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CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT WITH EXCELLENCE AND MERIT
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For a certificate to be endorsed with Merit, 50 credits at Merit or Excellence will be required at
the same level, or higher, on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as the certificate
being awarded.
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For a certificate to be endorsed with Excellence, 50 credits at Excellence will be required at
the same level or higher, on the NQF as the certificate being awarded.
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Can credits gained in one year be used to gain endorsement in another year?
Yes. As has always been the case, credits gained in different years, and at different levels,
can count toward NCEA. For endorsement, the credits must be gained at the level of the
certificate being awarded, or above.
COURSE ENDORSEMENT WITH EXCELLENCE OR MERIT
Excellence or merit awards can also be gained in individual subjects when the following
requirements are met:
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14 or more credits at merit or excellence at the lower level that supports the endorsement
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At least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed
standards
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Sufficient credits in a single school year.
NCEA LEVEL 3 SUBJECTS AT MARIAN COLLEGE
The following courses will offer Level 3 Achievement Standards or Unit Standards.
*Accounting
*Food and Hospitality
*Art – design
*Geography
*Art – painting
*History
*Art history
*Digital Technologies
Business Studies
*Japanese
*Biology
*Māori
*Chemistry
*Mathematics with Calculus
*Classical Studies
*Physical Education
*Drama
*Physics
*Music
*Religious Education
*Economics
*Statistics and Modelling
Employment Skills (Level 2)
*Technology Soft Materials
*English A
Tourism
Other subjects are also available through distance learning provided on the VLN NETNZ video
conferencing and the correspondence school.
* = subjects on the approved list for University Entrance.
You will need to check with your
teacher that the courses offer sufficient university entrance approved standards.
Students who did not achieve NCEA Level 2 are encouraged to complete this by multi-level study
i.e. some Level 1, 2 and 3 subjects.
Standards fulfilling literacy and numeracy requirements will be listed in each subject’s course
booklets issued at the start of the year.