NCEA

NCEA (National Certificates of Educational Achievement) is the national qualification for senior secondary school students in New Zealand. We are proud of the performance of our students at all three NCEA Levels.

Overview

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is New Zealand’s official secondary or high school qualification. The NCEA system has three levels. Each level is usually studied in each of the three final years (11, 12 and 13) of secondary schooling, though students can study across multiple levels. Our examination results for NCEA are well above the national average at all levels. 

See the video below which explains the recent changes to NCEA and how they will be implemented in our school.

 

2022 Examination statistics

Students at our school continue to perform at a very high level. NCEA results for 2022 (as of March 2023) are shown below.

NCEA – Percentage of students gaining qualifications

 Sacred Heart %National %
Literacy97.988.9
Numeracy95.988
Level 188.669.2
Level 288.677.9
Level 387.770.5
University Entry76.151.9

NCEA – Certificate Endorsements

 Sacred Heart %National %
L1 – Excellence19.519.4
L1 – Merit40.631.5
L2 – Excellence20.316.4
L2 – Merit36.224.1
L3 – Excellence15.715.3
L3 – Merit23.525.5

The 2022 results showed an increase in Merit certificate endorsements for Level 1 and Level 2 and there was a slight increase in Excellence certificate endorsements for Level 3. However, there was a decrease in Excellence certificate endorsements for Level 1 and Merit certificate endorsements for Level 3.