Thinking of some extra credits over summer?

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Te Kura’s popular Summer School will be taking its first registrations for this year in just three weeks.

More than 1800 ākonga (students) took advantage of Summer School last year to complete their studies, enabling them to go on to further study, training or employment.

It’s the sixth year we have offered summer study and we are anticipating that with all the disruptions to schools caused by COVID-19, there will be increasing numbers of ākonga looking to top up their credits for NCEA and University Entrance over the holidays.

This year, in recognition of those disruptions, the Ministry of Education is partnering with Te Kura to expand programmes such as Summer School.

We work in partnership with schools to ensure we are meeting NZQA regulations. Because ākonga have a single Record of Achievement in an academic year, their results need to be reported by their school, as the previous school of enrolment. This should be done by the NZQA deadline – usually 28 February.

It’s great to see from the feedback we get from ākonga that for them, summer study can be life-changing. And our research shows that many ākonga who come to us learn about what we offer from their own schools and teachers. In turn, schools tell us that they have elicited a good response from ākonga by putting up Summer School information on their own websites.

As you can see from our Summer School flier, courses are delivered online, so with access to a computer and the internet, ākonga can learn anywhere and anytime.

We offer a range of internal standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3. Our qualified teachers are already gearing up and will be available online to support ākonga, and our intake team is prepared to answer any queries. Please phone 0800 65 99 88 or email: summerschool@tekura.school.nz

For further information about Summer School, please visit the Te Kura website.

Ngā mihi

Mike Hollings
Chief Executive
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu