NZ Secondary School Structure
- A student’s form or year level does not depend on age alone.
- Subjects can be studied at multiple levels, e.g. a talented Year 12 student may study Year 13 Chemistry. In fact three Year 11 students did Year 13 Chemistry in 2015, passing it with Excellence and achieving Scholarship pass rates.
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Students will be given help to choose subjects at the right level.
- Students for whom English is not their first language are catered for in a range of ways, according to their needs.
You will be qualified for entrance to a university in New Zealand if you have obtained:
Three subjects – at Level 3, made up of:
- 14 credits each, in three approved subjects
Literacy – 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:
- 5 credits in reading
- 5 credits in writing
Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:
- achievement standards – specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects, or
- unit standards – package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).
For further information go to: http://www.ncea.govt.nz/ncea/