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4 NCEA SELECTION HANDBOOK | YEARS 11 | 2021 – 2022 The achievement standards listed for each subject have been chosen carefully, but are subject to change. National Certificate of Educational Achievement • NCEA comprises three levels of achievement. NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3. Year 11 students sit NCEA Level 1. For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 1 she must achieve 80 credits which must include a minimum of 10 credits in literacy (from English and approved achievement standards in other subjects) • and 10 credits in numeracy (from Mathematics and approved achievement standards in other subjects). The School encourages students to study standards which will give them more than the minimum number of credits required to pass any given level. This is seen as an opportunity to extend students, giving them a broader based education and more opportunity for success and choice in future year levels. The NCEA qualification encourages students to achieve the best possible results and there are two endorsements to acknowledge this: 1. NCEA Level 1 endorsed certificates • NCEA Level 1 certificate endorsed with Excellence which requires 50 credits at Excellence • NCEA Level 1 certificate endorsed with Merit which requires 50 credits at Merit or higher • NCEA Level 1 certificate endorsed with Achievement which acknowledges success at the achieved level • Any results fromYear 10 will be included in this endorsement. NCEA : YEAR 11 Image source: Pixabay Students entering Year 11 should be making subject choices related to their long-term educational goals and (possible) career choices. At this stage, students are encouraged to keep their options open and take a wide range of subjects. Information gathering is important. Students should be aware of their abilities, aptitudes and interests and are encouraged to take this information into account when they select their subjects. In Year 11 the following are compulsory subjects: English, Mathematics, at least one Science subject, Religious Education, and a programme of Yoga, Financial Literacy, and Health. Students choose THREE other subjects. Please note: Every effort is made to accommodate each student’s subject choices. However, sometimes it is not always possible to do this. Where there are clashes in subject choice or the class size is too small, students may be asked to make another choice.