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The Guide to NCEA explains how to achieve NCEA and how you're assessed.
It also covers Literacy and Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau requirements, Scholarships, endorsements and more.
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Special Assessment Conditions provide learners with additional needs more flexible ways to demonstrate their learning during assessments.
NZQA has closed consultation on a draft integrated Quality Assurance Framework (iQAF).
From 2025, credits gained from achieving Supported Learning unit standards will no longer be eligible to contribute to the award of NCEA Level 1.
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