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December 2017
Cabinet approves Terms of Reference for the review.
January 2018
Minister of Education appoints a Ministerial Advisory Group to 'think big' and explore ideas for how to strengthen NCEA.
February-March 2018
The Minister asks the Advisory Group to work with innovative thinkers to explore ideas and opportunities.
April-May 2018
Regional Engagement Leads and Kaiārahi work with the Ministry of Education to design national and local engagement opportunities.
27 May 2018
Minister of Education opens the conversation on the future of NCEA.
August 2018
Minister of Education appoints a Professional Advisory Group made up of principals and teachers, to work alongside the Ministerial Advisory Group to provide advice to him and the Ministry of Education on the NCEA Review.
September 2018
NCEA Make your Mark competition winners announced.
19 October 2018
Public engagement closes.
October 2018 - April 2019
The Ministry works with the education profession and others to identify the best ideas from the review process plus the best available evidence to assess what is viable and feasible, and how this would work in practice.
May 2019
Minister and Cabinet consider recommended change proposals.
Late 2019
Detailed change design and implementation approach agreed by Cabinet.
From 2020
Support for changes is available for schools, kura and others.
2020/21 and beyond
Depending on agreed level of change, improvements to NCEA may be phased in from 2020/21 and beyond.
