A question from a New Zealander!! Home school, please help?

Question

How are you suppose to set NCEA tests if you are homeschooled? do you go to your local school?

NCEA - National Certificate of Educational Achievement, NZ

Answer 1

Ask on www.ncea.co.nz

Answer 2

do you mean sit?

Answer 3

You do it thus:

STUDENTS NOT IN A REGISTERED TEACHING INSTITUTION (IN PARTICULAR, HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS) ENTERING FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS

A special application form for students wishing to enter University Bursaries examinations is available from the Examination Services section of the Qualifications Authority. Students must make application on the approved form by 1 March. It is necessary to have a link school agree to act as a link school; the school must signify this agreement on the application form.

source: http://www.home.school.nz/

ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR HOME SCHOOLS

HOME SCHOOL PROVISIONS

Home schoolers and other persons who are not enrolled in a school are eligible to enter for standards through an accredited provider. Associated administrative costs are a matter for negotiation between the candidate and the provider.

A home-schooled student who wishes to enter for achievement or unit standards must establish a link with a registered school or an approved tertiary provider.

The school or tertiary provider, must have the relevant National Qualifications Framework accreditation.

ENTRY & ELIGIBILITY

The home-schooled student, irrespective of the nature of the link school or tertiary provider, must meet all entry and eligibility criteria as specified in the Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools for the year in which entry is made.

There is no obligation on the part of any school or tertiary provider to act as a link school for home school students wishing to enter for NQF assessment.

Note: It is not possible for home school students to enter New Zealand Scholarship, which is restricted to students enrolled at a New Zealand secondary school or wharekura.

REQUIREMENTS

Before accepting an entry for any unit or achievement standard, the school's Principal's Nominee or the tertiary provider's Chief Executive's Nominee must be satisfied that:

the assessment programme undertaken by the home schooled student is fair, valid, reliable, consistent and at the national standard

all relevant internally assessed work has been moderated by the school

the link school carries out the necessary administration tasks for entering home school students in examinations

the home school student's results will be processed along with those from the link school.

COSTS

A school or tertiary provider whose Principal's Nominee or Chief Executive's Nominee agrees on their behalf to perform the linking or any other services for home school students may, at its discretion, recover from the student(s) costs incurred in the process.

source: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/second...