What age do you graduate high school in New Zealand?

What age do you graduate high school in New Zealand?

The education system for schools is made up of 13 Year levels. Your child’s primary education starts at Year 1 and goes to Year 8 (around 5–12 years of age). Your child’s secondary education goes from Year 9 to Year 13 (around 13–17 years of age).

Do you graduate from high school in New Zealand?

New Zealand doesn’t offer a secondary diploma. Instead it has developed the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). It is a certificate of achievement that indicates the level of achievement that students have learned at their completion of school. NCEA certificates of achievement aren’t received.

What time does school finish in NZ?

School hours, terms and holidays The school day usually starts at 9am and ends at 3 or 3:30pm. The school year starts in January. There are 4 terms in a year, with 2-week breaks between them and a 6-week summer break at the end of the year.

What year is my child in at school NZ?

Years 0 to 8 are the primary years. Children in these years are generally aged 5 to 12 years. In some areas children go to an intermediate school for years 7 and 8. It can become more complicated if your 5 year old starts school or kura in the second half of the year.

What is a good GPA NZ?

You can use our free NCEA to GPA Calculator to find out how your NCEA grades lines up!…GPA Conversion Chart.

Letter	Percentage	GPA
A+	97-100	4.0
A	93-96	4.0
A-	90-92	3.7
B+	87-89	3.7

Is NZ education good?

Some Facts about Education in New Zealand You can expect to find good quality education in New Zealand. New Zealand is among the top 20 OECD countries for quality of education; New Zealand has eight universities and all of them are among the top 500 in the world.

What age group is high school?

Year / Grade Placement

Age	UK Years	US/International Grades
14 – 15	Year 10	High School
15 – 16	Year 11
16 – 17	Year 12 / Lower 6th
17 – 18	Year 13 / Upper 6th