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4 NCEA SUBJECT SELECTION HANDBOOK | YEARS 12 – 13 2020 National Certificate of Educational Achievement NCEA comprises three levels of achievement. NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3. At Queen Margaret College, some students are multi-lev- elling to suit their abilities and future pathways. We believe that every student should study a challenging yet satisfying course. Generally, Year 12 students do NCEA Level 2 and Year 13 students, NCEA Level 3, but we have some students who are doing a multi-level course. For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 2 she must achieve 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 2 Standards (20 credits from Level 1 may be used towards Level 2). There are no literacy or numeracy requirements for this qualification if the Level 1 requirements have already been met. For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 3 she must achieve 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 3 Standards (20 credits from Level 2 can be used towards Level 3). There are no literacy or numeracy requirements for this qualification if the Level 1 requirements have already been met. The NCEA qualification encourages students to achieve the best possible results and there are two endorsements to acknowledge this: 1. NCEA Level 2 or 3 endorsed certificates - NCEA Level 2 or 3 certificate endorsed with Excellence which requires 50 credits at Excellence at the required level. - NCEA Level 2 or 3, endorsed with achievement which acknowledges successes at the achieved level. - NCEA Level 2 or 3 certificate endorsed with Merit which requires 50 credits at Merit or higher at the required level. - Credits obtained at the required level can be carried over from previous years. 2. NCEA course endorsements - If students achieve 14 credits at Excellence in a QMC Year 12 or 13 course, they will have the subject endorsed with Excellence. - If students achieve 14 credits at Merit or higher in a QMC Year 12 or 13 subject, they will have the subject endorsed with Merit. - The course endorsement must include at least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards. There are some exceptions where the course is completely internally assessed. - The course endorsement applies in the year the subject is studied and credits obtained in previous years cannot be carried over. Further information on the NCEA is available on the NZQA website: www.nzqa.govt.nz. NCEA : YEAR 12 - 13 Image source: Pixabay