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Consultation on proposed changes to University Entrance
S2010/033 - 19 Oct 2010

Consultation on proposed changes to University Entrance

NZQA is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the University Entrance (UE) requirement.

NZQA has a legislative responsibility to set and maintain the UE requirement.  The requirement needs to be reviewed periodically to ensure that it continues to identify students that have a reasonable chance of success at degree-level study.  The requirement was last reviewed in 2005/6.

NZQA convened a UE review technical advisory group and a steering group who have developed a number of proposed changes to the UE requirement.  Under the proposed requirement:  

• Students must achieve NCEA Level 3.
• Students must gain at least 14 credits in each of three subjects from the list of approved subjects.
• The list of approved subjects will be derived from the New Zealand Curriculum 2007 with achievement standards at Level 3.
• The numeracy component is 10 credits at level 1 or higher (the same as the NCEA Level 1 numeracy requirement).
• The literacy component is 10 credits at level 2 or higher (5 in reading and 5 in writing) with a range of options for achieving this.

We invite you (individually, or as a subject group or a school) to provide feedback on the proposed changes to the UE requirement.  As we are expecting a large number of submissions, we are collecting your feedback electronically via a series of targeted questions and other comments.

Consultation closes on 6 December 2010.  You can submit your feedback via the NZQA website here, where there is a package of material prepared to assist you and your colleagues with your submission.  The package includes a PowerPoint presentation that may be useful for group discussions.

Enquiries

If you have any questions not addressed by the material provided in the consultation package please email your query to: UEreview@nzqa.govt.nz