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The Framework in Schools - are Schools Using Unit Standards?
Most secondary schools offer assessment against unit standards. In some schools, unit standards have replaced Sixth Form Certificate.
A useful way to see the extent to which schools are using unit standards is to look at the numbers of students involved. The lists below show the number of students who gained credits in 1999 (and in brackets for 1998) in both the regular school subjects and in areas beyond conventional school programmes. For the latter, schools arrange assessment through accredited polytechnics, private training establishments or ITOs - or by extending their own accreditation scope.
Since the end of 1998, schools have known about the introduction of the NCEA. Since then the use of unit standards has continued to increase in some subjects and levelled off in others. The continued use of unit standards is significant as schools prepare for full NCEA standards based assessment in 2002.
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Numbers of students gaining credits
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1999
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(1998)
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Accounting
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932
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(1,188)
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Agriculture
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476
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(534)
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Art
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311
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(180)
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Computing
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8,096
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(7,243)
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Communication Skills
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5,184
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(4,786)
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Dance
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45
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(24)
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Design
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635
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(563)
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Drama
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1,001
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(241)
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Economics
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824
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(733)
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English
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10,013
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(10,006)
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Food Processing
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449
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(1,499)
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Health and PE
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4,041
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(397)
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Health Studies
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5,712
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(5,286)
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Home and Life Sciences
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2,195
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(1,915)
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Horticulture
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360
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(325)
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Languages
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664
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(288)
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Mathematics
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11,667
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(12,860)
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Music
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199
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(93)
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Office Systems
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2,613
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(2,895)
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Reo Māori
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161
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(168)
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Sciences
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6,346
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(7,819)
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Social Sciences (including History, Geography)
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4,944
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(6,112)
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Statistics
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4,025
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(4,331)
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Technology
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639
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(645)
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NQF classifications do not always coincide with traditional subject boundaries so it is not always possible to separate conventional school subjects and industry related results. eg agriculture.
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Industry related subfields
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Numbers of students gaining credits
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1999
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(1998)
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Beauty Services
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142
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(126)
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Business Administration
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5,071
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(4,339)
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Christian Studies
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1,337
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(1,080)
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Civil Defence
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38
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(65)
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Clothing Manufacture
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104
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(69)
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Construction Trades
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108
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(103)
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Core Skills
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10,037
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(10,810)
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Distribution
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90
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(139)
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Diving
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413
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(360)
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Driving
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188
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(NIL)
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Early Childhood Education and Care
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1,136
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(555)
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Electrical Engineering
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874
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(794)
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Film, Television, Electronic Media
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176
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(94)
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First Aid
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44
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(18)
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Fitness
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104
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(202)
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Forestry
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274
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(319)
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Furniture
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239
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(175)
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Hospitality
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1,195
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(802)
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Journalism
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76
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(60)
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Land Skills
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160
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(159)
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Manufacturing Skills
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28
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(28)
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Maritime
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87
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(74)
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Mechanical Engineering
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433
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(408)
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Motor Industry
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1,108
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(899)
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Occupational Health & Safety
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1,749
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(1,623)
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Outdoor Recreation
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1,540
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(1,045)
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Performing Arts
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57
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(20)
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Pest Management
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228
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(238)
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Pharmacy
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21
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(24)
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Photography
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41
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(33)
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Public Health
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20
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(3)
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Retail & Wholesale
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169
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(40)
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Service Sector Skills
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2,672
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(2,974)
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Ski
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75
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(82)
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Sport
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209
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(187)
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Storekeeping & Warehousing
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128
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(36)
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Supported Learning
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117
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(36)
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Tourism
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2,115
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(1,698)
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