If you would like to apply for your older child to study to obtain an ACE Academic NZ Certificate, two options have been made available to these students. The guidelines for this option have been summarised below. Please note application to the NZ Academic Council ( FACENZ) will need to be made before offering this option of course of study.
Students entering the ACE Program at Level 2 and seeking a NZ ACE Certificate at Level 2 must have completed one of the following requirements:
NCEA Level 1: 100 credits [or 80 credits plus 1 ACE credit above 1096]; or
Cambridge: 5 passes [c+ or better] at O level [or 4 passes plus 1 ACE credit above 1096]; or
Other recognized academic qualification at the discretion of the Academic Council; or
If a student is 15 years old [or older] and does not meet the criteria set out above then they must undertake diagnostic testing to ascertain level of mastery. Students who do not meet the standard, i.e. competency at level 8 [PACE 1096], in all areas will first be prescribed appropriate course[s] of study to bring them to this level.
Proof that entry requirements for any Late Starter course have been met needs to be submitted to the Academic Council before a student is accepted as a Late Starter.
Students entering the ACE Program at Level 3 and seeking a NZ ACE Certificate at Level 3 must have completed one of the following requirements:
NZ ACE Level 1; or NCEA Level 1: 100 credits [or 80 credits plus 1 ACE credit above 1096]; or
Cambridge: 5 passes [c+ or better) at O level [or 4 passes plus 1 ACE credit above 1096]; or
Other recognized academic qualification at the discretion of the Academic Council; or
If a student is 16 years old [or older] and does not meet the criteria set out above then they must undertake diagnostic testing to ascertain level of mastery. Students who do not meet the standard, i.e. competency at level 8 [PACE 1096], in all areas will first be prescribed appropriate course[s] of study to bring them to this level.
Proof that entry requirements for any Late Starter course have been met needs to be submitted to the Academic Council before a student is accepted as a Late Starter. To gain a Level 3 Certificate a late starter student must complete a minimum of 12 credits [in addition to any previously completed credits]