The new secondary qualifications

Erica Stanford has confirmed the new secondary school qualifications. The key details are:

• Foundational Award for literacy and numeracy benchmarked at Year 11
• New Zealand Certificate of Education (NZCE) in Year 12 (from 2029) 
• New Zealand Advanced Certificate of Education (NZACE) in Year 13 (from 2030) 
• To gain NZCE or NZACE students must gain the Foundational Award and pass at least three subjects
• All subjects will be assessed with a mixture of coursework and at least one exam
• Six grades will be available – A+, A, B, C, D, E – C or higher passes
• In Year 11, maths, English and science will be mandatory

So long as the Government is re-elected, we will have a secondary qualifications system that students, parents and employers will all actually understand.