New Zealand Qualifications Authority - Latest News [Page 3]
Plans in place provide confidence in NCEA results
Monday, 7 November 2005, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Qualifications Authority today announced steps to ensure the upcoming NCEA exam round runs successfully and is fair for all students. This follows a briefing last week about changes to New Zealand Scholarship. More >>
Review of the common entrance standard to uni
Friday, 4 November 2005, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Qualifications Authority has published a summary of consultation feedback on the common standard for school leaver entry into university. More >>
Scholarship 2005 will reward New Zealand's best
Friday, 4 November 2005, 12:50 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Qualifications Authority has released details of how changes to New Zealand Scholarship will affect students sitting the country's top exams this year. More >>
Scholarship 2005 will reward NZ's best students
Friday, 4 November 2005, 12:13 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Qualifications Authority has released details of how changes to New Zealand Scholarship will affect students sitting the country's top exams this year. More >>
NZQA Reviews Fees for Quality Audits
Monday, 17 October 2005, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has approved changes to the fees it charges Private Training Establishments (PTEs), Government Training Establishments, Wananga and Unitec New Zealand, for quality audits. More >>
Increase in Scholarship enrolments
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 9:30 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
More students are expected to sit Scholarship this year than last year. When Scholarship enrolments officially closed last Friday (Sept 16), more than 6,500 students had entered across the 27 Scholarship subjects. More >>
NZQA commits to culture change
Thursday, 4 August 2005, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Acting Chief Executive of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Karen Sewell has agreed that significant change is required within the organisation. More >>
Education chief executives welcome leadership chal
Monday, 18 July 2005, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The chief executives of the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education Commission and New Zealand Qualifications Authority have welcomed the recommendations of the government's Education Sector Review released today. More >>
Independent Scholarship Advisors Appointed
Monday, 11 July 2005, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has announced the membership of two groups set up as part of an overall plan so that everyone is well prepared for Scholarship 2005. More >>
Independent Scholarship Advisors Appointed
Monday, 11 July 2005, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has announced the membership of two groups set up as part of an overall plan so that everyone is well prepared for Scholarship 2005. More >>
Best of the Best Student Art on Tour
Monday, 20 June 2005, 10:03 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The top art produced by New Zealand's secondary students is about to take to the road for a travelling exhibition. More >>
Respected educator appointed to NZQA
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Chief Executive and Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office, Karen Sewell, has been appointed Acting Chief Executive of the Qualifications Authority. More >>
NZQA Releases Delivery of Scholarship 2004 Report
Friday, 6 May 2005, 11:58 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority today released an independent report that it commissioned into its role, responsibilities and accountabilities in respect of the 2004 New Zealand Scholarship examinations. It commissioned the ... More >>
NZQA Board Chair resigns
Friday, 6 May 2005, 11:48 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Chair of the Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Professor Graeme Fraser, last night advised the Government of his decision to resign as Chair. More >>
NZ Scholarship 2004 Top Scholars Announced
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is pleased to announce the Top Scholar Awards from the 2004 New Zealand Scholarship examinations. More >>
Quality Assurance Arrangements Set Up
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Quality assurance arrangements have been set up for the providers of adult and community education in New Zealand, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority announced today. More >>
NZQA enters final stage of top scholar process
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority says more than 400 scholars have been notified that they will receive substantial monetary awards for their success at school last year. More >>
Rumours Of Conflict Of Interest Rejected By NZQA
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 10:47 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority chief executive Karen Van Rooyen says she absolutely rejects allegations of a conflict of interest between herself and a recruitment firm. More >>
NZQA Welcomes Feedback From Teachers
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 10:42 am | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has welcomed a report released today on what teachers think of NCEA, saying the feedback from teachers is incredibly valuable. More >>
NZQA Board Review
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority today confirmed its intention to undertake an internal review of processes relating to 2004 New Zealand Scholarship. More >>