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Overview
National Provider: NZQA
School Accreditation Scope
US and AS,
and industry US
Record of
Learning
NCEA L1,2,3
UE
Other NQF quals
Over 5000 qualifications…
Register of NZ Quality Assured Qualifications
International Provider: CIE
Qualification Pathways
Qualification Pathways
NCEA CIE
Year 11 Level 1 IGCSE
Year 12 Level 2 Advanced Subsidiary (AS)
Year 13 Level 3 AS/Advanced Level
( Scholarship )
Selecting Pathways
Pathway 1: NCEA
The National Certificate of Educational
Achievement is available at 3 levels:
Scholarship is also available.
Gaining a NCEA
Example: Level 1 English
Year 11 English has the following Achievement Standards:
External
1.1 Written Text 4 credits
1.2 Visual text - Film 4 credits
1.3 Unfamiliar written Texts 4 credits
Internal
1.4 Creative Writing 3 credits
1.5 Formal Writing 3 credits
1.6 Speech 3 credits
1.7 Static Image 3 credits
TOTAL = 24 credits
Availability of Credits
Assessment
Example: Level 3 History
External Assessment
Internal Assessment
Standards Based Assessment
Standards Based Assessment
Students are awarded one of 4 grades in
each Achievement Standard:
No marks allocated
[ Unit Standards are Achieved or Not Achieved ]
Reporting Results
At the end of each academic year students
receive an provisional results notice. This
profile:
NZQF Results Notification
NZQF Results Notification
Reporting Results
Gaining a NCEA
Level 1: 80 credits at any level, including 10 in reading & writing and 10 in number skills* ( Level 1 literacy & numeracy ).
Level 2: 80 credits; a minimum of 60 credits at Level 2 or above + Level 1 literacy & numeracy
Level 3: 80 credits; a minimum of 60 credits at Level 3 or above + Level 1 literacy & numeracy
* Available in standards from a range of subjects L1-3
Gaining a NCEA
Certificates can be achieved with Merit or
Excellence endorsements:
Course Endorsement
Enables students with strong performances in
individual subjects to gain Excellence or
Merit endorsements:
Changes to NCEA 2010 - 2013
Pathway 2: CIE
CIE offers 3 general secondary qualifications:
IGCSE
(G grade is minimum satisfactory performance)
Advanced Subsidiary (AS)
A Level
- weighting is usually 50/50
- AS 72% ( B ) + A2 66 % ( C ) = AL 69% ( C )
Flexibility in Student Courses
e.g. range from 4 A Levels to 8 – 9 AS.
CIE Assessment
CIE Reporting
GRADE IGCSE MARK AS/AL MARK
A* 90 – 100 90 – 100 ( AL only )
A 80 – 90 80 – 100 ( AS only )
B 70 – 79 70 – 79
C 60 – 69 60 – 69
D 50 – 59 50 – 59
E 40 – 49 40 – 49
F 30 –39
G 20 – 29
Students receive statements of results and certificates that
record grades and percentage marks
UCAS Tariff
UCAS Tariff
Grade | A Level | AS Level |
A* | 140 | - |
A | 120 | 60 |
B | 100 | 50 |
C | 80 | 40 |
D | 60 | 30 |
E | 40 | 20 |
Scholarship
Year 10/Form 4, 2016
4A & 4B: IGCSE in Mathematics & Combined Science.
4C: IGCSE Combined Science
4A to 4H: Accelerated students may present for NCEA Level 1 in Japanese.
Year 11/Form 5, 2016
5A - 5B: AS in Mathematics.
IGCSE in all subjects except Japanese and Latin.
5C - 5I: IGCSE in all subjects except Japanese and Latin.
5J – 5P: IGCSE in all subjects except English, Career Studies, Japanese, &Latin ( & Maths for some classes)
5J – 5P: IGCSE- based Course
- 20 credits towards Level 2 certificate
- Literacy & Numeracy for Level 1 certificate
5J – 5P: General Advice
- maximum of two allowed.
- Biology & Chemistry for Health Sciences.
- Chemistry & Physics for Engineering.
- pick up 3rd science as IGCSE in 2017 and AS
in 2018.
5J – 5P: General Advice
Either: do Combined Science
- basis for all three Level 2 sciences
- allows two more choices.
Or: maximum of two of Bio, Chem, Physics.
- if you have made a definite decision re. 2017
- provides stronger foundation for Level 2.
Gaining a L1 Certificate in 2017
( 20 can be used to get Level 2 )
+
→ 34 L1 + 46 L2 = L1 Certificate in 2017
→ 20 L1 + 60 L2 = L1 & L2 Certificate in 2017
→ 10 L1 + 70 L2 = L1 & L2 Certificate in 2017
Year 12/Form 6, 2016
6A - 6B: A Level Maths ( optional).
AS in all subjects ( including Form 7 AS ) except Japanese and Latin.
6C – 6J: AS in all subjects except Japanese and Latin; Level 2 English optional.
6C1-6H1: NCEA Level 2.
Year 13/Form 7, 2017
7A – 7J: AS and/or A Levels ( 4 subjects ).
7C1 – 7F1: NCEA Level 3 ( 5 subjects ).
Extremely able Year 12 & 13 students may also
enter Scholarship examinations.
University Recognition
U.E. Criteria: NCEA
NUMERACY 10 Level 1 credits in Mathematics *.
LITERACY 10 Level 2 credits in English *
( 5 Reading, 5 Writing ).
GENERAL 60 Level 3 credits: 14+ in 3 approved subjects.
* or from specified standards in a range of subjects.
U.E. Criteria: NCEA
Student A Student B
Geography 15 credits History 20 credits
Biology 16 credits Physics 19 credits
Economics 8 credits Maths Calc. 12 credits
English 14 credits Statistics 7 credits
Physics 8 credits Accounting 6 credits
Total: 61 credits, UE √ Total: 64 credits, UE ×
U.E. Criteria: CIE
NUMERACY D grade in IGCSE Mathematics.
LITERACY E grade in AS English.
GENERAL 120 points on the UCAS tariff.
D grades in at least 3 AS or A Level subjects.
U.E. Criteria: CIE
Student A Student B
AL English: B, 100 pts AL Maths: A, 120 pts
AS Geography: C, 40 pts AL Chemistry: C, 80 pts
AS History: E, 20 pts AS English: E, 20 pts
AS Phys Ed: D, 30 pts AS Biology: E, 20 pts
Total: 190 pts, UE √ Total: 240 pts, UE ×
U.E. – Mixed Qualifications
It is possible to gain U.E. with a mix of the
numeracy, literacy and general subject standards
e.g. IGCSE Mathematics, AS English, 60 Level
3 credits.
Students are not permitted to mix their general
subject standard course – they study NCEA
Level 3 or AS./A Level.
U.E. – Selective Entry
Universities are ranking students for selective
entry to degree courses.
e.g. BA 150 pts, BHSc 250 pts, BE 310 pts
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