Level 1  NCEA:

• An NCEA Level 1 Certificate is awarded to a student who gains at least 80 credits from any level of which 10 must be in Literacy and 10 in Numeracy. Specified Standards available through a range of subjects are identified with (L) for Literacy and (N) for numeracy in this booklet.

• Students must take whole courses.

• More than one assessment opportunity is available for some internally assessed Standards during the year.

• A booklet detailing the School’s NCEA Assessment policy will be provided to students and parents at the beginning of the year.

• Reporting of results will be on progress towards a NCEA Level 1 Certificate. Students will gain an award of Achieved, Achieved with Merit or Achieved with Excellence for each Standard or Achievement for Unit Standards.

• Subjects, except Support Studies, will offer 17-21 credits in their subject.