NCEA LEVEL 1

Parent Information Evening

WHS RESULTS 2014

NCEA Level 1: WHS 89% National 83% ( 2014 ) NCEA Level 2: WHS 89% National 87% ( 2014 ) NCEA Level 3: WHS 80% National 79%( 2014 )

NCEA Parent Information Evening The National Certificate of Educational Achievement ➢ Assessment that recognises the wider talents of

students ➢ NCEA is more than a mark or percentage. ➢ Fair and sensible assessment ➢ Uses a combination of internal and external

assessment.

NCEA

➢ Students need a total of 80 credits, including 10 literacy and 10 numeracy credits, to achieve NCEA at Level 1.

➢ NCEA Level 2 requires 60 credits at Level 2 and 20

credits at any other level, total of 80 ➢ NCEA Level 3 requires 60 credits at Level 3 or

above and 20 at Level 2 or above, total of 80

NCEA ➢ Standards Based Assessment which shows what students

know and can do. That is why each unit / topic of work is called an Achievement Standard.

➢ Each Standard describes the level of work students need to

produce. Achievement Standards are assessed and graded as– Not Achieve, Achieve, Merit and Excellence.

commonly shown as N, A, M, E ➢ There are clear and specific criteria that need to be reached

at each level to gain any of the above grades.

NCEA ➢ Most students will sit examinations at the end of the year which are

managed and marked by NZQA. (External assessment) ➢ Some Standards will be assessed by the school.(Internal assessment)

Subjects that are named with an ‘I’ mean that they are all internally assessed.eg SCI 1, ENI1, MAI1

➢ All WHS subjects will have some internal assessment which recognises

the importance of assessing laboratory skills, fieldwork, research, participation, performance, skill mastery.

➢ Internal assessments are moderated by independent moderators who evaluate work from all schools around the country.

Credits NCEA qualifications are made up of a currency called ‘ credits’ ➢ Every standard is worth a set number of credits. ie Drama

1.1 is worth 4 credits. Drama 1.4 is worth 5. ➢ Most full year courses at Wanganui High School will offer

between 18 – 22 credits, probably 3 - 5 standards, or units of work.

➢ A topic of work, known as an Achievement Standard may be

worth from 2 credits to 12 credits. A 2 credit unit will be covered over a short time, a 12 credit unit will be covered over a longer time period. ( Visual Art – 12 credits )

Credits

➢ The grade of each type of credit achieved – A, M and E – determines the quality of the certificate earned.

➢ 50 Merit credits or 50 Merit and Excellence credits combined, will allow

the certificate to be endorsed with Merit. ➢ 50 Excellence credits earned will allow the certificate to be endorsed

with Excellence. ➢ There are now Subject Endorsements. If a student earns 14 or more

credits in a subject at Merit and / or Excellence, with 3 credits from Externals, and 3 from Internals, they will gain a subject endorsement.

➢ The higher the quality of NCEA Level 1, the better the student’s

prospects at L2, L3, and tertiary study

Literacy Literacy Requirements.

* To gain NCEA Level 1 students must gain 10 Literacy credits which show a proven level of reading and writing skills.

* Literacy credits can be gained from several subjects. There are no literacy requirements for Level 2 and 3 NCEA, but there is a Literacy requirement at Level 2 or above for University Entrance.

Numeracy

➢ In order to pass NCEA Level 1 students must gain 10 numeracy credits

➢ Mostly gained from maths ➢ WHS ( Thank you Mr Burrows! ) has created a

booklet to aid the gaining of these credits from the MAI 1 course.

Maths Pathways

Reassessments and Resubmissions.

➢ There can be only one resubmission opportunity for any assessment. There is no further teaching allowed.

➢ There can be only one reassessment opportunity for any

assessment. This is where a totally new task is given to assess the Unit of work, and there may be further teaching available.

➢ Resubmissions and reassessments are not common

Derived Grades

➢ If the student misses an External examination, due to acute medical reasons or bereavement, they can apply for a Derived Grade.

➢ This grade will be based entirely on their

Wanganui High School examinations in September.

➢ This is not an easy process and students are often

disappointed with their derived grade result.

Extensions and Fees Extensions: If a student is absent on the day that an assessment is due, or leading up to that assessment, the student can apply beforehand, for an extension. An extension does not apply to all assessment tasks. Extensions must be made on application to Mrs Spooner. An Extension can only be given for 5 days, or 10 days at Principal’s discretion.

NZQA fees are $76.70

Subject Pathways THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!! ➢ In most subjects , in order to study at the next level,

students must gain at least 12 credits in the current level of study.

➢ In some subjects, the Entry requirements are very specific

ie: students may need to have passed a specific Standard ( eg Algebra in Maths ) or the External exam in order to move up to the next level.

➢ What subjects they can study at Level 2 impacts hugely on

Level 3 study and University Entrance.

➢http://www.wanganui-high.school.nz/

WHS Initiatives Some initiatives that Wanganui High School uses to improve student achievement:

• The Student Diary: Juniors and Year 11 All students should use this, or a device, as their most important management tool.

In the diary are: • Credit count sheet • Term Planner • Assessment dates • Weekly planner • Daily planner

NCEA Website

NCEA Pal

Google Calendar

KAMAR Portal

NCEA Summary

Pathways

WHS Initiatives Course Outlines – Assessment Schedules ➢ Each subject has a course outline which tells the students

when their assessments scheduled, to within a week. ➢ All students should have transferred those assessment dates

into their Student Diary Term Planner, and Weekly Planner, or their device

➢ Or……. students and families will be able to access this information via the KAMAR Portal.

➢ This enables the students to see at a glance how busy their schedule is, and encourages students to sensibly work towards each assessment. It also encourages sound time management, and an independent work ethic.

WHS Initiatives Academic Mentoring

Form teachers meet personally with each student 3 times a year to discuss progress. Together they discuss long and short term career and learning goals, current results, attendance, pastoral history, academic calendars, and plan with each student how their optimum progress can be reached. This is recorded in their PROFILE page, and will be able to be seen by whanau on the Kamar portal. Form teachers then feed back to the Deans, who may have further conversations with subject teachers, and may contact parents. Merit Reward System

Study Leave Process ⬜ Early in Term 3 we assess the % of credits that a student has

earned. Once a student has earned 75% of their available internally assessed credits they are granted Study Leave during the Wanganui High School exams.

⬜ This is strongly promoted and students are encouraged to reach that magic figure.

⬜ Students who have not met the criteria of 75% are timetabled to remain at school working independently towards gaining further credits during the 10 day examination period.

⬜ There are two very clear benefits– students work hard to reach that figure, optimising their overall achievement .

⬜ We identify those students who are at risk, and are able to plan further support and interventions.

MOST IMPORTANTLY……. The year’s completed curriculum is like a perfectly finished jigsaw - the ‘whole picture’ Each lesson is a jigsaw piece. Each absence is a missing jigsaw piece. Absences impact on the final jigsaw It’s not the ‘whole picture’. The best learning and achievement takes place when you have the whole picture. ➢-

Feedback and Reporting To Students, Parents and Caregivers ➢ Term 1- 4 Week review of all students’ courses, Interim Reports – simple report on attendance, effort, work, and

homework in each subject - an early indicator of how your child has started the year.

Parent teacher interviews ➢ Term 2 – Student Feedback to teachers re own progress & classes,

Senior reports, Parent teacher interviews ➢ Term 3 – Computer printout of NCEA results & external entries checked by students Study Leave ( need 75% assessed credits to gain Study Leave ) ➢ Term 4 – Final NCEA report posted home Senior Reports issued on the last day for each year group

Feedback and Reporting All the Time……… ➢ Progress monitoring by Form Teachers, subject teachers, and

departments ➢ Parents are contacted by subject teachers, Deans, AP if there are

concerns ➢ Parents can get an update on students current progress by

contacting the School ➢ At risk students are identified and monitored by Deans and Senior

Leadership Team. A positive result from this requires buy in from student and family, and persistent effort by the student.

➢ We encourage students to aim for their best possible results

What you can do.. ➢ Ask lots of questions, about school, homework, results, friends, classes,

teachers, life! Look at the portal regularly. Encourage your child to use it as a

planning tool. ➢ Talk about getting Merit and Excellence credits, and earning Merit and

Excellence endorsed Level 1 ( 50 credits!! ) ➢ Talk about pathways of study, and future opportunities ➢ Explore the Options 2015 page on the website ➢ Praise all effort and achievement ➢ Encourage extra curricular activity – the greater the connection to

school, the better the results ➢ Ensure a balance of school, work and play ➢ Contact the school – usually the Dean, if you have any concerns or

want information. ➢ Be positive, all students want to do well.

Other Places To Find Information Contact the Student Centre, ask for the appropriate person, i.e

subject teacher, Dean, AP. For course selection, a booklet is available for students. Use our

website www.wanganui-high.school.nz. curriculum options 2015 for the most up to date and detailed info on each subject

Parent- teacher interviews. The Wanganui High School website. This contains a section known as the ULTRANET which can be accessed from your home computer.

➢ http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ ➢ http://www.youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways/

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