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On what grounds might you ask for an extension?
Example: “Things beyond your control”
Genuine illness supported with evidence.
Being sick for a week of a long term project.
Student interruption to your life e.g. death of a close relative.
House burnt down.
Injury from accident.
Representing your School.
On what grounds might an extension not be granted?
Example: “Things you can control”
Parents arrange a holiday.
Had to work the weekend before.
Lost computer work with no evidence.
Forgot the date.
Too many things are due at the same time.
Not possible for the school to redo this particular assessment under the same conditions even though circumstances
may have been out of the control of the student. (e.g. field trip missed).
What should you do to request consideration?
Inform the teacher in charge that there is a problem (e.g. phone school).
Complete an Extension Request Form which you can obtain from the School Office at the first opportunity.
Attach to the form evidence supporting your request (note from parents, medical certificate etc).
What else can you do?
Attend reassessment opportunities if they are available.
Follow appeal procedures.
4 Absence and External Assessment
Student absence for externally assessed Achievement Standards will result in no award.
Students who miss external assessment opportunities may apply for compassionate consideration under NZQA
guidelines.
5 Procedures for Ensuring a Student’s Work is her Own (Authenticity)
The following general principles apply to work which is presented for internal assessment for national qualifications:
All work submitted for assessment must be genuinely the student’s own. They will be required to sign an
authenticity statement stating that it is their own work. This statement must be attached to the assessed work.
Students must not accept undue assistance in the preparation or submission of work (e.g. from another person or
from a source such as a publication or the internet). A student may be given general advice about the nature of
adjustments which she could make.
A student may expect to present work in progress for inspection before the due date.
6 Breach of Procedure
Students may be required to show that their work is their own e.g. by oral examination, practical demonstration,
and/or by including raw material or work in progress.
Staff will keep signed and dated records of the steps taken if authenticity is in doubt.
Students who are suspected of presenting work for assessment which is not their own may be asked to appear
before a panel comprising the Principal, the Senior Dean and the Curriculum Co-ordinator and/or their
appointees. There should be a neutral chair and minutes will be taken.
If a serious breach is proven then the school may request that NZQA formally disqualify the student from that
assessment. School and/or NZQA appeal procedures will then apply.
7 Verification of Student Grade
Students must indicate by their signature that they acknowledge a grade given for an assessment activity.
The classroom teacher must keep a paper copy of all record sheets showing verification of grades awarded.
These must be filed with the Head of Department.
8 Appeals Procedure
Students who dispute grades awarded or the management of assessment activities should follow the following avenues of
appeal:
Firstly to the classroom teacher
Secondly to the Head of Department
