Get your Grade 12 or Year 13 secondary school equivalent
with Lime Feather Learning’s Online GED® Prep programme.
For homeschoolers, or anyone needing a high school or secondary school diploma, the Online GED® Prep course will help you to study and develop the skills you need to pass the GED® tests. It is approved by the GED Testing Service® and Lime Feather Learning is an authorised service provider.
Everything you need to succeed is provided online: video tutorials, practice tests, quizzes, progress reports etc. The course is flexible and self-paced. After you take the initial assessment test in each subject, the adaptive programme gives you a unique learning pathway. It will help you to fill in any gaps detected and master the skills you need to pass the GED® tests. It’s the online equivalent of one-on-one tutoring.
What is the GED®?
The GED® is a high school or secondary school equivalency credential offered by the GED® Testing Service.
The GED Test® has been updated and aligned with 21st century college- and career-readiness standards. In the USA, 97% of colleges and employers accept the GED® credential and it enjoys wide recognition in other countries too.
The GED® credential opens the doors to the next step in your education or working career.
Is the GED® recognised in New Zealand and Australia? Yes!
Every country of the world has a system for recognising foreign credentials, in order to allow for the global mobility of students. The GED® is recognised as an American adult secondary school credential and both universities and employers recognise it, in the USA and internationally.
Check our University page to see the admission requirements of New Zealand and Australian universities for students with a GED® and SAT combination. Also read our GED® Success Stories.
What does the GED® cost?
The GED® is a very affordable online high school study option as an alternative to Year 13 or grade 12. The GED® tests can be taken in Auckland, NZ and in 7 Australian cities. There are more than 3 000 test centres worldwide. The pricing is below.
Steps to Take the GED® Tests
1. Enrol
Price NZ $300 per year. Once-off. No monthly fees.
2. Book Tests
Test cost USD $80 each.
4 tests.
3. Take Tests
Choose your own test date at a test centre near you.
4. Order Diploma
Order your GED® hard copy diploma (free) and transcript (USD$15 plus shipping).
21st Century Education
The GED Test® has been updated and aligned with 21st century college- and career-readiness standards. Unlike other traditional exams, it tests a range of skills, such as reading comprehension, critical thinking, analysis, interpretation and evaluation etc. rather than focusing largely on the memorisation of facts.
A traditional school leaving exam requires students to spend a lot of time working through an extensive syllabus. They must memorise a lot information in order to pass traditional pen and paper exams. Not the GED®.
Most of the service providers offering distance education courses, offer study programmes that replicate the textbook-based school system at home – a system that is considered by modern educational experts to be an outdated remnant of the industrial age. It’s a system that was created in a bygone era, to raise factory-workers, who all shared the same knowledge and clocked in and out and worked on a time-table.
The GED® is changing that. It prepares students to be global citizens in an economy where the most-wanted skills are analytical reasoning, creativity, persuasion, collaboration and flexibility – not conformity or knowledge of facts!
The Online GED Prep programme has the potential to set you free from the outdated educational system of the industrial era, to equip you with more relevant skills and to launch you into a dynamic, new way of learning.
It’s a stepping stone on a path to a new future, in the modern economy!
What’s on the GED® Test?
The GED® tests a range of skills in four subjects. Click on these links to find more detailed descriptions of what is on the GED® tests:
- GED Science Test
- GED Social Studies Test
- GED Mathematical Reasoning Test
- GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test
In the Online GED Prep programme, there are 4 practice tests in each subject. They give you scores and assess when you are ready to book your tests. By following a personalised programme to help you brush up on the skills you need and by seeing the measure of your progress, you will grow in confidence – an essential trait for success! Students who struggled with anxiety or stress in a traditional classroom or those with learning challenges, start to blossom emotionally and academically, once they experience the freedom of learning at their own pace.
Depending on how many hours you study per day, you could be ready and write each of your GED® tests sooner than you imagine. It is best to prepare for each test and then takee it as soon as possible, rather than to sit all 4 tests at once. With the GED® you get to book each test date when it suits you, when you are ready. No deadlines, no pressure. You can even take the tests after your enrolment on the study programme expires!
