The MoE has announced some operational changes to NCEA which are designed to provide support for students as we re-commence teaching, learning and assessment in the classroom.

These changes will have an impact on our end of year dates and finish times for students. We will be in touch with these changes as soon as possible.

• External NCEA examinations and New Zealand Scholarship examinations will be delayed so they start on 16 November instead of 6 November, allowing further time for teaching, learning and internal assessment in Term Four. Examinations will now end on 9 December instead of 2 December, and an updated examination timetable is in the pdf document below.
• The requirement for NZQA verification of Level 1 and 2 Visual Arts portfolios will be waived, giving students more time to complete their portfolios
• The submission date for subjects which require students to submit a portfolio, such as Design and Visual Communication, is being extended from 28 October to 12 November 2020, giving students more time to prepare.
• NZQA is also consulting with Universities New Zealand on whether adjustments are needed to University Entrance, to recognise the disruption that has occurred.

Juliet Collins | Assistant Principal, Curriculum