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GCSE GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education (UK).

Pōkaitahi Whānui o te Mātauranga Kura Tuarua (UK).

GNVQ GNVQ

General National Vocational Qualification (UK).

Te Tohu Mātauranga ā-Mahi Whānui (UK).

Government Training Establishment or GTE Whare Whakangungu Kāwanatanga

A government training establishment is any establishment that provides education or training and is a Crown entity or government department approved by the Minister, the New Zealand Defence Force or the New Zealand Police (Refer to Section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020).

Section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz

He whakahaere nā te Karauna anō, ā, kō atu i ngā whakahaere mātauranga ka tuku i te mātauranga, te whakangungu, te ratonga aromatawai rānei. Kei raro i te Minita, te Ope Tauā o Aotearoa, Ngā Pirihimana hoki o Aotearoa (Tirohia te wāhanga 10 o te Pire Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020).

(external link)Section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz

Grade Score Marking (GSM) Whakatau Whiwhinga

GSM is the marking process used in the marking of NCEA booklets. The candidate receives a numerical score for each question. The scores are then aggregated and converted to an overall grade for the standard.

He tukanga hei tōpū i ngā whiwhinga kei ngā puka NCEA. Ka tātaingia ia whakautu ki tētahi rahinga piro, ā, hei reira te whakatau mō te taumata i whakawhiwhia.