If you have completed Cambridge International Examination (CIE), the following tables show what NCEA credits are considered equivalent to your results.
CIE equivalence to NCEA Level 1 and New Zealand School Certificate
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CIE IGCSE
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NCEA Level 1 credits
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School Certificate
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Grade A/B
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24
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Grade A
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Grade C
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A minimum of 18
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Grade B
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Grade D
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A minimum of 12
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Grade C
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Grade E/F
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A minimum of 6
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Grade D
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CIE equivalence to NCEA Level 2 and New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate
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CIE AS
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NCEA Level 2 credits
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NZ Sixth Form Certificate
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Grade A/B
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A minimum of 22
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Grade 1
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Grade C
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A minimum of 19
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Grade 2
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Grade D
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A minimum of 16
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Grade 3
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Grade D
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A minimum of 13
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Grade4
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Grade E
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A minimum of 10
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Grades
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|
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A minimum of 7
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Grade 6
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|
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A minimum of 4
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Grade 7
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|
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A minimum of 1
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Grade 8
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A total of 80 credits in best four subject units
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A total of 60 credits in best four subjects
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A total of 16 in best four subjects
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A total of 120 credits in best four subject units
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A total of 48 credits in best four subjects
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A total of 20 in best four subjects
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CIE equivalence to New Zealand University Bursaries examinations
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New Zealand University Bursaries 5 subject total
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UCAS Tariff best 6 subject unit credit total
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250
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160
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270
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180
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280
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200
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300
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220
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|
320
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240
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The CIE criteria proposed below are based on the UCAS Tariff.
This allocates points to AS and A Level grades as set out below:
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Grade
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Double credit (A)
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Single credit (AS)
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A
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120
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60
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B
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100
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50
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C
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80
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40
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D
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60
|
30
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E
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40
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20
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CIE level grade/mark parameters
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Grade
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IGCSE
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AS and A level
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A*
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90-100
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N/A
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A
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80-89
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80-100
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B
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70-79
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70-79
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C
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60-69
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60-69
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D
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50-59
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50-59
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E
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40-49
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40-49
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F
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30-39
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Entrance standards for undergraduate degrees
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Standard
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NCEA
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CIE
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Numeracy
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A minimum of 14 credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the NQF
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A minimum of grade D in IGCSE Mathematics
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Literacy
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A minimum of eight credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (four credits must be in Reading and four credits in Writing)
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A minimum of grade E in AS English
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General subjects
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A minimum of 42 credits at level 3 or higher on the NQF, including: A minimum of 14 credits at level 3 or higher in each of two subjects from the approved list; and A further 14 credits at level 3 or higher from no more than two additional domains on the NQF or from approved subjects
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A minimum of 120 points on the UCAS Tariff from a maximum of three subject units from the approved list A minimum grade D in at least three subject units from the approved list
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Please note that you can apply with a mixture of NCEA and CIE standards. The NZVCC has addressed this issue and has determined that applicants meet the common entrance standard as long as they have achieved:
- Either 14 credits in level 1 Mathematics or a D grade in IGCSE Mathematics
- Either eight credits in level 2 English (four in Reading and four in Writing) or a D grade in AS English
Either 42 credits in NCEA level 3 (14 in two subjects; 14 from no more than two other subjects) or 120 points on the UCAS Tariff and at least three D grades in approved subjects.
