NCEA
  

When students perform consistently above the 'Achieved' level, their result(s) can be 'endorsed' to reflect that high achievement.  This can occur at either the Certificate or Course level.

Certificate Endorsement 

For an NCEA certificate to be endorsed with Excellence a student must gain 50 credits at Excellence at the level of the certificate or above. So, if a student has 50 Level 1 credits at Excellence they may have their Level 1 certificate endorsed with Excellence. Likewise, if a student gains 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence) at Level 1 their NCEA  Level 1 certificate may be endorsed with Merit. Endorsement awards show on the Record of Achievement.

Course Endorsement

Course endorsement provides recognition for a student who has performed exceptionally well 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 Merit or Excellence, and

• at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards. Note, this does not apply to Physical Education, Religious Studies and level 3 Visual Arts.

These examinations will be run as close to the end of year NCEA examinations  as possible and you should familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations below.

• Arrive at least 15 minutes before the examination starts

• Wear full school uniform - including correct footwear

• When instructed, quickly lineup in single file lines  according to your examination

• If you are bringing a calculator into the examination,it will need to be reset and checked by the examination supervisor as you enter the examination

• Students with special assessment conditions should wait at the front to meet with their supervisors

• Turn out your pockets and roll up your sleeves

• Ensure you do not have any banned items, as listed below, and your pens etc are in a clear plastic bag 

Banned items - Do not bring the following items into an examination room

• Blank paper or refill paper

• Correcting fluid

• Books, written notes or electronic notes

• Cell phones

• Dictionaries or translators

• Any electronic device which has the capability to store, communicate and/or retrieve information except approved calculators

• Watches - digital or analogue

During the examination

• At all times, listen to and follow the instructions of the supervisor

• If you have a problem, you should put your hand up

• Do not borrow equipment from someone else

• Do not talk to, communicate with, or do anything to disturb other students

• Do not read or copy another student's work

• If you need to use the toilet, raise your hand and ask the supervisor

  • • You cannot use the toilet during the first 45 minutes and the last 15 minutes of the examination

    • Only one person at a time may use the toilet

    • You must use the Auditorium toilet

    • You must sign in and out on the sheet provided

Scholarship is a monetary award to recognise top students.  It does not attract credits or contribute towards a qualification but the fact that a student has gained a Scholarship appears on their Record of Achievement.

The Scholarship examinations enable students to be assessed against challenging standards at Level 4 in each subject. Scholarship students are expected to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalization, and to integrate, synthesise and apply knowledge, skills, understanding and ideas to complex situations.

Ms Kemble, Deputy Headmaster – Curriculum, coordinates Scholarship entries while each Head of Department is responsible for the Scholarship programme.

University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement for you to qualify for entrance to a university in New Zealand.

To qualify you need:

• NCEA Level 3

• 14 credits at Level 3 in each of 3 subjects from the list of approved subjects

• 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or higher

• 10 Literacy credits (5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing) at Level 2 and above from specific achievement standards

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/awards/university-entrance/approved-subjects/

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/awards/university-entrance/literacy-requirements-2/

It is also important that you check the entry criteria for the tertiary institution or course you want to study as some universities have their own specific entry requirements in addition to those above.