Welcome to theNCEA

Information Workshop

What is NCEA?

• NCEA Level 1 • NCEA Level 2 • NCEA Level 3

National Certificate of Educational Achievement

Students can study entirely at one levelor

Students can study at a combination of levels

How is NCEA achieved?

• Completion of assessments (a test, activity, project, brief or assignment) throughout the year (Internal)

• End of year examinations (External)• Rewards Excellence• Flexible learning – students can learn at their own pace

Fees –Paid to LBC by mid Aug or on NZQA students login before 1 December, after that date a $50 late fee will apply.Domestic students - $76.70International students - $383.30.

What’s involved?

Standardsare

competency based

Achieved (A)

Not achieved (N)

BOTH count towards NCEA certificates

Achievement standards are New Zealand curriculum based

Student can gain: Not achieved (N) Achieved (A) Merit (M) Excellence (E)

Credits…

• Each Achievement/Unit standard is worth a – they are not all the same value

towards a qualification• Most Level 1 full year courses will offer

Collecting CreditsN C E A

3. Requirements for NCEA level 1, 2 and 3

20 Level 1 Level 2

20 Level 2 Level 3

Internal and External AssessmentInternally

In some subjects, more than one further assessment opportunity is offered

Externally

in November administered by NZQA

Recognising high achievement

• Merit endorsement• Excellence endorsement

one calendar year ie 2016

Endorsements

• Merit Endorsement

• Excellence Endorsement

New Zealand Scholarship

Fees•Domestic students - $30 per subject•International students - $102.20

New Zealand Scholarship Awards• Premier Awards

• Outstanding Scholar Awards

• Scholarship Awards

• Top Subject Scholarship Awards

• Single Subject Awards

•NCEA app!

Reporting

All Levels Attitude reports issued -

L1B, L2 and L3 Result reports issued -

L1B, L2 and L3 Full written report issued -

Y9 and L1A Result reports issued -

Y9 and L1A Full written report -

Example of a ResultReport Level 2 students

Parent Interviews

• Term 1

• Term 2

• Term 3

• CommunicateAt any time contact the teacher /Head of Faculty (HOF) by email if you have any concerns – Faculty Deans , then Director of Learning (DOL).

Timing of Result Notice

• Results on the Internet• Results updated as

reviewed and reconsidered papers are received

• Secure access • Performance against

standard by student and cohort given

• Tertiary institutions may access this information

Internet Results for Students

School Results Summary & Record of Achievement

Record of Achievement• Cumulative record of achievement• Records

– all qualifications and standards achieved– standards achieved in subject groupings – includes grades of standards achieved

(excludes not achieved) – University Entrance– results for NZ Scholarship

RECOGNITION OF NCEA OVERSEAS

Recognised in other countries as NZ’s national school-leaver qualificationOverseas universities usually require international students to gain UE in their home country Overseas Results Notice for students planning to use their NCEA results in overseasInternational agreements ensure NCEA results are understood and accepted overseasNZQA is part of the National Academic Recognition Information Centres (NARIC) network NCEA results are included in the International Tertiary Admission Ranking System (ITARS)

Kamar portal: • Use student I.D. to log in.• Record of all reports,

assessments, NCEA summary.

• Kamar.lbc.school.nz • (access through lbc website)

School Policies regarding NCEA assessment

All matters pertaining to NCEA assessments and procedures are in the Student Diary on pages 16- 22

• Missed Assessment– illness, school trip, sport or representing national/international sport.

• Authenticity• Appeals• Further assessment opportunities

For each course of studyAssessment Statement

whencredit value

internal external Checkpoints

date(s)student school email

An example of an Assessment Statement

Prioritiesall other school

activities

medical certificate is required

must

MISSED ASSESSMENT FORMS:

• Qualify if: Illness Family Bereavement/trauma or School (sport, cultural) trip or representing New Zealand

Time Management!!

1. All formative assessments derived grade

stick them on the fridge!

NZQANew Zealand Qualification Authority

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/• In May new students to NCEA must register on this site with their NSN (NSI)

number which is on their student ID so that the can check their NZQA entries as well as their results and ordering of NCEA certificates, Record of learning, Results summary.

Tab students need to select

to get information

Tab students need to select to get further info and log in

Tab students need to select

log in

Link students select to log

in

Advice for parents

• Office 365• Parental portal (Kamar)• E-mail teachers

Advice for Students