NCEA

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the new senior secondary school national qualification which was implemented in all New Zealand schools in 2002. The NCEA was launched in 1998 under the auspices of a project called ‘Achievement 2001’. Through this and related pages you can locate information surrounding this development, and access achievement standards and other assessment resources associated with this qualification.

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NCEA Policy: Updates on NCEA policy developments, consultation process, the secondary sector forum and the Qualifications Development Group
NCEA Communications: Publicity, press statements, pamphlets, transcripts of speeches by the Minister and the Secretary for Education, and information about speaking engagements and other events pertaining to the introduction of the NCEA
NCEA Achievement Standards: Printable achievement standards documents for all the conventional schools subjects for which they have been developed
NCEA Report by Professor Paul Black 2000: A report on the proposals for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement by Paul Black
Achievement Standards Consistency Review: Levels 1-3 achievement standards and the scholarship performance standards Consistency Review
NCEA Frequently Asked Questions: This page links to the most up-to-date information about NCEAs (National Certificates of Educational Achievement): the National Qualifications Framework in Schools
NCEA PD Research 2006: Information on the evaluation of school/cluster based secondary qualifications professional development
Ongoing Improvements to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement: Information about ongoing Improvements to the NCEA
The Impact of NCEA on Student Motivation: The Report of the Research into The Impact of NCEA on Student Motivation

NCEA

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