Springs Students Achieve Top NCEA Results
The WSC school community is currently celebrating the 2005 NCEA results which show that Western Springs College has achieved its strategic goal of making it to the top of decile 7 schools in New Zealand.
2005 NCEA Results:
National and Same Decile Schools Comparisons
Data as at 24 May, 2006
Findings |
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WSC’s
participation rates exceed national and same decile averages
at all levels. |
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WSC’s
Level 1 pass rate of 82.4% exceeds the national average
(by 25.7%), the same decile school average (by 18.7%) and is the top pass rate in New Zealand for all 29 decile 7
state single sex and coeducational schools combined. |
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WSC’s
Level 1 literacy pass of 91.2% exceeds the national average
(by 18.4%), the same decile school average (by11.5%) and is
the top pass rate in New Zealand for all 29 decile 7 state
single sex and coeducational schools combined. |
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WSC’s
Level 1 numeracy pass rate of 96.5% exceeds the national
average (by 17.4%), the same decile school average (by 12.3%)
and is second in New Zealand for all decile 7 state secondary
schools. |
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WSC’s
Level 2 pass rate of 71.7% exceeds the national average (by
11%), the same decile school average (by 6.4%) and ranks
fourth in the country for all decile 7 state secondary schools. |
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WSC’s
Level 3 University Entrance pass rate exceeds the national
average (by 16.2%), the same decile school average (by 13.2%)
and is second in New Zealand for all decile 7 state secondary
schools. |
Overall Findings
When rankings are aggregated and averaged for all six significant
indicators, Western Springs College, compared with all
29 state decile 7 schools (single sex and coeducational combined), ranks second behind Nelson College for Girls in New Zealand
for 2005. When comparisons are made using University Entrance
as the sole Level 3 indicator, Western Springs College ranks first
in New Zealand.
It is also noteworthy that Western Springs College has exceeded
the average for all decile 8-10 schools for Level 1 Literacy
(by 6%) and Numeracy (by 7.5%) standards, Level 1 certification
(by 10%), Level 2 certification and University Entrance at Level
3.
Grade
Quality
Another important indicator of academic standards is the proportion
of excellence and merit grades gained by students at each level
of NCEA. In 2005 Western Springs College students exceeded national
and same decile schools averages for excellence and merit combined
in the external examinations at Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Other
Comparisons
If you wish to compare the academic standards of Western Springs
College with another school in the Auckland region or in New Zealand,
you can visit the NZQA website at www.nzqa.govt.nz and follow these steps:
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| Click on the NCEA bar, then |
| Statistics, then |
| School by school statistics, then go to |
| Schools by region and click on Auckland, then |
Scroll down to Western Springs College, then to view i) the
Level 1 Literacy results;
ii) the Level 1 Numeracy results; and iii) the Level 3 University
Entrance results,
Click on NQF School Profile, then |
| Go to Display, click on percentages and then View, then |
| Click on Compare with another school, then |
| Scroll down the list of schools and click on the school you wish
to compare with Western Springs College, then click on View. |
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| In
order to view and compare the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
pass rates, return to National Qualifications Framework statistics
for WSC and click on NQF School Qualifications, then |
| Go
to Display, click on percentages and then View. |
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