NCEA is a flexible and internationally well-recognised qualification, consisting of both internal, within school, and external, end of year exams and portfolio submissions. Students sitting NCEA are assessed throughout the year with assignments, practical assessments, presentations, examinations, and project work. Students at Rangitoto follow the NCEA curriculum in Years 12 and 13.
All students who are at Rangitoto College from February to December (one full academic year) will be required to sit NCEA exams at the end of the year. International student NCEA fees are already included in the tuition fee and are paid by the school.
The Rangitoto College Year 11 Diploma has replaced the Level 1 NCEA qualification. This offers students the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, knowledge rich curriculum, designed by subject experts at the college. Students will be able to attain the Year 11 Diploma with white, red or blue endorsement. The Year 11 Diploma incorporates academic, extra-curricular, service leadership, attendance and academic engagement components.
In 2024 the Year 11 Diploma pass rate was 73.5%, highlighting the importance of students ensuring that they are on track for all of the criteria within the diploma. For those students who missed out, many could have gained this via participation in school-based extracurricular activities, or meeting the attendance criteria.
A summary of the Year 11 Diploma is available to read below (from a presentation given to parents by Fay Meiklejohn and Grahame Cope at our Pathways Evening).
In order to have your activity added to your profile in time to be recognised at prizegiving, please ensure it is added by:
Year 11 Diploma: 19 November 2025
Please check that your profile data is being updated regularly throughout the year.
At Rangitoto College, students can choose from a wide range of academic subjects. Students receive individual course counselling, to ensure they make well informed choices. We always encourage them to choose subjects they are interested in and subjects that are a prerequisite for a specific tertiary or vocational pathway.
We are delighted to report the continued high rates of academic achievement by Rangitoto College students. Our strong set of NCEA grades highlight the exceptional results that our students achieve when compared to similar schools. NCEA results placed us as a leading academic school in New Zealand.
Our NCEA pass rates for Levels 2 and 3 have again exceeded 90%. Year 13 excellence endorsement rates increased by 5% and University Entrance rates also increased marginally up to 80%. Results across the college continue to be well above the national average and also above the average of other comparable schools within our equity index band (few socio-economic factors).
Read more about the exceptional success Rangitoto College has as the leading academic NZQA scholarship school on our Scholarship Programme page.
In 2024, Rangitoto College scholarship students have received an incredible 324 NZQA scholarships, including 32 passes at Outstanding level– the highest number of scholarships ever attained by a New Zealand school.
Learn more about our remarkable International Baccalaureate® (IB) pass rate, 98% over the last 5 years, our outstanding Top IB Scholar results and our numerous recipients of the prestigious Bilingual Diploma by visiting our IB Programme page. We continue to perform exceptionally well – 7% above the world average.
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