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Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State
A guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements
in Australia
Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment
and Certification Authorities (ACACA)
Section 3: New Zealand |
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What assessment method(s) are used for the senior secondary school leaving credential in each State or Territory?
Assessment for the NCEA is both school-based or internal (nationally moderated by the Qualifications Authority), and external, through examinations conducted by the Qualifications Authority. Each achievement standard is assessed either internally or externally, and the standards grouped within each subject involve a mix of both internal and external assessment. Unit standards are all internally assessed. The Scholarship Certificate qualification will be fully externally assessed and is registered at level 4 on the New Zealand Register of Quality-Assured Qualifications.
Reporting achievement
School students having valid entries in NQF standards receive first, an interim results notice showing their attainment on the standards, and second, a Record of Learning that shows all of their achieved credits for unit standards and achievement standards, plus any Framework qualifications awarded.
How are the marks determined in each State or Territory?
As outlined in the Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools for 2003:
School marks are adjusted to ensure that results for individual subjects and individual candidates are processed as required by the Qualifications Authority to provide examination marks that are comparable to final results for different subjects.
Results in each prescribed subject of the examination are reported in percentage marks and grades. Grades A to E are awarded in each subject according to the following table:
| Grade |
Final % Mark Range |
A |
66–100 |
B |
56–65 |
C |
46–55 |
D |
30–45 |
E |
1–29 |
Candidates who enter in three or more subjects in any one year will have their percentage marks for that year aggregated. The following qualifications will be based on the resulting aggregated percentage mark:
| Aggregate Mark |
Name of Qualification |
250–299 |
New Zealand Bursary (B Level) |
300+ |
New Zealand Bursary (A Level) |
provided that:
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for candidates who enter in six subjects, the percentage marks gained in their best five subjects will be aggregated
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candidates who enter in more than three practical art subjects may have only the three best results for those subjects included in the aggregated total.
Candidates who have achieved results in the UEBS examinations in more than one year, and who have gained aggregate marks of 250 to 299 or 300 or better in no more than five different subjects, may apply to the Qualifications Authority for a New Zealand Bursary at A or B level.
