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NCEA Level 3 & University Entrance Year 13 Expectations: Attendance, Achievement, and Course Selection

This guide outlines the Year 13 expectations for NCEA Level 3, emphasizing a target attendance of 90% for optimal success. Students will self-manage their progress and must arrive with a focused attitude to excel. Key components include achieving 60 credits at Level 3 and selecting subjects for a full timetable. Opportunities for course endorsements, scholarships, and understanding the Guaranteed Entry Rank Score for university admission are also highlighted. Preparing for academic excellence and achieving university entrance is our goal.

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NCEA Level 3 & University Entrance Year 13 Expectations: Attendance, Achievement, and Course Selection

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  1. Level 3 and UE

  2. Year 13 Expectations • Target of 90% attendance – ATTENDANCE + ATTITUDE = ATTAINMENT • Students will self manage/self track progress throughout the year. • Students arrive in Year 13 with a focused attitude to succeed to the best of their ability. • BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE.

  3. Level 3 • 60 credits at level 3 or above • + 20 credits from level 2 or above EXAMPLE • Student has 83 credits at level 2 and 58 at level 3. • They can carry over 20 credits from level 2 so they would have (20+58) 78 credits towards level 3. They would still be 2 credits short for Level 3.

  4. Recap on Subject Selection • All students doing a full level 3 timetable must select 5 subjects and 1 study line. • Students can choose 6 subjects but this must be discussed with the Deans first. • Students doing Trades/Gateway or completing level 2 subjects will still have to choose 6 subjects. • Trades students will have a specific timetable created for them – until they are confirmed onto the two day trades course they can select their subjects as though they were doing 6 normal in school subjects.

  5. Level 3 Merit and Excellence Endorsed 50 Credits at Excellence = Excellence Endorsed 50 credits at Merit or Excellence = Merit Endorsed Course Endorsement (Subject Specific) 14 credits at Merit or Excellence = Course Endorsed Includes at least 3 internal credits and 3 external.

  6. Subject Scholarships Students will have an opportunity to sit a scholarship exam. These are additional exams that students opt in The scholarships can be taken in all subjects. Each successful scholarship can be worth at least $500 It is aimed at high achieving students as a way of extending excellence and preparation for future high level academic study.

  7. NCEA Level 3 – University Entrance • Three subjects atLevel 3, made up of: • 14 credits each, in three approved subjects. Eg English, Maths, Physical Education, Sciences etc….., • Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or abovemade up of: • 5 credits in reading • 5 credits in writing • Auckland University for 2016 will require 17 English Credits as their UE Literacy requirement. ***Other Universities likely to follow so please check***

  8. NCEA Level 3 – University Entrance • 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).

  9. Guaranteed Entry Rank Score • A Rank Score is being added to UE requirement to enable universities to select students into courses. • The universities that currently use this system are:- • Auckland University • Massey University • Victoria University • Otago University

  10. How does it work? Top 80 credits in up to 5 approved subjects • Achieved 2 pts • Merit 3 pts • Excellence 4 pts No more than 24 from one subject

  11. Example Student A has: 15 Achieved credits, 24 Merit credits, 41 Excellence credits 15 x 2 = 30 24 x 3 = 72 41 x 4 = 164 Total = 286 Student B has : 60 Achieved credits, 10 Merit credits, 10 Excellence credits 60 x 2 = 120 10 x 3 = 30 10 x 4 = 40 Total = 190

  12. Rank Score Guideline Please check each course requirements carefully from the university prospectus

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