Qualifications Evening2017

NCEANational Certificate of Educational Achievement

• Administered by New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

• The most common qualification for secondary students in New Zealand.

• There are three levels of NCEA certificate.

• Student results used by employers and for selection into tertiary institutions.

NCEA Assessment

• In each subject, skills and knowledge are assessed against a number of standards.

• A range of internal and external assessments are used to measure how well students meet these standards.

• A number of credits are awarded for achieving each standard in a course.

• Students must achieve a certain number of credits to gain an NCEA certificate.

NCEA Standards and Grades

Students can achieve two types of standards:

Achievement Standards – New Zealand curriculum based

• Excellence (E) = an outstanding performance

• Merit (M) = a very good performance

• Achieved (A) = a satisfactory performance

• Not Achieved (N) = did not meet the criteria of the standard

Unit Standards – competency based

• Achieved (A) = meets the criteria of the standard

• Not Achieved (N) = did not meet the criteria of the standard

Level 1 NCEA Certificate

• Students require 80 credits from Level 1 or higher.

• These credits must include 10 in literacy and 10 in numeracy.

• Year 11 students study 6 subjects.

• Students may study subjects from multiple levels e.g. Level 1 and 2.

Possible Level 1 Programme

Subject Credits Internal External

English 21 13 8

Mathematics 19 7 12

Science 20 8 12

Geography 21 13 8

Spanish 19 9 10

Economics 20 8 12

Total 120 58 62

Level 2 NCEA Certificate

• Students require 80 credits.

• 20 of these can come from Level 1.

• 60 credits must be from Level 2 or higher.

• Year 12 students study 6 subjects.

• Students may study subjects from multiple levels e.g. Level 2 and 3.

Level 3 NCEA Certificate

• Students require 80 credits.

• 20 of these can come from Level 2.

• 60 credits must be from Level 3.

• Year 13 students study 5 subjects.

2016 NCEA results at Takapuna Grammar School

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

TGS Decile 8-10 TGS Decile 8-10 TGS Decile 8-10

Pass Rate 94.5% 91.2% 93.7% 92.9% 88% 87.6%

NCEA Endorsements

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 individual course level.

Endorsements are recorded on a students record of achievement.

Certificate Endorsement

• NCEA endorsed with Merit:• 50 credits achieved at Merit level or higher accumulated across all subjects.

• NCEA endorsed with Excellence:• 50 credits achieved at Excellence level accumulated across all subjects.

2016 NCEA Certificate Endorsement results

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

TGS Decile 8-10 TGS Decile 8-10 TGS Decile 8-10

Merit Endorsement

44.3% 41.5% 36.5% 34.1% 42.3% 35%

ExcellenceEndorsement

36.6% 28.3% 34% 23% 18.4% 18.8%

Total Endorsements

80.9% 69.8% 70.5% 57.1% 60.7% 53.8%

Course Endorsements

• Awarded in individual courses (subjects).

• Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:• 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence level; and

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

Scholarship

• New Zealand scholarship assessment enables candidates to be assessed against challenging standards, and are demanding for the most able students in each subject.

• Assessment is by either a written/spoken examination or report of work produced throughout the year.

• Approximately 3% of Year 13 students each subject at Level 3 are awarded a Scholarship, if they reach the set standard.

In 2016 Takapuna Grammar Achieved 50 Scholarships

University Entrance

University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement to go to a New Zealand University. To qualify students require:

• NCEA Level 3

• Three subjects – at Level 3, made up of:• 14 credits each, in three approved subjects.

• Literacy – 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:• 5 credits in reading; and• 5 credits in writing.

• Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above.

Note: Auckland University entrance requires 17 credits in Level 2 or 3 English.

University Approved Subjects

• Accounting• Biology• Business Studies• Calculus• Chemistry• Classical Studies• Dance• Design (Practical

Art)• Design and Visual

Communication• Drama• Economics• English• French• Geography• German• Health Education• History

• History of Art• Japanese• Media Studies• Music Studies• Painting

(Practical Art)• Photography

(Practical Art)• Physical

Education

• Physics• Spanish• Statistics• Technology• Te Reo Maori

Student Ranking for controlled-entry courses

• A students rank score is based on their best 80 credits at Level 3 or higher over a maximum of five approved subjects.

• The credits are then weighted by awarding points based on the level of achievement• Excellence (4 credits); Merit (3 points); Achieved (2 points); Unit Standard

(2 points).

• Maximum rank score is 320.

Restricted Entry Courses

• Some University of Auckland examples include:

• Bachelor of Commerce 180

• Bachelor of Engineering 260

• Bachelor of Nursing 230

• Bachelor of Property 180

• Bachelor of Arts 150

International Baccalaureate (IB)

IB Diploma

• Administered by an IB Board of Governors

• Assessment Centre is based in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

• The IB Diploma is a two year qualification (beginning in Year 12) acknowledged by leading universities around the world.

IB Diploma Programme

• Students study six courses:• 3 at higher level (HL); and

• 3 at standard level (SL).

• Students also study three core subjects:• Extended Essay;

• Theory of Knowledge; and

• Creativity, Action and Service

• All subjects, except Creativity, Action and Service are assessed.

IB Assessment

• Assessment is measured against criteria based on the aims and objectives of each subject curriculum.

• Students results are determined by performance against set standards.

• Both internal and external standards are used.

IB Diploma

• Marks are awarded for each course ranging from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest).

• 3 additional points are awarded for the Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay.

• The highest total a student can be awarded is 45.

• The diploma requires a student to achieve 24 points. Students must also complete the requirements for the Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and Creativity, Action and Service.

IB University Entrance

• International Baccalaureate Diploma (a minimum of 24 points).

• Rank scores for controlled entry courses still apply, but are based on IB scores.

• More information is displayed on individual University websites.

Note: Auckland University entrance requires a minimum of 26 points.

Further Information on IB

• Information evening later in the year.

• www.ibo.org

• Takapuna Grammar IB coordinator:• Jackie Rodgers j.rodgers@tgs.school.nz

Administering NCEA

• NZQF (NCEA) procedures hand out on the TGS website.

• Student Assessment Statements for all subjects on Google Classroom pages.

• Authenticity.

• Rule breaches.

Administering NCEA

• Appeals system.

• Missed Assessments.

• Special assessment conditions.

• Derived grades:• Externals only; and

• Based on school exam results.

Administering NCEA

• Moderation – internal and external.

• Result recording and submission to NZQA.

• Accessing results – learner log-in.

• Results verification.

Contacts

• Subject teachers.

• Whanau form teachers.

• Deans.

• DP Assessmentw.scovell@tgs.school.nz

• Principals nominee (NZQA liaison).m.hutton@tgs.school.nz

NZQA Contact

• www.nzqa.govt.nz

• Learner log-in

• Rules and regulations

• General information

What support can you provide?

• Talk to your son or daughter about their current achievement;

• Encourage your son or daughter to use the support systems we offer at Takapuna Grammar School;

• Promote a balanced lifestyle, rest and relaxation are as important as study;

• Contact us if you have any concerns.