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Foundation Course Certificate in University
The Certificate in University Preparation Programme is specially designed for international students to prepare for tertiary study. Students who successfully complete the programme are awarded the Certificate in University Preparation, Level 3 on the National Qualifications framework.
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| Course |
Certificate in University Preparation |
| Level |
4 |
| Study Options |
Full time |
| Program Length |
1 Year |
| Intake |
February, July |
| Location |
Auckland City Campus |
| IELTS |
Have an IELTS score 5.5 or equivalent. |
| Academic Entry requirements |
Must be 16 years of age or over;
Have completed secondary school study, equivalent to New Zealand Sixth Form (Year 12) or a secondary school completion qualification from your country of origin |
Course Structure
| Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| Feb – April |
April – June |
July - Sept |
Oct – Dec |
| English (Core) |
Math (Core) |
Computers (Core) |
Optional Paper*** |
| 30 Credits |
30 Credits |
30 Credits |
30 Credits |
Note *** Students choose one option from
Optional Papers
• Economics
• Accounting
• Biology
• Physics
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In Associate With RBHS
 New Zealand's National Certificates of Educational Achievelment (NCEA) are national qualifications for senior secodary school students.
NCEA challenges students of all abilities in all learning areas, and shows credits and grades for separate skills and knowledge.
NCEA and other national certificates are recoginised by and used as the Benchmark for selection by universities and polytechnics. NCEA is also readily accepted overseas, including by universities.
In completion of NCEA level 3 with the certain credit requirement, students will be eligible to enrol into the general Bachelors' Degrees and programmes which are relevant to the subjects they have completed in their NCEA course. This general Bachelors' Degrees are offered throughout many well-known universities around New Zealand, however options or numbers of majors provided may vary. Also, in some of the programmes may subject further requirement needed, please contact the specific programmes provider for further information. Please click following link for the various faculties and majors students may enrol: NCEA Level 3 Pathway
University Entrance
University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement to go to a New Zealand university. To qualify you will need:
- Apporved subjects - 42 credits at Level 3 or higher, made up of:
| 14 credits in one approved subject |
| 14 credits in another approved subject |
| 14 credits from one or two additional domains or approved subjects |
- Literacy requirements - 8 credits in English or te reo Maori at Level 2 or higher, made up of:
| 4 credits in reading |
| 4 credits in writing |
- Numeracy requirements - 14 credits in Numeracy at Level 1 or higher, made up of:
| credits in Mathematics or Statistics and Probability or Pangarau or unit standard 26623,26626,26627. |
Once you have met the requirements for University Entrance this will appear on your Record of Achievement.
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NCEA levels and certificates
There are three levels of NCEA certificate, depending on the difficulty of the standards achieved. At each level, students must achieve a certain number of credits to gain an NCEA certificate. Credits can be gained over more than one year.
NCEA level
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Requirements |
| Level 1 |
80 credits are required at any level (level 1, 2 or 3) including literacy and numeracy. Schools can explain the literacy and numeracy standard pathways they are using. |
Level 2
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60 credits at level 2 or above + 20 credits from any level
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Level 3
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60 credits at level 3 or above + 20 credits from level 2 or above
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Credits gained at one level can be used for (or count towards) more than one certificate. They may also e used towards other qualifications. For example, unit standards in the domain "generic computing" might be used towards a level 2 NCEA certificate, as well as towards a National Certificate in Computing (Level 2); or 20 credits gained at Level 1 can also count towards a level 2 NCEA certificate.
Certificate endorsement
If a student gains 50 credits at Excellence, their NCEA will be endorsed with Excellence. Likewise, if a student gains 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence), their NCEA will be endorsed with Merit. The Record of Achievement shows endorsement awards. Credits earned can count towards an endorsement over more than one year and more than one level. However, they must be gained at the level of the certificate or above. For example, level 2 credits will count towards endorsement of a level 1 NCEA, but level 1credits will not towards endorsement of a level 2 NCEA.
Subjects offered at RBHS NZIoS Campus
The domain and standards to be assessed are as follows:
Year 12 (NCEA Level 2) (Credits vary from 24 to 30 per subject)
- Accounting: level 2 Achievement Standards
- Chinese: Level 2 Achievement Standards
- Computing: Level 2 Achievement Standards
- Economics: Level 2 Achievement Standards
- English(examination course): Level 2 Achievement Standards (some external)
- English(core course): Level 2 Achievement Standards (all internal)
- Mathematics: Level 2 Achievement Standards
- Physics: Level 2 Achievement Standards
Year 13 (NCEA level 3) (Credits vary from 24 to 33 per subject)
- Accounting: Level 3 Achievement Standards
- Calculus: Level 3 Achievement Standards and Unit Standards 5265,5267, 20660, 20905, 20661
- Chinese: Level 3 Achievement Standards
- Computing: Unit Standards 25782,2785,2787,2789,2797,5968,5947
- Economics: Level 3 Achievement Standards and Unit Standards 5864, 5865, 5863, 5867, 5866
- English(examination course): Level 3 Achievement Standards
- English(core course): Level 3 Achievement Standards 90720 and Unit Standards 8834,12427,12428,12431,12432,12458
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Terms
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2014 Time Table |
2013 Time Table |
Term 1
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28/01/2014 to 17/04/2014 |
28/01/2013 to 19/04/2013 |
| Term 2 |
05/05/2014 to 04/07/2014
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06/05/2013 to 12/07/2013
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Term 3
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21/07/2014 to 26/09/2014
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29/07/2013 to 27/09/2013
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Term 4
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13/10/2014 to 11/12/2014
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14/10/2013 to 13/12/2013
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