39349 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education
Written Question
Published date: 27 Aug 2025
39349 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education: How many students undertook NCEA Level one, two or three in 2022?
Hon Erica Stanford: 50,276 Year 11 students participated* in NCEA Level 1 in 2022
48,551 Year 12 students participated* in NCEA Level 2 in 2022
38,456 students participated* in NCEA Level 3 in 2022
Students do however attempt NCEAs outside of these patterns, e.g. NCEA Level 2 in Year 13. This data is not collected in a way that can easily identify these students, and these are not captured in the above numbers.
* Participation is defined as being entered for:
• 80+ credits at Level 1 or above for Level 1;
• 60+ credits at Level 2 or above for Level 2; and
• 60+ credits at Level 3 or above for Level 3
(including credits achieved in prior years).