Te Kura o Tititea Mount Aspiring College (MAC) 2022 senior students achieved results well above national averages and those of other similar schools. 

MAC’s 2022 NCEA results were made public in January and now new information from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) compares MAC - a decile 10 school - with other schools in the decile 8-10 range.

MAC board chair Ian Hall congratulated students on their “outstanding results”, which were more than 18 percentage points above the decile range average at their highest.

“It’s testament to the hard work of our students,” he said.

MAC’s 84.7 percent pass rate for NCEA level one was the furthest above the decile 8-10 average of 69.1 percent and even further above the 63 percent national average.

In NCEA level two, which 86.8 percent of MAC students passed, it was around five percentage points ahead of the 81.5 percent decile 8-10 pass rate (and a pass rate of 74 percent nationally).

For the final year of NCEA, level 3, 87.6 percent of MAC students passed, again well above the decile 8-10 average of 76.9 percent and the national average of 67 percent. 

MAC students also performed strongly in gaining university entrance with 73.1 percent of students achieving the pass rate compared with a 64.7 percent average for decile 8-10 schools, and a national average of 47 percent. 

“These excellent results maintain a trend of strong results for our students over many years,” MAC principal Nicola Jacobsen said. 

“It’s also pleasing to see that the number of students achieving the university pass rate has improved compared to previous years.

“We continue to focus on academic excellence, providing our students with a range of courses that can lead to tertiary and vocational pathways and help them achieve their personal best.” 

Ian said every student who achieved their NCEA “should feel proud”.

“We also recognise the care and dedication of our students’ families, whānau, and the MAC staff who have supported these students.”

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