These links to NZQA information on NCEA may be useful to understand NCEA.
How does NCEA work?
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/understanding-ncea/understanding-ncea-2/
More on NCEA
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/understanding-ncea/how-ncea-works/how-ncea-works-2/
