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Standards fulfilling the literacy requirement

In brief:

  • 4 credits at level 2 or higher are required in Reading and 4 credits in Writing at level 2 or higher from the standards listed below
  • The literacy requirement can be fulfilled in either English or Te Reo Māori, but not a combination of both.

 

English standards fulfilling the literacy requirement for university entrance from 2004

Standards Credits Reading Writing
  Scholarship if achieved in 2004
Y
Y
Achievement standards
90720 Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected style
4
Y
90721 Respond critically to written text(s) studied
3
Y
Y
90722 Respond critically to Shakespearean drama studied
3
Y
Y
90723 Respond critically to oral or visual text studied
3
Y
Y
90724 Read and respond critically to unfamiliar prose and poetry texts
3
Y
90726 Complete independent research on a language or literature topic and present conclusions in writing
4
Y
Y
90375 Produce crafted and developed creative writing
3
Y
90376 Produce crafted and developed formal transactional writing
3
Y
90377 Analyse extended written text(s)
3
Y
Y
90378 Analyse short written texts
3
Y
Y
90379 Analyse a visual or oral text
3
Y
Y
90380 Read unfamiliar texts and analyse the ideas and language features
3
Y
90381 Investigate a language or literature topic and present information in written form
3
Y
Y
Unit standards
8834 Investigate a theme across a range of selected texts and evaluate the outcomes of the investigation
6
Y
8823 Investigate a theme across an inclusive range of selected texts
4
Y
8841 Produce results of literary research in an extended essay to publication standard
6
Y
8842 Produce sustained poetic writing in a range of complex forms to publication standard
6
Y
8835 Produce sustained transactional writing in a range of complex forms
6
Y
8825 Produce transactional written text in complex forms
5
Y
12427 Read closely and evaluate the effectiveness of poetic written texts
4
Y
12428 Read closely and evaluate the effectiveness of transactional written texts
4
Y
12430 Read closely and evaluate the effectiveness of poetic oral texts
3
Y
12429 Read closely and evaluate the effectiveness of transactional oral texts
3
Y
12905 Read an inclusive variety of written texts and record the reading experience
4
Y
12419 Read poetic written text closely
4
Y
12420 Read transactional written text closely
4
Y
12421 Read transactional oral text closely
3
Y
12422 Read poetic oral text closely
3
Y

Note:

1. Where standards count for either Reading or Writing, an individual student may not count credits for both Reading and Writing unless it is the Scholarship standard.

2. The following will be recognised for the Waikato Certificate of Studies, English:

  • Certificate of Studies (CS) 2.1 and 3.1 can count for the university entrance Writing requirement.
  • Certificate of Studies (CS) 2.2 or 2.2 (i) and 3.2 can count for the Reading requirement.

3. Y = The standard is recognised for the reading and/or writing credits.

Te Reo Māori and Te Reo Rangatira standards fulfilling the literacy requirement for university entrance from 2004

Standards Credits
Reading
Writing
Scholarship if achieved in 2004 Y Y
90441 Panui i te reo o tona ao mohio 6 Y
90752 Panui i te reo tawhito 3 Y
90753 Panui i te reo hou 3 Y
7266 Panui rarangi tuhinga mo nga take o te wa 5 Y
90781 Pānui kia whai māramatanga i te reo o te ao whānui 3 Y
90784 Pānui kia wetewete i te reo o te ao whānui 3 Y
90786 Panui i te tuhinga roa 3 Y
90789 Panui i nga tuhinga popoto 3 Y
7267 Tatari haere i nga kupu tauhou o tetahi tuhinga 7 Y
7268 Panui i nga tuhituhi ahakoa te kaupapa 9 Y
90754 Whakaputa i te tuhinga 4 Y
90755 Titotito i te korero whakangahau 3 Y
90770 Tuhituhi i te reo o tona ao mohio 4 Y
90757 Hanga Tuhinga i te reo o tona ao mohio 4 Y
7258 Tito korero poto mo nga take mai i nga korero 5 Y
90782 Whakaoti tuhituhi ōkawa i te reo o te ao whānui 4 Y
90783 Hanga tuhinga auaha i te reo o te ao whānui 4 Y
90787 Whakaputa i te tuhinga roa 3 Y
90790 Tuhituhi whakaaro e hangai ana ki te kaupapa 3 Y
7259 Tuhi korero kia hangai ki tetahi kaupapa 7 Y
7260 Tuhi i nga momo korero whai kiko 9 Y

Note: the following standards, now expired, will continue to be recognised as meeting the literacy requirements for learners who have them in their Record of Achievement:

Level 2 Level 3
90444 90544
90445 90538
90448 90545
  90539

Last updated: 05 March 2008