Additional grades include W = Withdrawn - Student was enrolled in the class/subject but withdrew before the examination or assessment could be awarded.
N/A Aegrotat = When a student is off school from extreme circumstances (Life-threatening illness, coma, quarantine from an epidemic, extreme family situation (Refugeeism, force majeure, takeover or war in home country), an aegrotat pass may be awarded based on what the student may have earned as a grade, based on coursework so far and/or previous years results in each subject.
Until 2002, School Certificate, the predecessor to NCEA Level 1, used a norm-based five-grade system.
New Zealand universities generally award letter grades (i.e. A to D) to students, with +/- variations.
These letter grades correspond to percentage mark bands, though these vary between universities (common cut-offs for A+ include 90% and 85%, and even within a university, an A+ from one department may vary from an A+ from another, with the actual cut-off subject to discretion).