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National Certificate

A qualification on the NZQF that recognises skills and knowledge that meet nationally endorsed standards (unit and achievement standards).

National qualifications were replaced by New Zealand qualifications.

NZQF Framework [PDF, 9 MB]

Tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te paerewa o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa ka whakaae i ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga e rite ana ki ngā paerewa ā-motu (ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae);E whakamoengia ana ngā pōkaitahi ā-motu.

NZQF Framework [PDF, 9 MB]

National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Te) Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is New Zealand’s main national qualification for senior secondary school.

NZQA awards it at Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Ko (Te) Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea te tino tohu mō ngā mahi NCEA i roto i ngā kura tuarua kua wehea ki ngā taumata e toru.

National Diploma Pōkairua ā-Motu

A qualification on the NZQF that recognises skills and knowledge that meet nationally endorsed standards (unit and achievement standards). National Diplomas were registered between levels 5 and 7 on the NZQF.

National qualifications, including diplomas, were replaced by New Zealand qualifications.

New Zealand Qualifications Framework [PDF, 9 MB]

Ko tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te paerewa o te ka whakaae i ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga e rite ana ki ngā paerewa ā-motu (ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae); Ka rēhitatia ngā Pōkairua ā-motu i waenga i ngā kaupae 5 me 7. E whakamoengia ana ngā pōkairua ā-motu.

New Zealand Qualifications Framework [PDF, 9 MB]

NCEA NCEA

National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea.

NESB NESB

Non-English Speaking Background.

I Takea mai i te Wāhi Kōrero Ingarihi Kore.

New Zealand Certificate Pōkaitahi o Aotearoa

A qualification with at least 40 credits that is listed on the NZQCF at Levels 1 to 6.

New Zealand qualifications have replaced national qualifications.

He tohu e tūtuki ana i ngā rārangi paetae ā Te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa taumata 1-6, ā, e 40 ngā whiwhinga i te itinga iho. Ka whakakapia ngā tohu ā-motu e ngā tohu o Aoteroa.

New Zealand Diploma Pōkairua o Aotearoa

A qualification with 120 credits that is listed on the NZQCF at Levels 5 to 7.

New Zealand qualifications have replaced national qualifications.

He tohu e tūtuki ana i nga rārangi paetae ā te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa taumata 5 ki te 7, ā, e 120 ngā whiwhinga. Ka whakakapia ngā tohu ā-motu e ngā tohu o Aotearoa.

New Zealand Scholarship Karahipi o Aotearoa

The New Zealand Scholarship examinations are designed to extend the top-performing Year 13 students, and to provide grants to help with tertiary study.

It does not contribute to a qualification or University Entrance.

New Zealand Scholarship

Ko te Karahipi o Aotearoa ka tukua ki ngā ākonga kua tūtuki i ngā paerewa karahipi i te itinga rawa o ngā kaupapa ako e toru, i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Norm-referenced assessment (Te) aromatawai mā te whakatairite (norm-referenced assessment)

Learner achievement which is judged/ranked against the achievements of other learners.

Ko te whakatūtukitanga o te ākonga ka whakawākia/whakaraupapahia i runga i ngā whakatūtukitanga o ētahi atu ākonga.

Notional Learning Hours Haora Akoranga Ariā

Notional learning hours include all activities that allow a learner to achieve the learning outcomes of a programme or qualification. Ten notional learning hours equals one credit.

Kei roto i ngā haora akoranga ariā ko ngā tūmahi akoranga katoa e aro ana ki te tutuki whāinga o tētahi hōtaka mahi, o tētahi tohu mātauranga rānei. Kotahi noa te whiwhinga mō ia 10 haora.

NQS NQS

National Qualifications Services, a NZQA business unit.

Te Ratonga Tohu Mātauranga ā-Motu, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA.

NSI NSI

National Student Index. The Ministry of Education maintains a system that registers details for all learners the Ministry knows about.

The NSI assigns a lifetime identification number (NSN, National Student Number) to each learner.

Te Rārangi ā-Motu o ngā Ākonga. Ko te pūnaha e manaakitia ana e te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga e pupuri ana i ngā kōrero rēhita mō ngā ākonga e mōhiotia ana e te MOE.

Ka tohaina e te NSI he tau ākonga ā-motu (NSN, National Student Number) ki ia ākonga.

NSN NSN

National Student Number. A unique number given to each learner in New Zealand under the NSI.

Find my National Student Number

Tau Ākonga ā-Motu. Tirohia NSI.

NVQ NVQ

National Vocational Qualification (UK).

Te Tohu Mātauranga Mahi ā-Motu (UK).

NZCER NZCER

New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

New Zealand Council for Educational Research (external link) — nzcer.org.nz

Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa mō te Rangahau i te Mātauranga.

New Zealand Council for Educational Research (external link) — nzcer.org.nz