SecQual

Draft Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy Unit Standards Consultation
S2010/011 - 30 Mar 2010

Draft level 1 Literacy and Numeracy unit standards are now available for consultation and planning purposes here.

From 2011, these standards will provide one method of achieving the new Literacy and Numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1: 10 credits literacy and 10 credits numeracy (previously eight credits each).

The Ministry of Education is currently finalising another method involving specified level 1 Achievement Standards and will announce this to the sector soon.

Feedback on the draft Literacy and Numeracy unit standards can be provided via the above link with consultation closing on Friday 28 May.

Implementation Timeframe

The implementation timeframe for the literacy and numeracy unit standards is:

NZQA will be producing assessment guidance resources to support these standards and will roll these out later this year.

Transition Arrangements for the NCEA Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy requirements

As 2011 will be a transition year, students will be able to meet the literacy and numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1 by meeting the:

• Literacy requirement using EITHER the new literacy arrangements OR the current literacy arrangements

• Numeracy requirement using EITHER the new numeracy arrangements OR the current numeracy arrangements.

Note:

There will be a formal communication addressing final NCEA Level 1 literacy and numeracy requirements, including the standard specific information, and transition arrangements by May 2010.

A mix and match between new and current arrangements in meeting the literacy requirement or the numeracy requirement is NOT possible.

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