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Understanding secondary qualifications and awards

Your options at secondary school and beyond. Discover the subjects, awards and alternative pathways that can help shape your future

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Secondary school and the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)

About secondary school and the NCEA qualification
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University Entrance

About University Entrance, the minimum requirement to go from school to a New Zealand university
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New Zealand Scholarship

Information about entering for New Zealand Scholarship, Scholarship subjects, monetary awards, and how New Zealand Scholarship works
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Choosing a course or subjects at school

Find out more about how to select subjects for NCEA study
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Finding information about a school

How to find out more about the performance of a school before enrolling your child
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Secondary school statistics

Find open data on how secondary schools perform in NCEA and other national qualifications
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Your options after leaving school

Find out how you can use your NCEA for further study or training, here in Aotearoa or overseas
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Getting NCEA Level 2 after leaving school

Did you earn credits in further training or study after leaving school? You might have enough credits to be awarded NCEA Level 2

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Vocational Pathways

A Vocational Pathways award can help you move from NCEA Level 2 to work