Seventeen classes were also affected.<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t sure how many students were in the English exam, but the school has a Year 12 roll of 173, McRae said.<\/p>\n
School staff switched to another provider and were able to resume the exam after around 15 or 20 minutes, she said.<\/p>\n
Some extra time was also added at the end of the exam, although this was limited as some students had back-to-back exams scheduled yesterday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt [was] a bit disconcerting for the students affected.\u201d<\/p>\n
The school would make a bulk application for a derived grade for all those in the exam, McRae said.<\/p>\n
Diocesan School for Girls principal Heather McRae said some students at the independent school in Auckland were among those affected by an internet outage during NCEA exams. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Derived grades are those awarded to students who can\u2019t attend an exam or external assessment, or whose performance is impaired by circumstances out of their control, according to the NZQA<\/a> website.<\/p>\n They are evidence-based grades based on \u201cauthentic, standard-specific evidence \u2026 such as a student\u2019s performance in a formal practice assessment at school\u201d, the qualifications authority\u2019s website said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we approve your application for a derived grade but you still take the exam, you will receive the higher of the two grades.\u201d<\/p>\n Approximately 1100 students sitting exams were affected by yesterday\u2019s outage, said Moore.<\/p>\n \u201cN4L understands this situation was stressful for the schools and students impacted \u2026 during the incident, Spark worked closely with N4L and NZQA to ensure our approach was aligned, and we could respond to the issue and get schools back online as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n