NZQA rules
Following enactment of Education Amendment Act 2011, NZQA has been developing a rules regime for the purposes of the new section 253. Under section 253(4) of the amended Education Act 1989, NZQA’s Board and the Minister must approve proposed rules.
Policies and criteria that were made under the former section 253 of the current Education Act (as it existed prior to the 2011 Amendment) are deemed to be rules until the end of 2012.
NZQA has developed a Rules work programme to convert current policies and criteria into rules by December 2012.
Rules approved after the 2011 Amendment
The following rules have been approved by the NZQA Board and the Minister since the 2011 Amendment:
- Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) listing and operational rules 2011
- Private Training Establishment (PTE) annual registration fee rules 2011
- Consent to assess against standards on the DAS Rules 2011
- PTE enrolment and academic records rules 2012
As they are approved, other sets of rules will be published here.
Criteria and policies, now deemed to be rules
The following are the criteria and policies that were made under former section 253, and that are now deemed, by section 44(1)(a) of the Education Amendment Act 2011, to be rules made under new section 253 of the Education Act 1989 (the Act).
- Policies and criteria for the ongoing registration of Private Training Establishments, published 1 September 2009.
- Gazette Notice: Criteria for approval and accreditation of programmes, New Zealand Gazette, dated 28 July 2011. For more information, see Criteria for programme approval and accreditation
- Student fee protection policy, published 1 February 2005 (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Statutory policies for incentives/sanctions
NCEA rules and procedures
The Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures are administrative requirements for secondary schools and for tertiary providers delivering achievement standards for students. There are also rules and procedures that relate to home-schooled students. They were made under the former Section 265 of the Act, and are now deemed by Section 44(1)(b) of the Education Amendment Act 2011, to be rules made under new Section 253 of the Act.
For the rules and procedures, see:
- Assessment and Examination Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess 2012
- Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools - supporting information
- Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures for Home Schools
- Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools 2011
- Rules and procedures for Tertiary Education Organisations assessing against externally assessed achievement standards
Other Rules and Procedures
The following rules and procedures were also made under the former Section 265 of the Act, and are now deemed by Section 44(1)(b) of the Education Amendment Act 2011, to be rules made under new Section 253 of the Act.
Gazette notices
The following gazette notice continues by application of Section 20 of the Interpretation Act 1999. The exempt courses are exempt programmes and training schemes for the purposes of new Section 232B of the Act.
The withdrawal and refund criteria are those to which new Section 235A (1), (c) and (d) of the Act apply:
The following gazette notice was made on 29 September 2011 and exempts NCEA from section 250 of the Act (accreditation to provide approved programmes) and section 251 (training scheme approval).