NCEA Pāngarau Co-requisite (NZQA Standard 32412) case studies
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The NCEA Pāngarau Co-requisite (NZQA Standard 32412) is the numeracy co-requisite that sits alongside the literacy co-requisite as part of the NCEA qualification pathway in Aotearoa New Zealand. It exists so that learners leave secondary schooling with a verified, applied level of mathematical capability: the ability to use number, measurement, shape, data and probability to make sense of everyday and workplace situations, and to communicate that reasoning clearly. The NCEA Pāngarau Co-requisite (NZQA Standard 32412) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,457 words.
1Hāngi fundraiser: when a committed meat order changes the break-even
Hine chairs the whānau committee at Te Horo marae. The group needs 1,500 for transport to a regional kapa haka festival, and the plan is a hāngi fundraiser selling packs at 18 each to 140 presold customers.
676 words, about 3 min2Community garden: composite area, topsoil volume and fencing quantities
The Kaiti community garden has been given a corner of reserve land. The plot is a rectangle 6.4 m by 3.8 m with a semicircular end on one of the 3.8 m sides.
684 words, about 3 min3Junior rugby league survey: reading a two-way table honestly
The Tāwhirimātea junior rugby league club has 420 registered players aged 8 to 17. The committee emailed a survey to every family asking which training night the player prefers (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) and which age grade the player is in.
756 words, about 4 min4T-shirt quote: GST, a conditional discount and a budget-inclusive rule
At the student council meeting at Ōpāwa College, the treasurer and the chair are checking a quote for 60 event T-shirts. The supplier's quote: 18.50 per shirt, freight 45.00, and all prices exclude GST (15%).
629 words, about 3 min5Choosing a courier: break-even, annual cost and contract risk
Ngaio runs Pōhutukawa Prints from her garage, posting art prints nationwide. In a normal week she sends about 190 parcels, but this swings from about 30 in quiet weeks (January, exam season) to 210 in the pre-Christmas rush.
712 words, about 4 min