NCEA: How will I be assessed?
 Both exam and internal school results will earn credits towards your national qualifications. |
The skills and knowledge you gain when you study subject areas like English, Science, and Maths are made up of component 'standards'. Qualifications are gained by building up credits, awarded for each standard you achieve. These are explained on the next page.
Standards are organised into 'levels' of increasing difficulty. Some are assessed internally, by your teachers, and some externally in end-of-year exams. Most schools organise the assessment of their programmes and courses in groups of standards. A Mathematics assessment programme, level 1, may look like this (below). This programme assesses 22 credits.
| Standard no | Assessment | Name of standard | Credits earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5224 | Internal | Use decimals and percentages to solve problems | 2 |
| 5230 | Internal | Carry out a statistical investigation and interpret data | 3 |
| 5232 | Internal | Determine probabilities in practical situations | 2 |
| 90148 | External | Sketch and interpret graphs | 3 |
| 90149 | Internal | Solve problems involving measurement of everyday objects | 3 |
| 90150 | Internal | Use geometric techniques to produce a pattern or object | 2 |
| 90151 | External | Solve straightforward number problems in context | 3 |
| 90152 | External | Solve right-angled triangle problems | 2 |
| 90153 | External | Use geometric reasoning to solve problems | 2 |
Page updated: 03 August 2005