PRESENTATION TO PARENTS FEBRUARY 27 2013

   PRESENTATION TO PARENTS

   FEBRUARY 27 2013

NCEA Level 1: WHS       86.1%
             National   78.2%

NCEA Level 2: WHS      89.6%
              National 83.1%

NCEA Level 3:WHS      81.7%
             National 75.6%

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement

   Assessment that recognises the wider talents of
    students

   NCEA is more than a mark or percentage.

   Fair and sensible assessment

   Uses a combination of internal and external
    assessment.

   Students need a total of 80 credits, including 10 literacy
    and 10 numeracy credits, to achieve NCEA at Level 1.

   NCEA Level 2 requires 60 credits at Level 2 and 20
    credits at any other level, total of 80

   NCEA Level 3 requires 60 credits at Level 3 or above
    and 20 at Level 2 or above, total of 80

   Standards Based Assessment which shows what students
    know and can do.

   Standards describe the level of work students need to
    produce. Achievement Standards will be assessed and
    graded as–
       Not Achieve, Achieve, Merit and Excellence.

   There are criteria that need to be reached at each level to gain
    any of the above grades.

   Grades are commonly shown as NA, A, M, E

   Most students will sit examinations at the end of the year which
        are managed and marked by NZQA. (External assessment)

       Some Standards will be assessed by the school.(Internal
        assessment) Subjects that are named with an ‘I’ mean that they
        are all internally assessed.eg Sci 1, Eni1, Mai1

       All WHS subjects will have some internal assessment which
        recognises the importance of assessing laboratory skills,
        fieldwork, research, participation, performance, skill mastery.

       Internal assessments are moderated by independent
        moderators who evaluate work from all schools around the
        country.

NCEA qualifications are made up of a currency called
                  ‘ credits’

   Every standard is worth a set number of credits. ie
    Drama 1.1 is worth 4 credits. Drama 1.4 is worth 5.

   Most full year courses at Wanganui High School will
    offer between 18 – 22 credits.

   A topic of work, known as an Achievement Standard
    may be worth from 2 credits to 12 credits. A 2 credit unit
    will be covered over a short time, a 12 credit unit will be
    covered over a longer time period.

   The grade of each type of credit achieved – A, M and E
    – determines the quality of the certificate earned.

   50 Merit credits or 50 Merit and Excellence credits
    combined will allow the certificate to be endorsed with
    Merit.

   50 Excellence credits earned will allow the certificate to
    be endorsed with Excellence.

   There are now Subject Endorsements. If a student earns
    14 or more credits in a subject at Merit and / or
    Excellence, with 3 credits from Externals, and 3 from
    Internals, they will gain a subject endorsement.

   The higher the quality of NCEA Level 1, the better the
    student’s prospects at L2, L3, and tertiary study

Literacy Requirements.

   To gain NCEA Level 1 students must gain 10 Literacy
    credits which show a proven level of reading and
    writing skills.

   Literacy credits can be gained from several subjects.
    There are no literacy requirements for Level 2 and 3
    NCEA.

   In order to pass NCEA Level 1 students must gain
    10 numeracy credits

   Mostly gained from maths

   WHS ( Thank you Mr Burrows! ) has created a
    booklet to aid the gaining of these credits from the
    Mai 1 course.

Extensions

   If a student is absent on the day that an assessment is
    due, or leading up to that assessment, the student can
    apply beforehand, for an extension.

   Extensions must be made on application to Mrs
    Spooner. An Extension can only be given for 5 days, or
    10 days at Principal’s discretion.

   There is only one resubmission opportunity for any
    assessment.

   A resubmission is where students are given an opportunity
    to complete the assessment again, without any further
    teaching. Often given when a student has almost reached
    the criteria for A, M, or E grade.

   There is only one reassessment opportunity for any
    assessment. This is where a totally new task is given to
    assess the Unit of work, and there may be further teaching
    available.

   Resubmissions and reassessments are not common

   If the student misses an external examination, due to
    circumstances beyond their control, they can apply for
    a Derived Grade.

   This grade will be based on their internally assessed
    work throughout the year and in particular, their
    Wanganui High School examinations in September.

   This is not an easy process and students are often
    disappointed with their derived grade result.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!
 In most subjects , in order to study at the next level,
  students must gain at least 12 credits in the current
  level of study.

   In some subjects, the Entry requirements are very
    specific ie: students may need to have passed a specific
    Standard ( eg Algebra in Maths ) or the External exam
    in order to move up to the next level.

   What subjects they can study at Level 2 impacts hugely
    on Level 3 study and University Entrance.

There are 3 L1 maths courses…..
 1. Mai1, Maths internally assessed – 19 credits + 10
numeracy
2. Mag1 midband maths, combination internal and
external assessment – 23 credits, numeracy included
3. Mae1 – extension maths, same units, 23 credits.

   Mai1 leads to Mag1 in Yr 12, Mag2 in Yr 13
   Mag1 leads to any Ncea Level 2 course, students need
    12 credits plus Algebra standard to gain entry to L2
   Mae1 leads to any L 2 course and Max 2(Cambridge )

•   Some initiatives that Wanganui High School uses to
     improve student achievement
  •  Merit Reward System
    The Student Diary. All students should use this, or an
alternative, as their most important management tool.
 In it are:
  •  Credit count sheet
  •  Term Planner
  •  Assessment dates
  •  Weekly planner
  •  Daily planner

Course Outlines – Assessment Schedules

   Each subject has given your child a course outline
    which tells them when their assessments are, to
    within a week.

   All students have been asked to transfer those
    assessment dates into their Student Diary Term
    Planner, and Weekly Planner. This enables the
    students to see at a glance how busy their schedule is,
    and encourages students to sensibly work towards
    each assessment. It also encourages sound time
    management, and an independent work ethic.

Academic Mentoring

Form teachers meet personally with each student 3
times a year to discuss progress. Form teachers
discuss long and short term career and learning
goals, current results, attendance, pastoral history,
student diaries, and plan with each student how
their optimum progress can be reached.

Form teachers then feed back to the Deans, who may
have further conversations with subject teachers, and
may contact parents if needed.

To Students, Parents and Caregivers
     Term 1-
 Prediction / progress
4 Week review of all students’ courses,
Interim Reports – simple report on attendance, effort, work, and homework in each subject
Parent teacher interviews

    Term 2 –
Student Feedback to teachers re own progress & classes,
Senior reports,
Parent teacher interviews

   Term 3 –
Prediction / progress reports ( students are assessed against their own predicted results )
Computer printout of NCEA results & external entries checked by students
Study Leave ( need 75% assessed credits to gain Study Leave )

    Term 4 –
Senior Reports

All the Time………

   Progress monitoring by Form Teachers, subject teachers,
    and departments

   Parents are contacted by subject teachers, Deans, AP if
    there are concerns

   Parents can get an update on students current progress by
    contacting the School

   At risk students are identified and closely monitored by
    Deans and Senior Leadership Team.

   We encourage students to aim for their best possible
    results

   Ask lots of questions, about school, hwk, results,
    friends, classes, teachers, life!
   Look at the homework diary regularly - it is not
    private! Encourage your child to use it.
   Talk about getting Merit and Excellence credits, and
    earning Merit and Excellence endorsed Level 1 ( 50 !! )
   Talk about pathways of study, and future opportunities
   Praise all effort and achievement
   Encourage extra curricular activity – the greater the
    connection to school, the better the results
   Ensure a balance of school, work and play
   Contact the school – usually the Dean, if you have any
    concerns or want information.
   Be positive, all students want to do well.

   The Wanganui High School website. This contains a
    section known as the ULTRANET which can be accessed
    from your home computer.
   www.wanganui-high.school.nz.

   http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/

   Contact the Student Centre, ask for the appropriate
    person, i.e subject teacher, Dean, AP.

   For course selection, a booklet will be available for
    students.

   Parent- teacher interviews.

www.wanganui-high.school.nz.

   Click on ……..

“ Click here to see the 2013 NCEA Level 1
     presentation for parents”