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Assessment (including Examination) Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess 2022
- 1. Authority, commencement and application
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Acronyms used in these Rules
- 4. Nomination and Role of Principal’s Nominee
- 5. General Assessment Rules
- 6. School-Based Assessment
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7. External Assessment
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7.1 General Conditions for External Assessment
- 7.1.1 Examination Centres
- 7.1.2 Examination Supervision
- 7.1.3 External Assessment by other than NZQA Examinations
- 7.1.4 Assessment of Common Assessment Tasks
- 7.1.5 Derived Grade Process
- 7.1.6 Unexpected Event Grade Process
- 7.1.7 Return of Achievement Standard External Assessment Material
- 7.1.8 Review or Reconsideration of External Assessment Results
- 7.1.9 Breaches of the Rules – External Assessment
- 7.1.10 Appeal and review of Appeal Decision – External Assessment
- 7.2 New Zealand Scholarship 2022 – General assessment rules and procedures
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7.1 General Conditions for External Assessment
- 8. Results Awards and Recognition
- 9 Reviews and Appeals Process for the purposes of Rules 5.4.m, 6.5.e and 7.1.5.j
7.1 General Conditions for External Assessment
- The following administrative systems will apply to all Assessment Standards that are externally assessed.
Guiding Principles for Sitting Examinations:
- Examinations will be held at such times and places as determined by NZQA.
- NZQA will publish an examination timetable, by the end of the current school year, derived from previous entry data, designed to minimise possible examination clashes for Candidates.
- NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship examinations will be sat at the published times in New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue.
- Where possible, Candidates with examination clashes will have their assessment needs accommodated in line with the administrative guidelines published by NZQA for examination clash management.