This week, the Associate Minister of Education has announced changes to NCEA that recognise the impact of student and teacher absences due to COVID-19 and other winter illnesses on teaching, learning and assessment this year.

In 2022, students will be entitled to 1 Learning Recognition Credit (LRC) for every five credits earned through assessment, up to a maximum of:

NCEA Level   Maximum LRCs

1                   10

2                    8

3                    8

To receive a Certificate Endorsement, students will need 46 credits at Merit or Excellence level instead of the usual 50.

To be awarded University Entrance, students will need 14 credits in each of two UE Approved Subjects, and 12 credits in a third UE Approved Subject (they will also need to attain NCEA Level 3 and meet the regular literacy and numeracy requirements).

The submission dates for some externally assessed portfolios have also been moved back one week - this provides some relief but avoids overlap with end-of-year examinations. This will apply to the following subjects:

• Technology (NCEA Levels 1-3 and NZ Scholarship)

• Design and Visual Communication (NCEA Levels 1-3 and NZ Scholarship)

• Education for Sustainability (NCEA Level 3)

• Dance (NZ Scholarship)

• Music (NZ Scholarship)

• Health and Physical Education (NZ Scholarship)

The dates for Visual Arts and Digital Technologies are not changing.

Where learning needs to extend into 2023, NZQA will work with us to help students be awarded their qualifications earlier in the year, outside the normal annual cycle.

With only 11 school weeks to go before NCEA end-of-year examinations start, this gives us clarity about the range of qualifications interventions that NZQA and MoE are providing students in 2022 and allows us to plan accordingly. 

Any questions regarding NCEA and Assessment should be directed to Deputy Principal Reporting & Priority Learners & Kaupapa Maaori, Errin Nin enin@wdsg.school.nz