NCEA English - Level 1 or Level 2 (Spring School Holidays)

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This 5 day workshop will give you the opportunity to work towards gaining literacy credits (reading and writing) required for work, further study and University Entrance. Spaces are limited to 12 students so enrol early to avoid missing out. Students must pre-register. 

 

You will need a minimum of 10 literacy credits and 10 numeracy credits to achieve each level of NCEA. You only need to gain these credits once. This means that once you have gained the credits, you have already met the literacy and numeracy requirements for NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3.

University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement to attend a New Zealand university. To qualify for UE, you will need all of the following:

• NCEA Level 3  - 14 credits in each of three approved subjects at Level 3.

• UE Literacy – 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:

  • – 5 credits in reading
  • – 5 credits in writing.

• UE Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above 

 

In this course the 3 common standards offered to students are: 

  • 91101 – Writing Portfolio worth 6 UE Writing Credits
  • 91105 – Infomation Literacy worth 4 UE Reading Credits
  • 91106 – Wide Reading worth 4 UE Reading Credits

 

Check the NZQA website for the list of standards that meet these requirements  www.nzqa.govt.nz

Course Fee Subsidy

This course is subsided by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for NZ citizens and permanent migrant adults, their partners on work visas or visitor visas, and refugees. To qualify, registrants should be over the age of 16 years and not currently enrolled in a secondary school. You must provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency, or refugee status to our staff for sighting purposes.

 

 

Please note: All courses need a minimum number to go ahead. If your course does not have enough enrolments, we regret that we will have to cancel and will let you know either by email or text. Courses are usually cancelled, when necessary, 2-3 working days prior to the scheduled start date.