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Degree Tohu paetahi, paerua
A qualification that shows someone has completed advanced learning, taught mainly by people engaged in research.
A degree gives general principles and basic knowledge for further self-directed work and learning.
He tohu mātauranga ka tukua i muri i te whakaotinga me te whakatūtukitanga i tētahi hōtaka akoranga whatutoto. Ko tōna tikanga ka tukua e ngā tāngata i roto i te mahi rangahau ka whakaputaina ngā mātāpono whānui me te mātauranga taketake hei pūtake mō te mahi mā te kaitono anō hei whai.
Delivery Tuku
Everything involved in training and assessing student learning. It includes what student learn, how they learn and in what situations, the staff and how they teach, the resources available, and how students are assessed.
Ko ngā āhuatanga katoa ka uru atu ki ngā whakangungutanga me te aromatawai i te ako a te ākonga. Kei roto ko ngā akoranga, te tikanga ako me ngā pūāhuatanga, ko ngā kaimahi me ā rātou whakaakoranga, ngā rauemi wātea, me te aromatawai hoki i ngā ākonga.
Derived Grade (previously Compassionate Consideration) He Tohu Kounga Pūkē; He Taunaki Kī Taurangi (ko te Paetae Whaikoha o mua)
Secondary students can apply for a derived grade if they don't sit an exam, or their performance in the exam is significantly effected. This can be because of illness, accident or a circumstance beyond their control.
A derived grade comes from the current evidence of a student's performance for a standard. The school needs to supply this evidence.
E āhei ana i te ākonga kura tuarua te tono mō te tohu kounga pūkē, mena kāore rānei ia i te mahi i tētahi whakamātautau, i tino raru rānei tana whakaoti i te whakamātautau. Ko te māuiuitanga, ko te aituā, ko tētahi tūāhuatanga tē taea te karo ngā take i pērā ai.
Ka ahu mai te tohu kounga pūkē i ngā taunakitanga o tā te ākonga whakatutuki mō tētahi paerewa. Me tuku taunakitanga e te kura.
Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards Rārangi Paetae Aromatawai
The Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards lists all assessment standards (unit and achievement standards) and skill standards that NZQA has checked and approved.
Ka whakarārangitia e te Rārangi Paetae Aromatawai ngā paerewa aromatawai (ngā paerewa, paerewa paetae) me ngā paerewa pūkenga kua tirohia, kua whakaaetia e NZQA.
Discretionary Entrance Whakauru Matawhāitihanga
Discretionary Entrance allows students to get into university if they didn't do secondary study past Year 12 and are under 20 years of age.
Discretionary Entrance Regulations, Guidelines and Procedures [PDF, 113KB] (external link)
Ka āhei te Whakauru Matawhāitihanga i ngā ākonga te uru atu ki ngā whare wānanga mehemea
- kāore rātou i kuhu ki te Tau 12 o te kura tuarua
- kei raro iho i te 20 tau te pakeke.
Discretionary Entrance Regulations, Guidelines and Procedures [PDF, 113KB] (external link)
Domain Huinga pū
An area of learning within a sub-field of the Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards.
He wāhanga ako i tētahi mātai-āpiti o te Rārangi Paetae Aromatawai.
Domestic student Ākonga tara ā-whare
A domestic student is a New Zealand citizen or a New Zealand resident (with the appropriate visa).
The Minister or a Gazette notice might also instruct that some people be treated as if they are not an international student.
He kirirarau tēnei ākonga ki Aotearoa, ā, he ākonga rānei e mau pane uruwhenua hei kairehireneti, ā, he ākonga ka whakawāhia e te Minita, e te pānui Kahiti rānei me te mea ehara i te ākonga rāwāhi.