Definitive Guide to Secondary Schooling (NZ)
Mar 16th 2003, 10:20 am
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Definitive Guide to Secondary Schooling (NZ)
I've been trying to find out about what we could expect, if we emigrated whilst our daughter is in the middle of her GCSE courses. I'm just looking for the mechanics, rather than what is the right thing to do (that is another question). My daughter is 14, she'll be 15 in July and would have been taking GCSEs next summer (2004). If we emigrate in the autumn, say, I think this is what would happen. She would do another year in a NZ school before taking her school certificate NCEA1, which I guess is meant to be the equivalent of our GCSEs. She would then have a further year of study for sixth form certificate NCEA2, followed by another year for NCEA3, if she wanted to go on to university.
Is this about right? Up until yesterday, we thought she might have a further two years (if we emigrate this year) before taking the school certificate exam at NCEA1 but, from looking at a chart on a NZ government site, I think the above time line is now the correct one. It would be great if anyone with this experience could confirm that.
Is this about right? Up until yesterday, we thought she might have a further two years (if we emigrate this year) before taking the school certificate exam at NCEA1 but, from looking at a chart on a NZ government site, I think the above time line is now the correct one. It would be great if anyone with this experience could confirm that.
Mar 16th 2003, 9:38 pm
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Re: Definitive Guide to Secondary Schooling (NZ)
Originally posted by sofistek
I've been trying to find out about what we could expect, if we emigrated whilst our daughter is in the middle of her GCSE courses. I'm just looking for the mechanics, rather than what is the right thing to do (that is another question). My daughter is 14, she'll be 15 in July and would have been taking GCSEs next summer (2004). If we emigrate in the autumn, say, I think this is what would happen. She would do another year in a NZ school before taking her school certificate NCEA1, which I guess is meant to be the equivalent of our GCSEs. She would then have a further year of study for sixth form certificate NCEA2, followed by another year for NCEA3, if she wanted to go on to university.
Is this about right? Up until yesterday, we thought she might have a further two years (if we emigrate this year) before taking the school certificate exam at NCEA1 but, from looking at a chart on a NZ government site, I think the above time line is now the correct one. It would be great if anyone with this experience could confirm that.
I've been trying to find out about what we could expect, if we emigrated whilst our daughter is in the middle of her GCSE courses. I'm just looking for the mechanics, rather than what is the right thing to do (that is another question). My daughter is 14, she'll be 15 in July and would have been taking GCSEs next summer (2004). If we emigrate in the autumn, say, I think this is what would happen. She would do another year in a NZ school before taking her school certificate NCEA1, which I guess is meant to be the equivalent of our GCSEs. She would then have a further year of study for sixth form certificate NCEA2, followed by another year for NCEA3, if she wanted to go on to university.
Is this about right? Up until yesterday, we thought she might have a further two years (if we emigrate this year) before taking the school certificate exam at NCEA1 but, from looking at a chart on a NZ government site, I think the above time line is now the correct one. It would be great if anyone with this experience could confirm that.
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Mar 16th 2003, 9:55 pm
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Re: Definitive Guide to Secondary Schooling (NZ)
Originally posted by muppetking
try http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundays...9a6496,00.html or http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/
try http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundays...9a6496,00.html or http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/
Mar 16th 2003, 10:03 pm
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Re: Definitive Guide to Secondary Schooling (NZ)
Originally posted by sofistek
Thanks for the links. I think I got most of my understanding from the second one; I was just hoping that someone with kids, who'd already been through the research or the system could confirm if I'd got it right.
Thanks for the links. I think I got most of my understanding from the second one; I was just hoping that someone with kids, who'd already been through the research or the system could confirm if I'd got it right.
