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Student · Year 11 in 2026
You're Year 11 — you'll do the full NCEA pathway.
NCEA Level 1 in 2026, then Levels 2 and 3 in 2027 and 2028. You finish school under NCEA.
Verdict
You finish on NCEA.
What this looks like, year by year
- 1NCEA Level 1 in 2026.
- 2NCEA Level 2 in 2027.
- 3NCEA Level 3 in 2028 — your final year.
What it actually means
The Government has confirmed no mid-school switching. The new Year 11 curriculum doesn't kick in until 2028 — by then you'll be at Level 3, still on NCEA.
What to do now
- Focus on banking your NCEA Level 1 credits.
- If you've heard about the new compulsory subjects from 2028 — they don't apply to your Year 11 (you've already done yours).
- Plan Levels 2 and 3 as you normally would.