National Certificate of Educational Achievement

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is, since 2004, the official secondary school qualification in New Zealand.

It has three levels, corresponding to the levels within the National Qualifications Framework, and these are generally studied in each of the three final years of secondary schooling—Year 11 through to Year 13.

NCEA assessment is administered both at the school level via internal assessment and at a national level via external assessments such as examinations, and uses criterion or standard-based assessment.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority administers the NCEA.

Read more about National Certificate Of Educational Achievement:  History, Specifications, Reception, Unit Standard Changes, NCEA and National Standards

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