SecQual

2009 Results Release and Statistics
S2010/001 - 19 Jan 2010

The release of NQF results has been completed with over 160,000 students now able to access their results online and paper results notices largely delivered.

Schools are now able to download results files and gain access to other candidate results data via the secure log-in.

National Secondary Statistics for National Qualifications Framework (NQF) results should be made available from 22 January 2010 for schools to check. Similarly, Scholarship statistics will be available from 15 February.

Schools will have approximately three weeks to view their own statistics, with national statistics for comparison, before the statistics for each school are made available for all schools to view. It is envisaged that there will be at least one update of the 2009 statistics data during this three-week period. Schools should bring any issues with their statistical data to NZQA attention by 5 March so that these can be resolved prior to public release of the data.

The public release of statistics is planned for no earlier than 15 March. There are several updates of the data planned before this so that changes caused by Reviews and Reconsiderations, late results processing, resolution of breaches of conduct and any corrections requested by schools are captured. All changes will need to be completed by 26 March 2010, after which the statistics will be finalised for the 2009 academic year.

Changes to the Statistics for 2009 Results

A number of new reports and features have been incorporated into the 2009 NQF statistics. There have also been some changes to the arrangement of reports and screens as well as some changes to existing features to improve their usefulness.

The web site will provide all the features of the 2008 reports with the following additional features and reports:

• Capability for schools to see more detailed lists of candidates by their participation status from the new format NCEA and other NQF Qualifications - Participation Based - Single year or cumulative report. The report shows percentages and numbers of participating candidates achieving NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, other qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework, and University Entrance. Data is broken down by secondary year levels 11, 12 and 13.

Example:

You can click on any of the links (underlined) to get further detail. For example, click on the '85.7' link (Year 11, NCEA Level 1) and you get the next screen with all the participation information for those included and excluded.

• Existing reports will have cumulative data views, where appropriate.

• A new format Scholarship Entries and Results report, available in February, will show percentages and numbers of Not Achieved, Scholarship and Outstanding Scholarship results for New Zealand Scholarship examinations for 2009 and previous years.

• A new report, Literacy and Numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1, will show percentages and numbers of Year 11 students on 1 July school roll achieving the literacy and numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1 for 2009 and previous years.

Please Note:

• The older format reports will still be accessible in the new 'Archived Secondary School Statistics Views' page but will only contain the statistics up to and including 2008.

The NCEA and other NQF Qualifications - Participation Based report is being retired. This was an interim report pending the development of a fully cumulative view in 2009. It was archived in 2010 when it was superseded by the new cumulative report, NCEA and other NQF Qualifications - Participation Based - Single year or cumulative (see above) . For the purposes of consistency, the NCEA and other NQF Qualifications - Participation Based report has been updated with 2009 data. It can be accessed in the new 'Archived Secondary School Statistics Views' page.

Timeline for Statistics

From the 22 January (accessible only to schools)

• release of school NQF statistics in the new format (School exclusive view)

From the 8 February (accessible only to schools)

• release of school NQF statistics in the new format (School to School view)

From the 15 February (accessible only to schools)

• release of school statistics including Scholarship in the new format (School exclusive view)

School updates

Data will be refreshed before each of the above release dates. Schools can notify NZQA of changes throughout this time. Schools must inform NZQA of any required corrections no later than 5 March to ensure that changes are in place prior to the Public release on 31 March 2010.

No earlier than 15 March 2010

• Statistics published in the new format, accessible to the public

Enquiries

Please refer any enquiries relating to this circular to your School Relationship Manager.

School Relationship Manager
Secondary Assessment and Liaison
Telephone: 04 463 3000
Fax: 04 463 3113
Email: firstname.lastname@nzqa.govt.nz