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Level 2 NCEA (Year 12)
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 2) will follow the same format as NCEA
Level 1. It will be a mixture of external and internal achievement and/or unit standards that generate
credits on the Qualifications Framework.
The NCEA Level 2 requires a minimum of 60 credits at Level 2 or above and 20 credits at any other
level. Credits can be used for more than one qualification, so some of your NCEA Level 1 credits
can count towards NCEA Level 2. For NCEA Level 2 there are no specific literacy or numeracy
requirements.
However 5 reading and 5 writing credits are required at Level 2 for University Entrance.
All Year 12 students at Marian College study English, Religious education and complete a one term
financial literacy course.
CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT WITH EXCELLENCE AND MERIT
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.
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:
14 or more credits at merit or excellence at the lower level that supports the endorsement
At least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed
standards
Sufficient credits in a single school year.
NCEA LEVEL 2 SUBJECTS AT MARIAN COLLEGE
Accounting
Food and Nutrition
Music
Art
Financial Literacy
Physics
Biology
French
Physical Education
Chemistry
Geography
Religious Education
Classical Studies
Digital Technologies
Technology Soft Materials
Drama
History
Tourism
Economics
Japanese
Employment Skills
Mathematics
English
Maori
Other subjects are also available through distance learning provided on the VLN NETNZ
video conferencing and the correspondence school.
