Year 11 - 13: NCEA Course Endorsement

1.      A course will be endorsed with Excellence when the student achieves 14 or more credits with Excellence in the course (the course must include a minimum of 3 internally and 3 externally assessed credits).

2.      A course will be endorsed with Merit when a student achieves 14 or more credits with Merit or Excellence in the course. (The course must include a minimum of 3 internally and 3 externally assessed credits).

3.      Exempted are courses that include 14 or more credits in Physical Education or Religious Studies or Level 3 Visual Arts. A course will be endorsed if:

·        14 or more credits are achieved with Merit or Excellence from internally assessed Physical Education or Religious Studies standards

·        14 credits are achieved with Merit or Excellence from one of the externally assessed Level 3 Visual Arts standards or 14 or more credits are achieved with Merit or Excellence from internally assessed Level 3 Visual Arts standards.

4.      The course must be completed within one school year.

5.      A course endorsement is gained at the level of the lowest-level standard making up the eligible credits.