Course Endorsement and UE

Course Endorsements and Certificate Endorsements

How do I achievement my subject with Merit or Excellence?

Students will be able to have their strengths in individual courses recognised with a course endorsement at Merit or Excellence.

Students will gain an endorsement for a course where they achieve:

1. 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence at the lower level that supports the endorsement for example:

2. At least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards

3. Sufficient credits in a single school year.

How do I achieve NCEA Level 1 or NCEA Level 2 with Merit or Excellence?

1. Merit endorsement = 50 credits at Merit (or Excellence) at the same level, or higher.

2. Excellence endorsement = 50 credits at Excellence at the same level, or higher.

3. Credits can be accumulated over more than one year for the purposes of certificate endorsement.

University Entrance 

How do I gain University Entrance 

Students will need all of the following to be awarded UE:

1. Attain NCEA Level 3

2. Achieve 14 credits at level 3 in each of the three subjects from the list of approved subjects

3. Achieve numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 and literacy (5reading and 5 writing from CAA or other approved standards)

4. Achieve UE literacy – 10 credits (five in reading and five in writing) at Level 2 or above in specific achievement standards, or specific Te Reo Maori and Te Reo Rangatira level 2 or above