Glossary:Common NZ School Terms
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Glossary
Common NZ ScholasticTerms
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Term Definitions
<data term #Primary School>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : cover compulsory education of Years 1-8 (approximately ages 5-12). Attendance may be at either a *Full Primary School*, or a combination of the *Contributing Schools* and *Intermediate Schools*.\\ Each student’s ability in reading, writing, and mathematics is periodically assessed using moderated peer reviewed Overall Teacher Judgement (OTJ)s. Primary schools are currently in the process of adopting Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) to assist with the development, filing and progress tracking of OTJs.
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<data term #Contributing School>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : Contributing Schools: covering Years 1-6 (approximately ages 5-10), feeds into *Intermediate Schools*.
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<data term #Intermediate School>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : covering Years 7-8 (approximately ages 11-12), feeds into *Secondary Schools*
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<data term #ELI>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : Schools use the Ministry provided web based Early Learning Information (ELI) system – a light, enrolment, attendance and staff focused Student Management System (SMS) -- to track attendance as ECE establishments are funded up to 20 hours of each child’s attendance.
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<data term #OTJ>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : An *Overall Teacher Judgement (OTJ)* is moderated, peer reviewed assessment by a *Primary School* teacher of their pupils reading, writing, and mathematics ability. . Primary schools are currently in the process of adopting the *Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT)* to assist with the development, filing and progress tracking of *OTJ*s.
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<data term #PACT>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : the *Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT)* is a online web based tool provided by the Ministry of Education to assist *Primary School* teachers with the development, filing and progress tracking of *OTJ*s.
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<data term #Secondary School>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : covering Years 7-13-15 (approximately ages 13-18-20). Student achievement is measured using a series *New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA)* *National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)* periodic assessments and year end examinations, which are part of *NZQA*’s *New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)*. Level 1 NCEA exams are usually studied for in Year 11, level 2 studied for in Year 12, level 3 studied for in Year 13.\\ The Ministry is mandated to monitor *enrolment* and *attendance*, while, NZQA is mandated to monitor *achievement*.
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<data term #NZQA>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : the *New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA)* develops the *New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)*, which include the *National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)* used to assess *Secondary School* student achievement.
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<data term #UFB>
Tags : [Common NZ School Terms] Description [wiki] : The Education sector is a priority for rollout of Ultra-Fast Broadband, with a policy goal for all schools to have access by 2015. Ultra-Fast Broadband will allow students to use the Web to work with their peers, teachers and third parties, and will support a richer learning experience((http://www.crownfibre.govt.nz/education/)).
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