Secondary school students are often marked on the NCEA marking scale, which has four grades:
E - Excellence
M - Merit
A - Achieved
N - Not Achieved (Fail)
Tertiary students are usually marked on a A-E scale as in the US - with A being the top grade and C being the lowest passing grade - D and E are failing grades.
There is also percentage marks and x out of x makes, more common for primary students and individual assignments at tertiary level.
New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir was created in 1967.
stuff about what they have past learned and will carry on with it in the future
Study visas are not difficult to obtain for New Zealand. There are many private schools which cater especially for foreign students.
Its in Auckland, Panmure. The name of the school is Carey College. It has 28 students and this is both the primary and secondary students .
The last New Zealand Shilling containing any silver at all, was minted in 1946. From 1947 onwards, all New Zealand Shillings were made from a copper-nickel alloy. The last New Zealand Shilling was minted in 1965. The 10 cent coins that replaced them had ONE SHILLING marked on them in 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Both Australia and New Zealand provide free, compulsory education until age 15. Literacy rates are high in these two countries, and many students attend universities.
Kevin Jones has written: 'Review: 1888-1971' -- subject(s): College students' writings, New Zealand, Literary collections, New Zealand literature, University of Otago 'It's all about YOU'
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
The Lord of the Rings films were filmed entirely in New Zealand.
The biggest Intermediate is Tauranga Intermediate with 1250 students with the biggest school library in the southern hemisphere!
There are no werewolves in New Zealand.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.