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Level 1 NCEA (Year 11)
When you have achieved 80 credits at Level 1 you will qualify for NCEA Level 1. Ten of the credits
must be from numeracy standards and ten other credits must be from literacy standards. These
skills can be assessed in English or Te Reo Māori and a wide range of subjects.
How does NCEA work?
NCEA is a standards based achievement qualification. Standards have been set in each area of
learning and different aspects of skills, knowledge and understanding are assessed as separate
“Achievement Standards” or “Unit Standards” which earn a number of credits towards the NCEA
qualification. Results will give a detailed profile of achievement. A student’s work is compared
against the standard and there is not a pre-determined failure rate. In Achievement Standards
grades awarded will be: Excellence, merit, achieved, not achieved.
In most school curriculum subjects there will be six to seven Standards. Unit Standards grades are
either Achieved or Not Achieved. A full year’s course in one subject will have about 20 credits
assessed. (ie. Each Achievement Standard/Unit Standard will usually be worth 3 - 6 credits).
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Students will know during the year if they have gained credit for summative internal
assessments.
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Credits gained are recorded on a “Record of Learning” with NZQA, and can be used at any
time in the future to complete national qualifications.
CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT WITH MERIT OR EXCELLENCE
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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.
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. Physical Education and Religious Education are exempt from this requirement.
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Sufficient credits must be gained in a single school year.
NCEA LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS AT MARIAN COLLEGE
All Year 11 students at Marian College study:
English
Mathematics
Science
Religious education
Students also choose to study three subjects from this list:
Accounting
Geography
Music
Drama
History
Physical Education
Visual arts
Japanese
Technology soft materials
Economics
Digital technologies
Food and nutrition
Maori