We’ve put together a glossary of the language used when talking about NCEA. We hope it will help you to understand your child’s assessment. 

NCEA is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement. It is the main qualification at all levels of senior secondary school – Years 11, 12…

Homework becomes a much more important part of education once your teenager reaches secondary school. It is likely that your son/daughter will have homework…

Schools should have well set out and organised guidelines and policies on behaviour available to staff, students and parents. 

Assessment in secondary schools has been through a huge change in recent years. Chances are it is poles apart from the way you were…

Communication between parents and the school becomes more important as your child gets older.  We give you some ideas about who to make contact…

It can be confusing trying to understand how your child will be learning at intermediate school.  Read an overview about the Intermediate school structure, NZ…

Going to intermediate school can mean quite a change in the way your child learns. Find out more about this crucial stage in our introduction…

No matter how in touch you are with what’s going on at school, school reports will give you the most detailed and accurate ‘snapshot’…

School visits are one of the many chances you have to help ready your little one for the next step on the NZ education…