Comments on: Qualifications 101 http://www.nchenz.org.nz National Council of Home Educators Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:27:04 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Marianne Wilson http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Marianne Wilson Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:27:25 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-415 Hi Ella, Have you worked out what it is about school that you dont like and what you would like instead? There will be a counsellor or Dean at school you can talk to with your parents, and work out a plan with you for the next couple of years, but it will help if you can tell them what the problem is. If you want to work in a profession (doctor, architect etc) you will need good marks in NCEA or similar. The dean will tell you whether the school will support you by letting you sit with them or maybe even giving you work to do at home. Otherwise you might have to wait for next year to enrol in correspondence school. Another option for 15 yos is Youth Training. This gets you NCEA but is aiming for a job rather than a profession. They keep similar hours to school but without pressure of exams as you do it at your own pace. Taught are basic work skills, compiling a CV, often a stage of the driver’s licence along with subjects as diverse as business skills, IT, hospitality industry, and various trades. (Each provider specializes in one or two subjects). Students are assisted to find work or further training after the course. See www.tec.govt.nz/templates/standard.aspx?id=481 (search “Participating providers”) If you want to do your own thing then google search "Unschooling" and read the rest of the info on this website - you can get into uni without NCEA if you start with a foundation course. All you need to do to leave school and start homeschooling is get an exemption from school from the Ministry of Education, you dont have to do the same work as at school. Would you like to join a homeschooled teenagers internet social group? Join Groupbox www.groupbox.com and type the word Mayhem (thats right, Mayhem) into the search box, you will get a join prompt for this group best wishes Marianne Hi Ella,
Have you worked out what it is about school that you dont like and what you would like instead?
There will be a counsellor or Dean at school you can talk to with your parents, and work out a plan with you for the next couple of years, but it will help if you can tell them what the problem is.
If you want to work in a profession (doctor, architect etc) you will need good marks in NCEA or similar. The dean will tell you whether the school will support you by letting you sit with them or maybe even giving you work to do at home. Otherwise you might have to wait for next year to enrol in correspondence school.

Another option for 15 yos is Youth Training. This gets you NCEA but is aiming for a job rather than a profession. They keep similar hours to school but without pressure of exams as you do it at your own pace. Taught are basic work skills, compiling a CV, often a stage of the driver’s licence along with subjects as diverse as business skills, IT, hospitality industry, and various trades. (Each provider specializes in one or two subjects). Students are assisted to find work or further training after the course. See http://www.tec.govt.nz/templates/standard.aspx?id=481 (search “Participating providers”)
If you want to do your own thing then google search “Unschooling” and read the rest of the info on this website – you can get into uni without NCEA if you start with a foundation course. All you need to do to leave school and start homeschooling is get an exemption from school from the Ministry of Education, you dont have to do the same work as at school.
Would you like to join a homeschooled teenagers internet social group? Join Groupbox http://www.groupbox.com and type the word Mayhem (thats right, Mayhem) into the search box, you will get a join prompt for this group
best wishes
Marianne

]]> By: Mel http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Mel Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:56:41 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-414 Ella, It is not too late, but if you want to do NCEA it does get a little more complicated. As Tarnay mentioned you have free access to the school of correspondence at 16. This is an option that many HS families use when they want their children to complete NCEA as it is really straight forward. My children are younger than you too, but I believe you can affiliate with some schools for NCEA, but again this takes a bit more work to get organised,and not all do it. If I were you (and your folks) you could start HS'ing as soon as the exemption is approved but work on independent studies until you are 16 and then use correspondence school for NCEA. Based on when you turn 16 the extra few months this may slow you down in the scheme of your whole life is neither here or there. Hope that helps. Ella, It is not too late, but if you want to do NCEA it does get a little more complicated. As Tarnay mentioned you have free access to the school of correspondence at 16. This is an option that many HS families use when they want their children to complete NCEA as it is really straight forward. My children are younger than you too, but I believe you can affiliate with some schools for NCEA, but again this takes a bit more work to get organised,and not all do it. If I were you (and your folks) you could start HS’ing as soon as the exemption is approved but work on independent studies until you are 16 and then use correspondence school for NCEA. Based on when you turn 16 the extra few months this may slow you down in the scheme of your whole life is neither here or there. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Penny http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Penny Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:55:47 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-412 Hi Ella, You can be homeschooled and sit NCEA external exams by linking with a secondary school to sit the exams. There is an application form on the site below (right side of the page, 2nd WORD icon down). After getting an exemption for homeschooling from the MInistry of Education you should contact NZQA to register for NCEA. The form says the application should be sent before March 1st, but I encourage you to see if you can still apply. http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/home-schoolers.html How soon will you be 16? At that age you can enrol with the Correspondence School throught the Young Adult category and sit NCEA through them. All the best, Penny. Hi Ella,

You can be homeschooled and sit NCEA external exams by linking with a secondary school to sit the exams. There is an application form on the site below (right side of the page, 2nd WORD icon down). After getting an exemption for homeschooling from the MInistry of Education you should contact NZQA to register for NCEA. The form says the application should be sent before March 1st, but I encourage you to see if you can still apply.

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/home-schoolers.html

How soon will you be 16? At that age you can enrol with the Correspondence School throught the Young Adult category and sit NCEA through them.

All the best,
Penny.

]]> By: Maddy http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Maddy Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:32:35 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-411 Hi Ella, If you want to do NCEA through the correspondence school it is very expensive before you turn 16, and as a quarter of the year is passed, getting all the internals done could be a problem. After you are 16 you can enroll with the correspondence school for free. I am assuming you are still enrolled at school. As that school will already have funding for you they may be open to you still sitting NCEA Level 1 with them, but doing most of your work from home - it may be worth asking - they can only say no but someone there may be pleased you are keen to get qualifications even though you are not keen to remain in school. Another possibility is the ACE programme, which many home schoolers use, or enrolling to do Cambridge exams. Feel free to ask more questions here if you need to as you work out the best options for you. All the best, Maddy Hi Ella,
If you want to do NCEA through the correspondence school it is very expensive before you turn 16, and as a quarter of the year is passed, getting all the internals done could be a problem. After you are 16 you can enroll with the correspondence school for free. I am assuming you are still enrolled at school. As that school will already have funding for you they may be open to you still sitting NCEA Level 1 with them, but doing most of your work from home – it may be worth asking – they can only say no but someone there may be pleased you are keen to get qualifications even though you are not keen to remain in school. Another possibility is the ACE programme, which many home schoolers use, or enrolling to do Cambridge exams.
Feel free to ask more questions here if you need to as you work out the best options for you.
All the best,
Maddy

]]> By: admin http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-410 admin Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:26:19 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-410 You can do the NCEA exams through the correspondence school as part of your homeschool learning, however they are expensive. Once you are 16 you can enrol at the correspondence school as an adult learner at no charge. Other options include courses at other training institutions. Options really depend on where you want to go, you might like to read http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/pathways-to-tertiary-education/ Regards Tarnya You can do the NCEA exams through the correspondence school as part of your homeschool learning, however they are expensive. Once you are 16 you can enrol at the correspondence school as an adult learner at no charge. Other options include courses at other training institutions.
Options really depend on where you want to go, you might like to read
http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/pathways-to-tertiary-education/
Regards
Tarnya

]]> By: Marjon http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Marjon Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:03:59 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-409 Hi Ella, I'm sorry I don't have the answers to your questions - my kids are 9 and 11 and we haven't got to your stage yet. The above information is as much as I know. Homeschoolers are generally a helpful bunch though, so hopefully a fellow NCHENZ member with older children will be able to provide some more information :o) Hi Ella,

I’m sorry I don’t have the answers to your questions – my kids are 9 and 11 and we haven’t got to your stage yet. The above information is as much as I know. Homeschoolers are generally a helpful bunch though, so hopefully a fellow NCHENZ member with older children will be able to provide some more information :o )

]]> By: Ella West http://www.nchenz.org.nz/resources/qualifications/qualifications-101/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Ella West Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:28:38 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?page_id=142#comment-408 Hi there, i'm 15 and wanting to get homeschooled. My parents are considering it. I was wondering if it's too late to be homeschooled? And if i can do the NCEA exams this year while being homeschooled? It's nearly May 2010 Please reply as soon as possible Thanks Ella Hi there, i’m 15 and wanting to get homeschooled. My parents are considering it. I was wondering if it’s too late to be homeschooled? And if i can do the NCEA exams this year while being homeschooled?
It’s nearly May 2010

Please reply as soon as possible
Thanks
Ella

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