Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools - 2009
6.1 General Conditions for External Assessment
Examination Clash Management
| Timeline | Event | PN Action |
|---|---|---|
| August | Preliminary course selection | Advise students that some of their course combinations may be problematic because of timetable constraints or examination clashes. |
| December | NCEA and Scholarship examination timetable published | Consider implications for school timetable and individual students. |
| January | NCEA and Scholarship results published Course confirmation |
Advise students whose selected courses will generate examination clashes and adjust courses or discuss assessment options as necessary. |
| 1st month May –September | External entry files submitted to NZQA. Examination clash candidates identified in Exam Report in Key Indicators. |
Check Exam Report on the Key Indicators after every file submission.
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| August | Suggested times for examination papers published by circular | Confirm external entries of candidates with potential clashes and discuss how the clash/es may be managed. For candidates with an examination clash, determine whether all standards entered can be completed within a single examination session. If so, inform candidate that they will complete standards for both examination subjects within the same 3 hour session and liaise with ECM to accommodate this. |
| September-October | Examination Centre Management planning | Liaise with ECM to plan for candidates with examination clashes that cannot be accommodated within a single session. Send letters to candidates informing them of the sequestering arrangements for their examination clashes. |
| November | Examinations begin | Manage examination clashes and sequestering arrangements . |
6 Qualifications Authority-based Assessment Rules and Procedures
6.1 General Conditions for External Assessment
6.1.1 Examination Centres
6.1.2 Examination Supervision
6.1.3 Special Assessment Conditions
6.1.4 Compassionate Consideration
6.1.5 Assessment of Graphics, Technology, Visual Arts and Information Management
6.1.6 Return of External Assessment Material
6.1.7 Appeal of External Assessment Results
6.2 New Zealand University Entrance Provisions
6.3 Scholarship 2009
6.3.1 Scholarship: Fees
6.3.1.1 Scholarship: Supplementary fees
6.3.2 Scholarship: Monetary Awards
6.3.2.1 Scholarship: Eligibility to receive a monetary award
6.3.3 Scholarship: Special Assessment and Compassionate Consideration
6.3.4. Use of Technology and Equipment for Scholarship Assessment Purposes
6.3.5 Scholarship: Reporting
6.3.5.1 Scholarship: Return of External Assessment Material
New Zealand Scholarship Standards
NQF Standards
Assessment Specifications
New Zealand Scholarship approved subject prescriptions
Last updated: 01 September 2009