NCEA

Since 2002 the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) has been New Zealand’s national qualification for secondary school students.



The specific levels of the NCEA qualifications (and usual year studied):

• Level 1 NCEA (studied at Year 11)
• Level 2 NCEA (studied at Year 12)
• Level 3 NCEA (studied at Year 13)
• New Zealand Scholarship Award (studied at Year 13)
• University Entrance (for New Zealand Universities)

The NZQA website has further information about NCEA qualifications.



Students Accessing NCEA Results Online 

Your end of year external exam results will be published online by NZQA in mid-January (and scholarship results mid-February). They are not sent out by mail. Here’s how you can register to access them online:

1. Go to www.nzqa.govt.nz/learner-login or select the “get your results” link under the “school student and parents” heading at the bottom of the home page of the NZQA website (http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/)
2. Click register
3. Complete your details online.



You’ll need your 9-digit National Student Number (NSN) to register, which is on your exam admission slip. Or you can get it by:

• Asking for it at the school office before school, during interval, or at lunchtime.
• Phoning NZQA toll free on 0800 697 296 during business hours and requesting it



Once you have registered online, your learner login also allows you to:

• Request a hardcopy of your Record of Achievement, NCEA certificate and School Results Summary. They are not sent out unless requested online.
• Reprint your admission slip if you have misplaced it (you can’t get into an exam room without it).
• Access your internal NCEA results throughout the year.