Government to rephase NCEA Change Programme

Minister of Education Hon Erica Stanford has today announced a delay of Level 2 to 2028 and Level 3 to 2029.

“The coalition Government is making significant changes to the NCEA Change Programme, delaying the implementation by two years, Minister of Education Erica Stanford announced today.”

“During this time key actions will support the more effective implementation of our National Qualification;

• A review of the new NCEA Level 1 will be undertaken by the Education Review Office documenting key learnings
• Additional review of other aspects of the NCEA Change Programme, including the methods for external assessments, periods of study leave, and moderation practices
• The senior secondary curriculum for Year 11-13 students will be developed
• An implementation plan will reflect learnings from ERO’s evaluation of Level 1
• NCEA Level 1 (revised) and NCEA Level 2 will be fully implemented by 2028
• NCEA Level 3 will be fully implemented by 2029 “

Read the full beehive press release here:

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-rephase-ncea-change-programme