ncea level 1 creative writing standard

2024 NCEA Level 1

Sigma ncea english workbooks.

The New NCEA 2024 Curriculum for Level 1 students, Sigma Publications provides a series of four updated write-on NCEA Level 1 ‘single-standard’ workbooks - one workbook for each Level 1 achievement standard. Sigma’s English NCEA study resources provide core skills building exercises as well as many excellent New Zealand based film, short story, visual, poetry, and drama resources for students to practise on.

Each workbook features an introduction to help students understand the standard, exercises to reinforce the English skills necessary for NCEA exam success, New Zealand based literary resources for students to practise on, examples, mock exams and course work, including essays, speech text and NCEA creative writing, to model the standards required to pass as well as a full set of answers.

Sigma’s English Workbook NCEA Series features:

• Detailed instruction boxes teaching the key skills for the achievement standard with worked examples
• Plenty of practice tasks for classwork or homework
• A comprehensive set of task answers
• Practice assessment answers showing reasons for awarding grades
• Guided writing space for producing assessment work
• Spread the cost – buy only relevant workbooks each term
• Excellent for external assessment revision

Download a Series Summary Sheet here

[Titles, year groups, curriculum levels, chapters, ISBN numbers, contact phone.]

Literacy Co-requisite

With changes to the curriculum for 2024, students need 80 credits to pass Level 1 NCEA. Ten of those credits must come from the Literacy Co-requisite exam and ten from the Numeracy Co-requisite exam. The remaining 60 credits are to be made up from other subjects including English and Maths. Our Co-requisite book contains notes and practice questions for the relevant Mathematics skills at curriculum levels 4 and 5 in preparation for the NCEA Numeracy co-requisite exam. In addition to working through these books, students are advised to gain as much experience in real-world english and maths as they can. 

Literacy Co-requisite : Literacy skill are 'life skils' and are among the foundations of lifelong learning and full participation in society. These skills allow you to make meaning, think critically and creatively, and be able to successfully complete national qualification assessments at Level 1 and above. The Literacy Co-requisite Standards involve two assessments - one for Reading and one for Writing. 

2024 AS 1.1 Verbal Language in Context

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Understanding How NCEA Requirements Are Changing

Key information.

Over the next few years, NCEA will transition from its current form into a new qualification. Although this information is intended for teachers, we encourage learners and whānau to use this guidance as well.

• The new NCEA Level 1 achievement standards will be fully implemented.
• Current Level 1 achievement standards expire at the end of 2023
• NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 will each become 60-credit qualifications
• The te reo matatini, pāngarau, literacy, and numeracy co-requisite, which sits outside of the new NCEA qualification, will become mandatory
• Learners will only be awarded an NCEA qualification once they have met the 20-credit co-requisite
• Learners need to complete the co-requisite once only.

NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 as 60-Credit qualifications

Changes and new requirements for all three levels of NCEA come into effect from 2024. These changes have been signalled since 2020 when the seven NCEA changes were announced.

• From January 2024, NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 will each require 60 credits at certificate level or above.
• NCEA Level 1 currently requires learners to achieve at least 80 credits at Level 1 or above. This includes the literacy and numeracy requirements of the qualification.
• NCEA Levels 2 and 3 also currently require 80 credits, but learners can ‘carry over’ 20 credits from the level below. This provision will cease, so learners will not be able to carry over 20 credits from Level 1 through to Level 2, or 20 credits from Level 2 to Level 3.
• The 60-credit NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 will not include the 20-credit te reo matatini, pāngarau, literacy, and numeracy co-requisite, which sits alongside these qualifications.
• From 2024, to be awarded any level of NCEA, learners will need to achieve the new 20-credit co-requisite
• Credits used towards the co-requisite cannot be used towards the 60-credit NCEA. Essentially, the number of credits required to gain each level of NCEA remains the same, with the literacy and numeracy requirements separated out into a ‘one-off’ co-requisite.
• During 2024 and 2025, learners will be able to meet the 20-credit co-requisite through achieving either the new standards in Literacy-Writing, Literacy-Reading, Numeracy, Te Reo Matatini, and Pāngarau or gaining 20 credits from a small list of literacy and numeracy-rich standards.

What stays the same?

• Unit Standards as well as Achievement Standards can be used towards the 60-credit NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications.
• Any credits learners already have can be used towards the new NCEA qualifications.
• There is no time limit on completing an NCEA. If learners gain part of their qualification, they can return to study at any time.
• Course and certificate endorsement requirements also remain the same. Students will be required to gain 14 or more credits in a course at Achieved, Merit or Excellence (including at least 3 external and 3 internal credits) to gain a course endorsement. Certificate endorsement continues to require 50 or more credits at Merit or Excellence level.

Creating courses using new NCEA achievement standards

All NCEA subjects and wāhanga ako are being re-developed with four achievement standards – 2 internally assessed, 2 externally assessed – worth 20 credits in total. Kaiako are free to design NCEA courses using achievement standards from across two or more NCEA subjects. For the purposes of NCEA pilots during 2023, schools and kura must deliver courses that use all four achievement standards within a single subject. 

To be eligible for course endorsement, students must gain 14 or more credits from a single course, with at least one externally assessed standard achieved. This is a continuation of current course endorsement requirements .

NCEA co-requisite for literacy, numeracy, te reo matatini and pāngarau

From 2024, learners will need to achieve a 20-credit co-requisite using either the new literacy and numeracy, te reo matatini and pāngarau standards or an approved list of literacy and numeracy-rich assessment standards to be awarded an NCEA.

If learners meet the NCEA literacy and numeracy requirements before the new Level 1 achievement standards are phased through (prior to 2024), this achievement will be recognised towards the new co-requisite.

This includes all current avenues, as well as the new literacy and numeracy, te reo matatini and pāngarau standards for schools, kura, and other providers who have used these between 2021 and 2023. Learners will have until the end of 2026 to take advantage of this recognition, giving them a three-year grace period.

The only time that a learner cannot use a standard towards an NCEA qualification is if they have already achieved a standard where the learning significantly overlaps. Information on new exclusions

NCEA Level 2 and 3

Under the new timeline: 

• NCEA Level 2 will be fully implemented by 2028, not in 2026 as previously planned. 
• NCEA Level 3 will be fully implemented by 2029, not in 2027.

Support and information

Support from NCEA Implementation Facilitators is available. Contact your local Te Mahau office for more information: Local offices – Education in New Zealand

Or email us: [email protected]

NCEA Levels and certificates

Find out what you need to do to achieve NCEA at each level

There are 3 levels of NCEA certificate, depending on the difficulty of the standards achieved.

At each level, you need a certain number of credits to gain an NCEA certificate. You can gain these credits over more than 1 year.

You also need to achieve 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits, and 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits.

You only need to meet the Literacy and Numeracy or Te Reo Matatini and Te Pāngarau requirement once. After you've met the requirement, it counts for every level of NCEA.

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How to achieve ncea.

• 60 credits at any Level (1, 2 or 3)
• 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits, and
• 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits
• 60 credits at Level 2 or above
• 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits.
• 60 credits at Level 3 or above

Literacy, Numeracy, Te Reo Matatini and Pāngarau

Literacy or te reo matatini is the ability to read, write and speak. Numeracy or pāngarau is the ability to use mathematics in daily life. They are important skills for almost everything we do in life.

You need to earn 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits and 10 Numeracy or Pāngarau credits to achieve NCEA.

Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credit options

• Literacy unit standards 32403 and 32405, or
• - Te Reo Matatini unit standards 32413 (Te Reo Torohū) and 32415 (Te Reo Whakaputa), or
• Assessment standards – specified achievement and unit standards available through a range of subjects.

Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credit options

• Numeracy unit standard 32406, or
• - Te Pāngarau unit standard 32412, or

Your school can explain the Literacy, Numeracy, Te Reo Matatini and Pāngarau standards it's using.

More information

Find the full list of standards that can contribute to Literacy and Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau requirements:

List of specified assessment standards (external link) - NCEA.education website

Download the Guide to NCEA

The Guide to NCEA tells you how NCEA works. It also contains helpful information about gaining Scholarships, endorsements, and University Entrance

The credits you gain at one level can count towards more than one qualification.

For example, Mel achieves credits by studying Generic Computing unit standards. Mel can use these credits towards a Level 2 NCEA certificate, and a New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2).

Multi-level study

You can study standards at different levels at the same time.

For example, Rawiri is mostly studying subjects at Level 2. He's also taking Level 1 Art History (because it's his first time studying Art History) and Level 3 Calculus (because he's great at Maths).

Courses may also contain standards from different levels.

For example, a Year 11 English course might contain both Level 1 and Level 2 standards.

Recognising achievement

Certificates can be 'endorsed' to reflect achievement in a significant number of standards. You can also get course endorsements. These show you have performed well in an individual course.

Go to NCEA endorsements

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English Workbook NCEA Level 1: As 1.4 Creative Writing

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Write-on student workbook covering the English skills needed to gain Achieved, Merit, or Excellence in this NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standard. Covers Achievement Standard 1.4 (AS 90052). Contains a large number of write-on student tasks designed to enable students to practise the necessary skills which will bring a deeper understanding to this area of the New Zealand English curriculum. Students will also find a large number detailed instruction boxes, glossaries and English resources that will help them develop the ideas, vocabulary and processes needed to gain a high level pass in the internal assessment for this Standard. At the end of the workbook there is a valuable Model Exam Essay. A full set of task answers is included, which act as a guide to structuring quality essays. An abbreviated version of Achievement Standard 1.4 is included in the resource.

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Appendix 1: Example of a Level 1 achievement standard

Achievement Standard

© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2012

This achievement standard involves drafting, reworking and presenting at least one piece of creative writing.

Achievement Criteria

Explanatory Notes

• This achievement standard is derived from the Level 6 Creating Meaning strand [writing] and related achievement objectives in the English learning area of The New Zealand Curriculum , Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, and is related to the material in the Teaching and Learning Guide for English , Ministry of Education, 2011.
• Creative writing text types at this level may include descriptions, narratives, poems, personal accounts, scripts, or other appropriate creative writing text types. Students are required to draft, rework and present at least one piece of creative writing that expresses imaginative and creative ideas.
• Ideas may include thoughts, feelings, experiences or sensory qualities.
• Develop and structure ideas means to build on a single idea by adding details or examples, linking that idea to other ideas and details appropriate to the selected text type.
• Develop and structure ideas convincingly means that the development of the ideas and structure is generally credible and connected.
• Develop and structure ideas effectively means that the development of the ideas and structure is compelling and well-organised.
• vocabulary selection, syntax, stylistic features and written text conventions (including spelling, punctuation, grammar) are appropriate to audience and purpose for a selected text type
• written text conventions are used without intrusive error patterns, such as a pattern of errors in syntax (eg sentence fragments, where structures are not used intentionally; and ‘run on' syntax); or a pattern of other significant errors (eg mixed tense sequences, miscapitalisation, spelling errors).
• language features are selected and linked to the intended purpose and audience for the selected text type
• text conventions are used accurately so that the writing contains only minor errors.
• the original and sustained use of language features, distinctive personal voice, and dimensions or viewpoints linked to the intended purpose and audience for the selected text type
• Conditions of Assessment related to this achievement standard can be found at www.tki.org.nz/e/community/ncea/conditions-assessment.php .

Quality Assurance

• Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
• Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those achievement standards.

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0233

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Level 1 creative writing 1.4 learning workbook.

Mary Cleland and Angela Fitchett

ISBN: 978-0-908315-73-4

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Based on our well-known Level 1 English Learning Workbook and Level 1 English Internals Learning Workbook, this book covers the internally assessed Level 1 English Achievement Standard 1.4 (90052) .

It features brief notes, clear explanations, numerous worked examples and relevant exercises with answers. Use to support classroom work, to help with internal assessments and to revise for end-of-year exams. 

Published: 05/2016

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