When you can request Extra Writing Time
A student entitled to Computer or Writer assistance may request Extra Writing Time instead. They can request it for assessments in selected subjects where using a computer or writer may not be easy.
For exams in the selected subjects, the student:
- must be entered in NCEA for more than 2 standards or New Zealand Scholarship
- must not already be entitled to Extra Writing Time.
The student must select the whole session, not standard by standard.
For internal time-bound assessments extra time should be offered in the same subjects and levels. The rate should be 10 minutes per hour.
This also applies, as appropriate, to Common Assessment Activities.
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Subjects with the Extra Writing Time option
NCEA Level Subjects
- Accounting L2 and L3
- Biology L2 and L3
- Calculus L3
- Chemistry L2 and L3
- Economics L2 and L3
- Earth and Space Science L2 and L3
- Geography L2 and L3
- Mathematics and Statistics L2
- Making Music L3
- Music L2
- Physics L2 and L3
- Statistics L3
New Zealand Scholarship subjects
- Scholarship Accounting
- Scholarship Biology
- Scholarship Calculus
- Scholarship Chemistry
- Scholarship Economics
- Scholarship Earth and Space Science
- Scholarship Geography
- Scholarship Physics
- Scholarship Statistics
When you can't request Extra Writing Time
The Extra Writing Time option does not apply if the student is using a computer as a result of the Computer Notification process.
Contact the SAC team
If you have a question or feedback, contact the SAC team at sac@nzqa.govt.nz