National Certificate of Educational Achievement

Students entering Year 11 should be making subject choices related to their long-term educational goals and (possible) career choices. At this stage, students are encouraged to keep their options open and take a wide range of subjects. Information gathering is important. Students should be aware of their abilities, aptitudes and interests and are encouraged to take this information into account when they select their subjects.

In Year 11 the following are compulsory subjects: English, Mathematics, at least one Science subject, Religious Education, and a programme of Financial Literacy, Health, and be the change Students choose THREE other subjects.

Please note: Every effort is made to accommodate each student’s subject choices. However, sometimes it is not always possible to do this. Where there are clashes in subject choice or the class size is too small, students may be asked to make another choice.

• NCEA comprises three levels of achievement. NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3. Year 11 students sit NCEA Level 1. For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 1 she must achieve 80 credits which must include a minimum of 10 credits in literacy (from English and approved achievement standards in other subjects)

• and 10 credits in numeracy (from Mathematics and approved achievement standards in other subjects).

The School encourages students to study standards which will give them more than the minimum number of credits required to pass any given level. This is seen as an opportunity to extend students, giving them a broader based education and more opportunity for success and choice in future year levels.

The NCEA qualification encourages students to achieve the best possible results and there are two endorsements to acknowledge this:

1. NCEA Level 1 endorsed certificates

• NCEA Level 1 certificate endorsed with Excellence which requires 50 credits at Excellence

• NCEA Level 1 certificate endorsed with Merit which requires 50 credits at Merit or higher

• Any results from Year 10 will be included in this endorsement.

2. NCEA course endorsements

• If a student achieves 14 credits at Excellence in a subject in one calendar year, they will have the subject endorsed with Excellence

• If a student achieves 14 credits at Merit or higher in a subject in one calendar year, they will have the subject endorsed with Merit

• The course endorsement must include at least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards (there are some exceptions to this requirement)

• The course endorsement applies in the year the subject is studied and credits obtained in previous years cannot be carried over.

Course endorsements

Course endorsement provides recognition of student achievement in an individual course.

Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:

• 14 or more credits at Achieved or Merit or Excellence, and

• at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.

Each subject listed in this booklet shows the likely combination of achievement standards to be offered in the course. The exact achievement standards to be assessed will be confirmed with students at the start of the year. Further information on NCEA is available on the NZQA Website: www.nzqa.govt.nz.

Examination Fees

NZQA no longer charges fees for domestic students to enter NCEA or Scholarship Assessments. Fees are still payable by international students. Further information can be found at www.nzqa.govt.nz

However, students will be subscribed to a www.educationperfect.com package. This will provide access to learning materials in languages, mathematics, science and other subject areas. There will be a single charge of approximately $70.