Academic News

NZQA factsheets

NZQA has produced a series of new factsheets about NCEA which are designed to be printed off individually or viewed online. The factsheets are:

• Factsheet 1: What is NCEA?
• Factsheet 2: NCEA and recognising excellence
• Factsheet 3: NCEA – choosing a course or subjects at school
• Factsheet 4: NCEA – internal and external assessment
• Factsheet 5: NCEA and University Entrance
• Factsheet 6: How NCEA results are recognised overseas.

The six factsheets are available here.

Examination Period for 2018

These dates have been published in this circular.

NELSON COLLEGE ACADEMIC COLOURS AWARDED 2017

Level One Colours – NCEA Level 1 Endorsed with Excellence

Level One Colours – NCEA Level 2 Endorsed with Merit

Level Two Colours – NCEA Level 2 Endorsed with Excellence

Academic Colours Criteria

The award of academic colours is our most pretigious recognition of academic excellence for NCEA and is awarded to current Year 12 and Year 13 students.

Level One Academic Colours:

• Awarded if a student gains an endorsed Excellence certificate in their first full year of NCEA or
• A student gains an endorsed Merit certificate at Level Two NCEA

Level Two Academic Colours:

• Awarded if a student gains an endorsed Excellence certificate at Level Two NCEA

Nelson College continues to produce academic results which place the College at the forefront of Boys educators in NZ.

With a curriculum which caters for the needs of all boys we are able to celebrate excellence at NCEA, Scholarship and in the vocational sector.

For more information on the NCEA achievement standards and assessment system please visit the New Zealand Qualifications Authority website. See External exam timetable here.