NCEA at Ao Tawhiti
On this page you can find information, tools and tips to help you chart and navigate your NCEA journey at Ao Tawhiti. Brent is the LA who oversees all NCEA matters at school: brent.silby@aotawhiti.school.nz so seek him out if you have any questions.
Create your personalised NCEA Assessment Plan
We want you to be able to choose your own path through NCEA. This means choosing your colour block courses and sometimes choosing the assessments you'll engage with through a course. It's important that you know how many credits are available to you through each course you do, and how you're tracking through the year. An Assessment Plan, shared with your HBLA, will help you keep track of this.
Course Overviews
You can find these on the Arotahi under 'overviews'. They include information about the assessments available in the course.
My NCEA Assessment planAssessment Plan
This template is just one way you can map out your assessment opportunities. Your HBLA might have some other tools you can use too.
What's required at each level of NCEA?
80 credits at any level including...
10 literacy credits
10 numeracy credits
60 credits at Level 2 or above
AND 20 further credits at any level
10 literacy credits at Level 1 or higher
10 numeracy credits at Level 1 or higher
60 credits at Level 3
AND 20 further credits at any level
10 literacy credits at Level 1 or higher
10 numeracy credits at Level 1 or higher
3 subjects at Level 3, made up of...
14 credits in each of 3 approved subjects
10 literacy credits at Level 2 or higher, made up of 5 reading and 5 writing credits
10 numeracy credits at Level 1 or higher.
Where can I get more information?
NZQA Learner Login
It is vital that you set up your NZQA learner account and login. Click on the image to see a slide show with instructions for setting up your login. You'll need it to sit some exams, to check your results and to see your marked exam papers.
Endorsements
You can get your certificate endorsed with Merit or Excellence by getting 50 credits at the appropriate level. Some courses can be endorsed too. Follow the link above for more info.
Scholarship
Scholarship exams are New Zealand's highest academic level of school-based qualification and carry monetry rewards. Click the image above to find out more.