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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 Hinonga Karauna, he tari kāwanatanga rānei nā te Minita o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa me Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa i whakamana ki te rato whakangungutanga.

E āhei ana mā te Wāhanga 10 o te Ture Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 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

Ka whakamahia e NZQA te whakatau whiwhinga mō ngā aromatawai ā waho NCEA. Ka hoatu te kaimāka i tētahi whiwhinga tau mō ia pātai. Ka tāpirihia e te kaimāka ngā whiwhinga katoa kia kite i te whiwhinga tapeke. Ko te whiwhinga tapeke ka tohu i te māka ka whakawhiwhia ki te kaitono mō te aromatawai.