Academic grading in New Zealand

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Various methods of Academic grading in New Zealand is shown below.

1 High schools
2 Universities
3 See also
4 External links

High schools

In 2004, high school grades were changed from various percentage and rank-based scales for different year levels, to a four-grade system (the lowest being a failing grade):

National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)
Official Name	Common Name	Definition
Achievement with excellence	Excellence / E	The candidate has demonstrated in depth understanding of the material tested
Achievement with merit	Merit / M	The candidate has met the criteria of the standard which demonstrates substantial knowledge of the material tested
Achievement	Achieved / A	The candidate met the criteria of the standard to a level which demonstrates adequate understanding of the material tested
Not achieved	Not achieved / N / NA	Fail

Universities

New Zealand universities generally award letter grades (i.e. A to E) to students, with +/- variations. These letter grades correspond to percentage mark bands, though these vary between universities (common cutoffs for A+ include 90% and 85%, and even within a university, an A+ from one department may vary from a A+ from another, with the actual cutoff subject to discretion). D and E grades are failing grades, corresponding to work receiving less than 50%. However, for Honours degrees, the letter grades also correspond to degree classes, with A+/A/A- grades corresponding to a first, B+/high B corresponding to 2:1, etc.

External links

NCEA at the New Zealand Ministry of Education

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