NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship exams for 2023 have come to an end this morning, with approximately 145,000 students across New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue having been entered over the last four weeks.
“The last of this year’s 138 exam sessions are for NCEA Level 1 Social Studies, Level 2 Dance and New Zealand Scholarship Earth & Space Science,” says NZQA Deputy Chief Executive Assessment, Jann Marshall.
“Over 53,000 students completed one or more of their exams digitally, including more than 18,500 students sitting digital exams on Friday 10 November.”
"NZQA is commissioning an independent review into why the digital assessment platform reached capacity on 10 November, and is working through processes to make sure affected students are not disadvantaged.”
“After all their hard work, I congratulate students and wish them a relaxing summer.”
“I would also like to thank whānau, teachers, schools and exam centre staff for the vital roles they play in supporting students,” Jann Marshall says.
NCEA results will be released online on 17 January 2024 and New Zealand Scholarship results will be released on 8 February 2024.
“Students feeling nervous about their results, or concerned they may not achieve the credits they need, can find information and support on the NZQA website.”
“Students will also be able to see their assessed NCEA exam papers online from 23 January, while NZ Scholarship papers will be available online from 9 February.”
To prepare for the release of results, NZQA’s secure Student Login will be unavailable from 11 January until results are available on 17 January.
“We recommend students practise logging into the Student Login before Christmas, so they won’t need to find their details or reset their password when results are released.”
“NZQA’s chatbot ‘Awhina’ is available 24 hours a day to help students find their National Student Number (NSN) and create their login. If Awhina is unable to provide an answer, students can call us on 0800 697 296 between 8am and 5pm Monday-Friday (9am-5pm Wednesdays),” Jann Marshall says.