Tawa College

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Tawa College

• NCEA Information Evening
• 2009

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Introduction

• Mrs Elizabeth Douch
• Principal Nominee
• Term 1, 2009

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Information on

• NCEA 1, 2, 3 and other Qualifications
• Day One information
• Tawa College Assessment Procedures
• Assessment procedures
• Use of the web-site

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Credit Accumulation

• Students are assessed against standards that are
  assigned a credit value.

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There are two types of standards

• Achievement Standards -can be awarded at an
• Achieved, Merit or Excellence level

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Unit Standards

• Achieved is generally the highest award
• The standard is broken down into elements
• Students need to show proficiency in each element

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Level 1 NCEA requirements

• A total of 80 credits
• Including
• 8 literacy credits level 1
• 8 numeracy credits level 1

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Level 2 and 3 NCEA

• Level 2
• 80 credits 20 of these at level 1
• Level 3
• 80 credits 20 of these at level 2

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Endorsement certificates

• Excellence 50 excellence credits
• Merit 50 merit or above credits

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University Entrance from 2004

• 14 credits in Mathematics at Level 1 or higher
• 4 credits at Level 2 or above in Reading
• 4 credits at Level 2 or above in Writing

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Examples of Approved Subjects at Tawa
College(these are not course names)
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New Zealand Scholarship

• A monetary award recognising top students
• Does not earn credits is not a qualification
• Scholarship awards appear on Record of Learning

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Information on

• NCEA 1, 2, 3 and other Qualifications
• Day One information
• Tawa College Assessment Procedures
• Use of the web-site

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How do students know?

• Day One information
• What is to be assessed including the credit
  value.
• Indication of when assessment will occur.
• Is the assessment internal or external?

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Internal or External Assessment

• External assessments are run by NZQA.
• The school has no control over the timing or how
  the assessment will be conducted

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Information on

• NCEA 1, 2, 3 and other Qualifications
• Day One information
• Tawa College Assessment Procedures
• Use of the web-site

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Internal Assessment

• Tawa College Assessment Procedures

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School assessment policy

• Each students will receive a copy in week 5
• Covers procedure for
• absences from assessment
• cases of sharing of work
• concerns about grade awarded

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Absence from an assessment

• Illness Student needs
• to apply for an assessment opportunity
• Collect form from office
• Requires a written note
• Pre-arranged Absence
• Discuss with class teacher/Principal
• Deliberate absence results in a Not Achieved
  grade

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Extension of time

• Must be pre-approved
• Valid reason

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Sharing of work

• If students share work for an individual
  assessment both are given a Not Achieved grade

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Re-submission or re-assessment

• Re-submission
• If there are slight errors or omissions
• students may be offered the opportunity to review
  their assessment and re-submit

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Re-assessment

• If practical at least one re-assessment
  opportunity is offered.
• Emphasis is on
• Do it once do it right
• There is no re-assessment opportunity in externals

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Concerns about grade awarded

• Talk to teacher (within days)
• Review by HOD
• Review by Principal Nominee

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Information on

• NCEA 1, 2, 3 and other Qualifications
• Day One information
• Tawa College Assessment Procedures
• Use of the web-site

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Reporting results

• Assess to NZQA web-site to review marks that have
  been submitted

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Use of web-site

• Students are encouraged to check the web-site on
  a regular basis.
• Tawa College submits a file every two weeks from
  May but it can be as frequent as twice a week
  later in the year.
• If a problem please ask.

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More information

• NZQA web-site (for parents / for students)
• www.nzqa.govt.nz
• Tawa College web-site
• Elizabeth Douch
• edouch_at_tawacol.school.nz
• Ph 232 8184 Ext 844