From 2024, to gain an NCEA qualification, ākonga must pass the Numeracy standard US32406: Use mathematics and statistics to meet the numeracy demands of a range of situations or the Pāngarau standard US32412, Te whakamahi pāngarau me te tauanga hei whakatutuki i ngā hiahia pāngarau o ngā pūāhua whai take.
The Numeracy standard requires ākonga to master the mathematics and statistics content ideas at Level 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum AND interweave these content ideas with mathematical and statistical process ideas.
Making NCEA more accessible is part of NZ's multi-year change programme underway to strengthen our national secondary school qualification. Consistent with this, the Common Assessment Activities (CAAs) have been designed to enable schools, kura and other NCEA providers to meet the accessibility needs of their learners more easily.
For example, there is no time limit for the CAAs, so long as each can be completed within a single session.
There is no time limit for the CAA so long as each assessment is completed in a single session. Each assessment has been designed to be completed in 60 minutes by most learners, but schools should allow as much time as necessary for candidates to complete the assessment in one session.