NCEA

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[[file:NCEA exam-timetable-2011.pdf]]
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[|NCEA Level 1 Draft Standards]

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**At Year 11 the qualification is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 1.**  In most subjects there will be a combination of internally and externally assessed Achievement Standards.  Each Achievement Standard has a credit value.  A full year’s course can offer up to 24 credits.  **For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 1 they must achieve 80 credits.**

 Of these, **10 credits must be in literacy standards** and **10 credits in numeracy standards**. Students will be able to attain Achieved, Achieved with Merit, Achieved with Excellence, in each achievement standard in each subject. Unit standards may be offered in some courses where they support student learning.  As a result of reviews undertaken by NZQA there may be some changes to the stated achievement standards and unit standards.

 **Endorsement of Certificates**  NCEA certificates can be gained with endorsement at Merit and Excellence levels. Students will require **50 credits at Excellence** level to gain NCEA Level 1, 2 or 3 certificates **endorsed with Excellence**, and **50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence)**, to gain NCEA Level 1, 2 or 3 certificates **endorsed with Merit**. These credits may be gained over more than one year. Credits at a higher level may count towards the endorsement of a certificate at a lower level.

 **Course Endorsements for NCEA**  From 2011 NCEA candidates will have their strengths in individual courses acknowledged with course endorsement at Excellence or Merit. Students **must gain 14 or more credits at Excellence** level for **endorsement for Excellence** or **14 or more credits at Excellence/Merit** level for **endorsement at Merit**. At least three of these credits must be from externally assessed standards and three from internally assessed standards. However, Physical Education, Religious Studies and Level 3 Visual Arts are exempt from the requirement for three externally assessed credits as these courses are fully internally assessed. All credits must be achieved in the same year.

[|lang_matrix_28may10-2.doc] 'New' Language Matrix <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|lang_Assess Conditions_L1_sep09.doc] Conditions for Assessment - Level 1