80creditsintotal
60creditsfromlevel2orhigher
Level1literacy&numeracy
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NCEALevel3
•
•
•
80creditsintotal
60creditsfromlevel3orhigher
Level1literacy&numeracy
NCEA unpacked
Understandingcourses
•
Eachcoursecontainsseveral
AchievementStandards, Unit
Standardsoracombination
•
Eachstandardisworth‘credits’
•
AchievementStandards(AS) canbeachieved,achievedwith
meritandachievedwith
excellence
•
UnitStandards(US)are
assessedasachievedornot
achieved.
11EN1- English
External
AS90849
Showunderstandingofspecified
textsusingsupportingevidence
4 credits
AS90850
Showunderstandingofvisualor
oraltextsusingsupporting
evidence
4credits
AS90851
Showunderstandingofunfamiliar
writtentextsusingsupporting
evidence
4credits
Internal
AS90857
Construct anddeliveranoral
text
3credits
AS90053
Produce formalwriting
3credits
AS90052
Produce creativewriting
3credits
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Internalandexternal
assessment
•
Mostcourseshavea
combination ofinternallyand
externallyassessedstandards
•
Internallyassessedstandards
aremarkedwithinschool (e.g.
classtestsorassignments)
•
Externallyassessedstandards
aremarkednationallybyNZQA
(e.g.end-of-yearexams)
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Assessment
•
Lateassessmentswillbegraded‘notachieved’unlessanextensionhasbeengranted
•
Extensionsforinternalassessmentsneedtobeappliedforwellaheadoftime
through DeputyPrincipal, MarkRivalland
•
Ifatestismissedduetounexpectedabsences(e.g.illness) anapplicationforan
extensionmustbeappliedforwithin5days
•
Onlystudentswhohavean‘approved’ absencemaybeeligible forareassessment
opportunity
NCEA unpacked
Courseendorsement
• Recognition forexceptional
performance inindividual courses
withinoneschool year.
• Formerit:14creditswithmerit(or
excellence)attheleveloftheaward
withatleast3internalcreditsachieved
withmeritand3externalcredits
achievedwithmerit.
• Forexcellence:14creditswith
excellenceattheleveloftheawardwith
atleast3internalcreditsachievedwith
excellenceand3externalcredits
achievedwithexcellence.
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ENDORSEMENTatLevel1,2and3
• Achievelevelqualifications withMeritorExcellenceendorsements.
• EndorsementwithMerit- 50creditsatMeritorExcellencearerequired atthe
samelevelorhigher asthecertificateawarded.
• EndorsementwithExcellence- 50creditsatExcellencearerequired atthe
samelevelorhigher ontheNQFasthecertificateawarded.
• Theendorsement awardedwillbeabletobegainedovermorethanoneyear.
Student recordswillbecheckedannually todetermine whethertheyare
entitledtoanendorsement ofanyNCEAcertificate.
LEVEL1
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
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Maximisingachievement
§ Gainingthebestqualification
§ Meetingpre-requisitesfornextlevel
§ Meetingpre-requisitestertiarystudy
ACADEMIC REPORTS
Accessinghelp
§ DeputyPrincipal,MarkRivalland
extensions,compassionateconsideration
§ Assessmentcalendar
emaillinkhasbeensentout
§ Deans/Guidance
§ Careers
NCE A P A THWA Y S
UniversityEntrance
NCEAlevel3
14creditsineachof
3Uni approved
subjects
10literacycredits
Level2orabove
10numeracycredits
Level1orabove
NCE A P A THWA Y S
RankScore
• 2points foreveryachieved
• 3points foreverymerit
• 4points foreveryexcellence
80credits
Allachievedwith
excellence
80x4
Rankscore=320