New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
(
NZQA
) is the
New Zealand
government department tasked with providing national and international leadership in assessment and qualifications. The NZQA quality assure secondary and tertiary qualifications and education providers, evaluate overseas qualifications and administer the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications and the National Qualifications Framework, including the
NCEA
and the
New Zealand Scholarship
. It was established as an amalgam in July 1990 of the former Universities Entrance Board (the old
University of New Zealand
Entrance Board, responsible for the NZ University
Entrance
and
Entrance Scholarship
awards), the
Department of Education
examination board (responsible for the
School Certificate
), the Trades Certification Board and the Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards. Due to the introduction of the NCEA some schools have been moving to the English
General Certificate of Secondary Education
and the
"A"-level
General Certificate of Education
administered by the
University of Cambridge
Local Examinations Syndicate
.
See also
Education in New Zealand
External links
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
official website
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