Kia ora e te whānau,
Learning Recognitions Credits announced for 2022
Today the Associate Minister of Education announced changes to NCEA that recognise the impact student and teacher absences due to COVID-19 and other winter illnesses have had on teaching, learning and assessment this year.
In 2022, students will be entitled to 1 Learning Recognition Credit (LRC) for every 5 credits earned through assessment, up to a maximum of:
NCEA Level Maximum LRCs
Level 1 – maximum of 10 LRCs available
Level 2 – maximum of 8 LRCs available
Level 3 – maximum of 8 LRCs available
Most Level 2 and 3 students would usually need 60 credits to get the NCEA this year, LRCs mean that they now need 52 credits.
To receive a Certificate Endorsement, students will need 46 credits at Merit or Excellence level, instead of the usual 50.
To be awarded University Entrance, students will need 14 credits in each of two UE Approved Subjects, and 12 credits in a third UE Approved Subject (they will also need to attain NCEA Level 3 and meet the regular literacy and numeracy requirements).
The submission dates for some externally assessed portfolios have also been moved back one week – this provides some relief but avoids overlap with end of year examinations. This will apply to the following subjects:
- Technology (NCEA Levels 1-3 and NZ Scholarship)
- Design and Visual Communication (NCEA Levels 1-3 and NZ Scholarship)
- Education for Sustainability (NCEA Level 3)
- Dance (NZ Scholarship)
- Music (NZ Scholarship)
- Health and Physical Education (NZ Scholarship)
The dates for Visual Arts and the Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko Common
Assessment Task (DCAT) are not changing.
Where learning needs to extend into 2023, NZQA will work with you to help students be awarded their qualification earlier in the year, outside of the normal annual cycle.
With only 11 school weeks to go before NCEA end of year examinations start, we hope this gives clarity about the range of qualifications interventions that NZQA and MoE are providing students in 2022, and allows you to plan accordingly.
Tutor teachers will go over the details of what this means with your young person in Tutor time.
NCEA Accord Day / Teacher Only Day
Next Wednesday (17th August) is a Teacher Only Day. This is one of our NCEA Accord days we are required to have so as to prepare for the upcoming NCEA changes in the coming years.
Learning Progress Snapshots and Learning Dialogues
Over the next few weeks we will be sharing with whānau the Learning Progress Snapshots. These will provide some insight into your young persons academic progress and also their steps in developing the leaning dispositions of an ASHS student. Following this you will have an opportunity to meet with their Tutor teacher at a Learning Dialogue.
Learning Dialogues dates are Thursday 25th August and Tuesday 30th August.
The details of then Learning Dialogues and the booking instructions will be shared with you later this week.
2023 Enrolments are now open!
If you or anyone you know has a young person planning to join ASHS next year, please get them to enrol here: https://www.ashs.school.nz/enrolment/
Note – any out of zone (OOZ) enrolments must be completed 5th December. All OOZ enrolments completed by that date are guaranteed a spot at ASHS. No OOZ enrolments accepted after that date. Please spread the word!
And there is a lot on next term! Make sure you have the following dates in your calendar.
Important Dates in Term Three
2023 Enrolment Evenings – Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th August
NCEA Accord Day / Teacher only day – Wednesday 17th August
Learning Dialogues Thursday 25th August and Tuesday 30th August
Midterm Break – Friday 26th August
Prelim (Practice Exams) – Thursday 15th – Tuesday 20th September
IP Celebration of Excellence Evening – Wednesday 28th September
School Holiday dates for 2022 and 2023 – https://www.education.govt.nz/school/school-terms-and-holiday-dates/
Nga mihi
