NCEA Level 3 Courses

LEVEL THREE CERTIFICATE

• Students need to gain 80 credits.
• Of these, 60 must be from Level 3 or higher.  The remaining 20 credits may come from Level 2.
• Students must also have met the Level 1 literacy and numeracy requirements.

 NB:     Level 3 courses are academically demanding and have recommended prior learning. Completing NCEA Level 2 does not guarantee entry into Level 3 subjects. 

CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT

• Students are able to achieve Level 1, 2 or 3 NCEA with Merit or Excellence Certificate Endorsements.  
• Merit Endorsement at a particular level requires 50 credits at “merit” or “excellence” at that level or higher.  
• Excellence Endorsement at a particular level requires 50 credits at “excellence” at that level or higher.  
• Students can accumulate merits and excellences over more than one year and their record will be checked annually to determine whether they are entitled to an endorsement of any NCEA certificate.

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