NCEA Catch-up credits

You can approach your school to see if they offer this option of doing catch-up credits. Alternatively, you may be able to do further catch-up Level 3 credits via correspondence.

You can contact Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. For more information on what courses are offered and starting dates at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, please visit the Te Kura Summer School page.

You can submit your completed catch-up credits using the NCEA Catch-up Credit form.

Before we can update your application with your results, you will need to ensure that any outstanding fees with NZQA have been paid and that your catch-up credits have been registered with the NZQA.

You can check that your catch-up credits have been registered through your Record of Achievement (ROA) on the NZQA website.

To view your registered credits, please visit New Zealand Record of Achievement.

If your catch-up credits have not been registered with the NZQA, you will need to reach out to your provider’s Principal’s Nominee. Principal’s Nominees will submit to the NZQA a confirmation of all credits achieved to date and flag you as ‘Leaver’ in their data file submission.

For more information, please visit Principal's Nominee.

When submitting your catch-up credits, you will be asked to provide the

• Subject
• Standard title
• Standard Number
• Number of credits received

If you meet UE or any programme-specific requirements after your application is updated with catch-up credits, your application will only be reconsidered based on academic merit and if places are still available.

It is important to note that in the case of catch-up credits, selection into programmes will not be guaranteed. This means that the guaranteed rank scores will no longer apply, and the applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.