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GCSE GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education (UK).

Pōkaitahi Whānui o te Mātauranga Kura Tuarua (UK).

Government Training Establishment or GTE Whare Whakangungu Kāwanatanga

A Government Training Establishment offers training on behalf of the New Zealand government.

It can be a Crown Entity or government department that's approved by the Minister, or the New Zealand Defence Force or the New Zealand Police.

See 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).

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

Grade Score Marking (GSM) Whakatau Whiwhinga

NZQA uses grade score marking for NCEA external assessments. The marker gives a number score for each question. The marker adds all the scores together to find the overall score. The overall score determines the grade the candidate gets for the assessment.

Grade score marking

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.