Wait over as students check NCEA results
While I’m not really too worried as I think I have done quite well, you never know when it comes to exams.
Today, the excited teenager finds out her Level Three NCEA results in five subjects — English, calculus, geography, chemistry and physics.
“While I’m not really too worried as I think I have done quite well, you never know when it comes to exams. I do feel a little bit nervous but excited at the same time,” she said.
“I hope to at least match if not surpass my Year 12 NCEA results.” Nicole said she gained excellence endorsements in all but her calculus final exam in 2017. She began preparing for her 2018 exams a few months beforehand.
“I always try to put my best foot forward when it comes to studying and preparing for exams so I can achieve the best results possible.
“If I do achieve five excellence endorsements this time, it will be such a great feeling knowing that all my hard work during the year has paid off,” she said.
Nicole, who also undertook scholarship exam papers in the same five subjects to “challenge herself”, won’t know those results until later in the year.
Also nervously awaiting her Level One NCEA results is Nicole’s 15-yearold sister Charlotte, who is a Year 12 student at Otumoetai College this year.
More than 165,000 students nationwide will get the chance to view their NCEA results online today, with about 1.3 million personalised exam booklets having been marked.
New Zealand Qualifications Authority deputy chief executive assessment Kristine Kilkelly said results will be online from today.
“Our extensive planning and preparations are on track. We dedicate IT resources towards ensuring results are accessible and we test extensively in the lead-up to results release.
“We have extended our call centre opening hours until 8pm with extra staff ready to answer specific queries students may have about their NCEA results,” she said.
Nicole Cameron