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WAIMEA COLLEGE

Years 11, 12 and 13

National Qualifications(including NCEA)

Student Handbook2013

Years 11, 12 and 13

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION

All Senior students will be working towards at least one of the three National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Credits gained can also be used to work towards other National Certificates which are more subject specific. Subject teachers will have more detailed information if the certificates are available.

National Certificate of Education Achievement - NCEA

Level 1

80 credits

Level 2

80 credits

60 must be at Level 2 or 3 (the balance could be from those achieved at Level 1)

Level 3

80 credits

60 must be at Level 3 and the balance at Level 2 or 3

Note: Numeracy and Literacy

In order to achieve Level 1 NCEA students must have 10 Literacy credits and 10 Numeracy credits. These can be gained from a variety of approved standards.

In 2013 University Entrance requires at least 14 Maths credits at Level 1, and 4 Reading and4 Writing credits at Level 2. (For more detail see the University Entrance section). Note that for students currently in Year 11 or 12 these requirements will change in 2014 (see the University Entrance section)

Note: NZQA Website: www.nzqa.govt.nz “For Learners” section has a lot of useful information.

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Certificate Endorsement

A certificate will be endorsed with Excellence where a student has 50 Excellence credits at the level of the NCEA certificate or above. Where the student has a combination of 50 credits of Merit or Excellence at the level of the certificate or above they will be entitled to a Merit endorsement.

Course Endorsement

Course endorsements provides recognition for a student who has performed exceptionally well in an individual course.

Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:

14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally

assessed standards. Note, this does not apply to Physical Education and Level 3 Visual Arts.

A course endorsement is not a qualification.

A course endorsement can be gained independently of a qualification. For example, a student may achieve a Merit endorsement for their Level 2 Mathematics course regardless of whether they achieve NCEA Level 2.


Course/Assessment Outlines and Assessment Policy

To help manage assessment all students will receive a course/assessment description and assessment details for each subject.

The course description shows which standards are assessed internally during the year, which are externally assessed in an exam at the end of the year and their credit value. It also gives estimates of assessment dates. Teachers may make changes to this information as the course progresses.

The summary of the College’s assessment policy as it applies to each subject needs to be read and followed carefully. Procedures will vary slightly from subject to subject.

All internal assessments must follow our Waimea College assessment policy. The policy is briefly outlined below.


Internal Assessment Policy

Extension of time

Extension of time may be granted to hand in assignments if something (beyond your control) prevents the deadline being met. You must see your teacher as soon as you are aware of the need for an extension. Supporting evidence may be required. It may not be possible in all cases to grant an extension. Approval will not be given for situations such as non-urgent medical appointments, dental, hair, driving and counselling appointments, family holidays or working.

Absence

Absence from an assessment will usually result in “Not Achieved” for that standard. If another assessment opportunity can be scheduled, the student will be able to do the assessment at that time but this will not always be possible. The course outline sheet and department policy should be checked carefully as it will indicate whether another opportunity can be offered.

Further assessment opportunities

(For internally assessed Achievement Standards and Unit Standards only)

Where practicable, each student will have one further opportunity for achievement. This may, in some circumstances, be a resubmission of corrected or improved work. In some standards, due to the nature of the assessment, a further opportunity will not be available. The course outline sheet and department policy should be checked carefully as it will indicate whether another opportunity can be offered.

Consequences of misconduct

Students found to be using other peoples’ work without acknowledgment, not following the formal assessment conditions outlined or disrupting other students’ assessment opportunities will not be awarded credits for that standard. HODs will forward detailed information and the decision to the Principal’s nominee, currently Ms van Tiggele. Parents/Caregivers will be informed. The decision may be appealed to the Principal’s nominee (see the appeals section).

Approved trips Where an approved school trip clashes with an assessment or a deadline to hand in work, the student may request approval for another assessment opportunity or extension. This request should be made at least five days before the trip. This may not be possible in all cases.

Appeals

If no agreement is reached with the teacher or HOD regarding the extension of time given for assignments, further opportunities for achievement, the grade allocated or accusations of misconduct you can formally appeal.

The student should complete the appropriate appeal form and see Ms van Tiggele as soon as possible after seeing the teacher and/or HOD to discuss the issue. If a student is unsure about the procedures then they should talk to Ms van Tiggele.


The appeal forms are at the back of this booklet.

Authenticity of assessment work

If a standard is assessed by the student doing some, or all, of the work out of class time or unsupervised then the student must sign an authenticity statement stating that the work is their own. Often, students will be required to show evidence of the progress of their work at ‘check points’ and this is part of the authenticity process. Any breach of these conditions will result in no credits being awarded for that standard. An appeal of any such decision is possible to Ms van Tiggele.

Special Assistance for National Qualifications Exams

Students with permanent disabilities or long-term learning difficulties which significantly impair their performance in exams may be eligible for reader and/or writer assistance, an extension of time or special sitting conditions. Students are identified during the first few years at Waimea College, and have been notified. If you have any concerns or questions regarding special assistance see Ms van Tiggele or Mrs Dungan.

Exams and Derived Grades

A school assessment week will occur in Term 3 and will involve assessments, including practice assessments for external assessments. The grades achieved in these practice assessments will provide evidence for a possible derived grade if an external assessment is missed.

If a student is unable to sit some NZQA external exams in November due to reasons such as sudden illness or injury or family bereavement they can apply for a derived grade to Ms van Tiggele.A derived grade will require the school to provide evidence of the standard a student has reached. This evidence needs to be gained from a formal assessment – either school exams or common tests.

In some circumstances other evidence may be considered. The Principal’s nominee (Ms van Tiggele) is responsible for collecting evidence from subject teachers and making applications as outlined by NZQA. All enquiries should be made to Ms van Tiggele.

Homework

It is essential that students complete some work at home – consolidating class work, revising for assessments, and completing assignments. Senior students can expect 10-12 hours homework per week (an average of 2 hours per subject per week).

Students wanting to withdraw from Qualifications

Withdrawal from a standard can be done through the subject teacher/HOD.


Withdrawal from a subject can only be done through the Tutor who must liaise with the subject teacher/parents/and student to formalise an agreed arrangement.


Fees 2013

The National Qualification Authority charges a single flat fee for all NCEA assessment (including up to 3 scholarships).

$76.70 for domestic students $383.30 for international fee payers An additional fee of $76.70 per extra scholarship subject will be charged

Waimea College will collect this fee at the Finance Centre during Term 3.

Financial Assistance

Many families are eligible for financial assistance. The 2013 rules are outlined below:

Financial assistance is available to assist with the payment of entry fees to National Secondary Schools Qualifications. To be eligible to apply you must be the fee payer and meet at least one of the following criteria:

Be receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit.

Have a joint family income that would entitle the applicant to receive a Community Services Card.

Have more than one child in the family undertaking these qualifications in the same year, irrespective of income, and the total fees to pay are higher than $200.

You cannot claim financial assistance for foreign fee paying students.

Forms and information will be sent out in Terms 2 and 3.

For information about fees please see the Finance Centre.


UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for students applying for University Entrance in 2013:

University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement to go to a New Zealand university. To qualify you will need: Approved subjects - 42 credits at Level 3 or higher, made up of:

14 credits in one approved 14 credits in another approved subject 14 credits from one or two additional domains or approved subjects

Literacy requirements - 8 credits in English or te reo Maori at Level 2 or higher, made up of: 4 credits in reading 4 credits in writing

Numeracy requirements - 14 credits in Numeracy at Level 1 or higher, made up of: credits in Mathematics or Statistics and Probability or Pangarau or unit standards 26623, 26626, 26627.

Once you have met the requirements for University Entrance this will appear on your Record of Achievement.

'New' university entrance from 2014

University Entrance (UE) will continue to be the minimum requirement to go to a New Zealand university. From 2014, to be awarded UE you will need: NCEA Level 3 Three subjects - at Level 3 or above, made up of:

14 credits each, in three approved subjects Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above (XLS, 403KB) , made up of:

5 credits in reading 5 credits in writing

Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of: achievement standards – specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects, or unit standards - package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).

Once you have met the requirements for University Entrance it will appear on your Record of Achievement.

Credits

Credits can be accumulated over more than one year.If a unit and an achievement standard assess the same learning outcome, only the credits for ONE standard can be counted. In other words they are 'mutually exclusive'. A list of such exclusions is published each year.


Approved University Entrance subjects offered at Waimea College in 2013:

AccountingAgriculture and HorticultureBiologyBusiness StudiesCalculusClassical StudiesChemistryConstruction and Mechanical TechnologiesDanceDesign and Visual CommunicationDigital TechnologiesDramaEarth and Space ScienceEconomicsEnglishFrenchGeography

Health EducationHistoryHome EconomicsJapaneseMathematicsStatistics and ModellingMedia StudiesMusic StudiesPhysical EducationPhysicsProcessing TechnologiesScienceStatisticsTe Reo Rangatira or Te Reo MaoriTechnologyVisual Art - DesignVisual Art - PaintingVisual Art - Photography

Remember: University Entrance gets you into University but universities publish details of entry criteria for particular courses and have their own ‘points’ requirements for automaticentry.


SCHOLARSHIP

The teacher-in-charge of Scholarship is Mrs McKenzie.

The NCEA flat fee of $76.70 includes up to three Scholarship entries at no extra cost. If more than three Scholarship subjects are entered for then extra costs are involved – please see the Finance Centre or Ms van Tiggele.

Scholarship is a monetary award to recognise top students. It does not attract credits nor contribute towards a qualification but the fact that a student has gained a Scholarship appears on the Record of Achievement.

The Scholarship exams enable students to be assessed against challenging standards, and are demanding for the most able students in each subject. Scholarship students are expected to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalisation, and to integrate, synthesise and apply knowledge, skills, understanding and ideas to complex situations.

Scholarship 2013 Subjects

The following subjects are available for Scholarship in 2013, but not all the courses are offered at Waimea College. It may be possible to enrol in a course through the Correspondence School to become eligible to enter for a Scholarship.

NZ Scholarship Subject List for 2013

Accounting French ScienceAgricultural and Horticultural Science Geography SpanishArt History German StatisticsBiology Graphics Technology (generic)Calculus History Te Reo MaoriChemistry Japanese Te Reo RangatiraChinese Latin Visual Arts – DesignClassical Studies Media Studies Visual Arts – PaintingDance Music Visual Arts – PrintmakingDrama Physical Education Visual Arts – PhotographyEconomics Physics Visual Arts – SculptureEnglish Samoan


Scholarship Eligibility and Awards

Eligibility

Scholarship candidates need to be enrolled full-time at a New Zealand secondary school or wharekura in the year of examination, undertaking a course in the applicable areas of learning.

Awards

There are 5 classes or levels of monetary awards. These range in value from $500 per subject to $10,000 each year for three years.

There are conditions which govern these awards:

1. Where a candidate meets the criteria for more than one award, he or she will receive only the award of the highest monetary value in most circumstances. However, if a candidate receives a Top Subject Scholar Award, and also gets Scholarship in other subjects he or she will also receive one $500 Single Subject Award.

2. Eligible candidates can defer taking up the monetary awards for one year.

3. Scholarship Awards cannot be aggregated over a period of time. A candidate needs to attain Scholarship Awards in the same year to be eligible for the top three monetary awards (Scholarship Award, Outstanding Scholar Award and Premier Award).

4. To be eligible for a monetary award a candidate must:

be either a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident be enrolled in tertiary study in New Zealand in the years they receive monetary awards maintain a 'B' grade average during their tertiary study in order for them to receive one of

the monetary awards over a three year period.

5. International fee paying candidates are not eligible for the Scholarship monetary awards. However, they will have their Scholarship success recorded on their Record of Achievement.

6. All Scholarship Awards will be recorded on the candidate's Record of Achievement.


Scholarship: Monetary Awards

The Scholarship Monetary Awards for 2012 will comprise:

Single Subject Awards

o For candidates who get Scholarship in up to two subjects

o A 'one-off' award of $500 per subject

Top Subject Scholar Award

o For candidates who are top in one of the 27 Scholarship subjects

o $2,000 each year for three years as long as candidates maintain a'B' grade average in tertiary study

Scholarship Award

o For candidates who get three or more Scholarship subjects

o $2,000 each year for three years as long as candidates maintain a'B' grade average in tertiary study

Outstanding Scholar Award

o For the top 40-60 candidates who get three Scholarship subjects with at least two at "Outstanding" level or more than three Scholarships with at least one at "Outstanding"

o $5,000 each year for three years as long as candidates maintain a'B' grade average in tertiary studies

Premier Award

o For the very top 5 to 10 candidates who get at least three Scholarships at "Outstanding" level

o $10,000 each year for three years as long as candidates maintain at least a 'B' grade average in tertiary studies


APPEAL APPLICATION FORM - Misconduct

Fill in the top section, and hand in to Ms van Tiggele as soon as possible after the assessment has been returned to you and you have seen the teacher and HOD.

Name: Date of Application:

Subject: Name of Teacher:

Standard number and title: Level:

Date of assessment or due date:

Reason for appeal: (please tick one)

I have discussed the situation with my subject teacher and HOD in the first instance

I would like Ms van Tiggele to reconsider the decision to not award credits due to misconduct.

My reasons for this request are: (please explain, using an extra sheet if needed)

Decision NZQA Liaison:

The grade awarded by the teacher stands.

The grade awarded has been changed to: _________

The reason for this decision has been explained to me and I accept the decision.

Signed: ______________________________ Date:(Student)


Signed: ______________________________ Date:(NZQA Liaison)


APPEAL APPLICATION FORM - Grade





Grade awarded:


Reason for appeal: (please tick one)

I have discussed my grade with my subject teacher and HOD in the first instance.

I would like Ms van Tiggele to reconsider my grade.

My reasons for this request are: (please explain, using an extra sheet if needed)


The grade awarded by the teacher stands.

The grade awarded has been changed to:




APPEAL APPLICATION FORM - Time Extension- Further assessment

opportunity





Type of assessment (practical, assignment, test, etc)


Reason for missing assessment: (please tick one)

Illness: medical certificate or letter from caregiver must be attached

Family/personal trauma: documentation must be attached (eg letter from parent, counsellor, or tutor group teacher)

School sporting/cultural activity:

Signature of teacher-in-charge of activity:

Reason for not allowing extension/resit (Teacher and/or HOD complete)


Extension granted. New due date:

New assessment date granted. New date:

Application denied.

Comment:





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