80 credits. Of these, eight credits must be in literacy
standards and eight credits in numeracy standards.
For a student to be
awarded NCEA Level 2 they must achieve:
60 credits at level 2 or above;
plus 20 credits at any level, even if gained for any other National Qualification.
There are no literacy or numeracy requirements for this qualification
For a student to be awarded NCEA Level 3, they must
achieve:
60 credits at level 3 or above; plus 20 credits at level 2 or
above, even if gained for any other National Qualification.