The first assessment period for NCEA Literacy and Numeracy corequisites (CAA assessments) is Week 4 and 5 of Term Two.

From 2024 Year 11/NCEA Level 1 students will be required to gain 60 credits across their subjects AND have gained the new Literacy and Numeracy corequisites worth 20 credits. In order to gain NCEA Level 2 and 3, students must have gained Literacy and Numeracy already. 

Why were the corequisites introduced?
Literacy and numeracy are key skills that all individuals require to operate successfully in society. This includes the ability to understand and access things such as completing a job application form, reading news articles, getting a driver's license, doing the household budget and similar. Both literacy and numeracy are taught, and used, across all learning areas from Year 1 through to Year 13. While integral to English and Mathematics they do not reflect the much broader, deeper and richer subjects of English and Mathematics. 
By introducing the Literacy and Numeracy corequisites it is a recognition that the individual has foundational skills to participate successfully in society.

What are the corequisites?
The corequisites consist of three separate common assessment activities (CAA) worth a total of 20 credits. 

 - Reading (5 credits)
 - Writing (5 credits)
 - Numeracy (10 credits)
The assessments are based at Level 5 of the New Zealand curriculum which corresponds to Year 10 for most students.
Once a student has gained a co-requisite they are not required to be assessed for that skill again.

How will the corequisites be assessed?
There are three separate assessments for Reading, Writing and Numeracy. These assessments are in 'exam conditions', which our current Year 10 students have been practising since last year.
Each assessment is online so students are expected to bring their device and, for Numeracy, a separate calculator. No phones will be able to be used.
There are two assessment opportunities each year; Terms Two and Three for 2024. 
The first assessment period is in May
 - Literacy (Reading): Friday 24 May
 - Numeracy: Monday 27 May
 - Literacy (Writing): 29 May

There is no time limit for the assessments, though the guideline is that most students will take 60 minutes to complete one assessment.
The assessments are marked nationally and results are then sent back to the school at a later date.

Who will be assessed using corequisites this year?

The assessment is aimed at Year 10. If a student gained one or more of the corequisites in 2023 as a Year 9 student, they are not required to sit that assessment again.

Most Year 10 students and some Year 9 students will attempt one or more of these assessments in May. Some Year 11 and above students who have yet to gain all of their co-requisites will also sit the appropriate assessments in May.

Parents and caregivers will receive an email on Monday 8th April at 4pm if their son/daughter is sitting one or more of the corequisites in May.
If your son/daughter is in Year 10 and their teacher considers they would benefit from more learning opportunities before sitting the assessment i.e. they will not be sitting an assessment in May, parents/caregivers will receive an email also. In Term 3, there will be another opportunity for students who have not gained, or did not sit, one or more of the corequisites.
Please ensure the school has your current email address if you have changed it recently.

Our Learning Conferences are being held 14-15 May in Term Two. When the details are sent out at the start of Term Two, we strongly encourage you to make a booking with your son/daughters' English and Mathematics teachers to discuss their corequisites in more detail. There will also be a session during the conferences for parents and caregivers new to NCEA which will include corequisite general information. We look forward to seeing you there.