New Zealand Qualifications Authority
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is the New Zealand
government crown entity tasked with providing leadership in assessment and qualifications.
NZQA administers the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEAs) and the New Zealand Scholarship
for secondary school
, students and is responsible for the quality assurance of non-university tertiary training providers, the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications and the National Qualifications Framework
. It has further roles in evaluating overseas qualifications.
It is a "Crown Entity" established under the section 248 of the Education Act 1989. In July 1990 it took over the work of the former Universities Entrance Board, the Ministry of Education's examinations, the Trades Certification Board and the Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards.
NZQA is funded from the central government as well as fees, with the budget being about $70 million each year.
In 2005 the Authority's Chairman and CEO resigned after an investigation by the State Services Commission
into the 2004 New Zealand Scholarship
exams. In the physics exams only 39 out of 1,012 students who sat the exam received a scholarship while in English the result was 228 out of 587. This, and the state of the Authority as a whole at that time, was described by media as a "debacle".
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
government crown entity tasked with providing leadership in assessment and qualifications.
NZQA administers the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEAs) and the New Zealand Scholarship
New Zealand Scholarship
From 2004, the New Zealand Scholarship is a New Zealand secondary school award gained at the end of Year 13, and provides financial support for study at a New Zealand university. It is intended for the top students of NCEA Level 3, the main secondary school leaving qualification.-About:The first...
for secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, students and is responsible for the quality assurance of non-university tertiary training providers, the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications and the National Qualifications Framework
National Qualifications Framework
The National Qualifications Framework is a credit transfer system developed for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
. It has further roles in evaluating overseas qualifications.
It is a "Crown Entity" established under the section 248 of the Education Act 1989. In July 1990 it took over the work of the former Universities Entrance Board, the Ministry of Education's examinations, the Trades Certification Board and the Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards.
NZQA is funded from the central government as well as fees, with the budget being about $70 million each year.
In 2005 the Authority's Chairman and CEO resigned after an investigation by the State Services Commission
State Services Commission
The State Services Commission , formerly the Public Service Commission, is a central government agency within the New Zealand government. The current State Services Commissioner is Iain Rennie...
into the 2004 New Zealand Scholarship
New Zealand Scholarship
From 2004, the New Zealand Scholarship is a New Zealand secondary school award gained at the end of Year 13, and provides financial support for study at a New Zealand university. It is intended for the top students of NCEA Level 3, the main secondary school leaving qualification.-About:The first...
exams. In the physics exams only 39 out of 1,012 students who sat the exam received a scholarship while in English the result was 228 out of 587. This, and the state of the Authority as a whole at that time, was described by media as a "debacle".