NCEA Change Information for Whānau

Make NCEA more accessible - zero fees, fewer barriers for learners with disabilities and learning support needs, and learners are able to see their culture, identity and language reflected in their learning.

Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori (equal status for mātauranga Māori in NCEA) – ensure mātauranga Māori is equitably valued and resourced in NCEA, broadening access to mātauranga Māori pathways and increasing teacher capability 

Strengthen literacy and numeracy | te reo matatini me te pāngarau standards and assessments – ensure students with an NCEA have functional literacy and numeracy skills that will ready them to transition into tertiary education or the workplace

Fewer, larger standards – new achievement standards and resources will be developed to replace all existing achievement standards and ensure that the most significant learning in each subject is credentialled 

Simplify NCEA’s structure – credits can no longer be carried over to the next level. Sixty credits are required to pass each NCEA level along with Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau | Literacy and Numeracy co-requisite

Clearer pathways to further education or work – develop a Vocational Entrance Award to clearly signal when a student is ready to transition into higher level vocational education and strengthen vocational pathways through NCEA

Keep NCEA Level 1 optional – ensure Level 1 provides students with the broad, foundational learning needed to support further study at Levels 2 and 3 where there will be opportunities for greater specialisation

See the two attachments for more information.