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How many credits are needed?
You will have achieved an NCEA when you meet the following requirements.
| Level 1: | 80 credits required at any level (Level 1, 2 or 3) | |
| * including 8 in literacy (reading & writing) and 8 in numeracy (maths) | ||
| Level 2: | 60 credits at level 2 or above | |
| + 20 credits from any level | ||
| Level 3: | 60 credits at level 3 or above | |
| + 20 credits from level 2 or above | ||
Note that the credits can be gained over more than one year.
Credits gained at one level can be used for (or count towards) more than one Certificate. They may also be used towards other qualifications; for example unit standards in the domain 'generic computing' might be used towards your Level 2 NCEA as well as towards your National Certificate in Computing (Level 2); or 20 credits you gained at Level 1 can also count towards your Level 2 NCEA.
Endorsements
Your NCEA can be 'endorsed' if your results are good enough. For example, you could have "NCEA Level 1 with Merit". An endorsement for a certificate gained in a previous year will be awarded if that certificate would have been eligible for endorsement at the time at which you got it.
Your Record of Achievement will show you if you have been awarded an Endorsement.
| If a qualification you gained prior to 2007 has been upgraded with an endorsement, you can apply and pay $15 for a reprint of the certificate. |  |
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If you gain 50 credits at Excellence, your NCEA will be endorsed with Excellence. Likewise, if you gain 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence) your NCEA will be endorsed with Merit.
You can earn credits counting towards endorsement over more than one year and more than one level. However, they must be gained at the level of the certificate or above. For example, Level 2 credits will count towards endorsement of a Level 1 NCEA, but Level 1 credits will not count towards endorsement of a Level 2 NCEA.
Last updated: 06 April 2008