To be awarded NCEA, you need to achieve 10 credits in Literacy or Te Reo Matatini and 10 credits in Numeracy or Te Pāngarau to show you can use and understand language, mathematics, and statistics.

In 2024 and 2025, you can earn these credits through the new Literacy, Te Reo Matatini, Numeracy and Te Pāngarau standards or from a list of other approved standards. These credits are known as ‘co-requisites’ because you require them alongside your other credits for NCEA.

There will be many opportunities to earn these credits while you are at secondary school, and once you have gained them, you have met the Literacy, Te Reo Matatini, Numeracy and Te Pāngarau requirements for all three levels of NCEA. If you met these requirements in 2023 or earlier, you do not need to attempt them again.

All NCEA subjects use literacy and numeracy:

Literacy and numeracy in the NCEA journey

Students need to show that they have foundational reading, writing and numeracy skills to gain an NCEA qualification. This is also known as the NCEA Co-requisite.

While students can still progress through their NCEA journey, they must achieve the literacy and numeracy co-requisite to gain NCEA.

• Students can achieve the requirements at any time throughout their NCEA journey.
• Students can try to achieve the requirements many times throughout their NCEA journey.
• Students need to meet literacy and numeracy requirements once only.

More Information

nzqa.govt.nz | Literacy and Numeracy

ncea.education.govt.nz | NCEA Co-requisite

Literacy And Numeracy In NCEA | A Guide For Students And Whānau 2024-2025