Waimea College achieved above the national NCEA pass rates for 2023.
Principal Fraser Hill says 77.5 per cent of Year 11 students achieved NCEA Level 1, 82.7 per cent of Year 12s achieved Level 2, and 76.3 per cent of Year 13s achieved Level 3, along with 56 per cent obtaining university entrance (UE).
The national results show around 60 per cent achieved Level 1, Level 2 was around 72 per cent and 66 per cent for Level 3.
“I am pleased that our students are achieving above the national level of achievement in all year groups and NCEA levels,” he says.
“Achievement rates are slightly down on previous years and while this isn’t concerning due to the small difference, we will unpack the achievement more as a staff and understand how we can ensure this isn’t a trend.
“Certainly, we know that the disruption over the last few years has been significant.”
Fraser says this year’s Year 13 crop at the college had also bolstered the Level 2 excellence endorsement rate for 2023, with 14.5 per cent of students achieving it, and 27.4 per cent gaining merit endorsements at Level 2.
He says 18.5 per cent had achieved excellence endorsements at Level 1, 9.5 per cent achieved excellence for Level 3, 30.2 per cent at Level 1 had passed with a merit endorsement and 22.4 per cent had gained the same achievement it at Level 3.
Fraser says the college staff will work collaboratively to ascertain school-wide and individual goals.
“We are always looking for better engagement and attainment, despite our students already doing well compared to national results as a whole,” he says.
“We have a wonderful team of teachers supporting excellent achievement in a broad range of learning areas.”
