NCEA LEVEL 1
All students must take THREE consecutive years of Mathematics and Science (Years 9 to 11).
All students must take FOUR consecutive years of English (Years 9 to 12).
Students take SIX courses including Physical Education and Health. With the Dean’s approval a student may take Physical Education as a seventh course in a before school flexi-time period.
Students studying Level 1 Science in Year 10 must take Level 1 Science Physical and/or Science Biological in Year 11 (Level 2 Biology, Physics, Chemistry cannot be studied until Year 12).
Most courses consist of 14 – 20 credits.
To obtain a Level 1 National Certificate a candidate needs to get at least 80 credits. Within the 80 at least 10 will be for Literacy and 10 for Numeracy. Further information can be found at this link: https://lynfield.schoolpoint.co.nz/
Courses at Level 1 will be endorsed with Achieved, Merit or Excellence if 14 credits are gained for that grade (or higher). These credits must contain a minimum of 3 credits assessed internally and 3 credits assessed externally. This is a very good way to demonstrate a high level of achievement. The endorsement appears on the level certificate as well as the Record of Achievement.
Certificates at Level 1 will be endorsed with Achieved, Merit or Excellence if 50 credits are gained for that grade (or higher). This is a very good way to demonstrate a high level of achievement. The endorsement appears on the level certificate as well as the Record of Achievement.
Prerequisites exist for entry into many Level 2 and 3 courses. Make sure you know what these are and work towards meeting them.
Full descriptions of all courses offered at the College and Course Selection can be found at this link: https://lynfield.schoolpoint.co.nz/