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Return of exam material
| What | How material will be returned | If it is not returned | Any other information |
| NCEA booklets | All assessed booklets will be scanned and available online via your Student Login from the fourth week of January until 30 June. | Students should call 0800 697 296. |
A few exceptions may be returned by mail (e.g. braille papers). |
| NCEA digital exams | Assessed digital exam responses will be available online via your Student Login from the fourth week of January until 30 June. | Students should call 0800 697 296. |
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| NZ Scholarship Media Studies (digital exam) | Assessed digital exam responses will be available online via your Student Login from mid-February. | Students should call 0800 697 296. |
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| NZ Scholarship booklets and Performance Summary Cards | All assessed booklets will be scanned and available online via your Student Login from mid February until 30 June. | Students should call 0800 697 296. |
A few exceptions may be returned by mail (e.g. braille papers). |
| NCEA Level 3 EFS, NCEA and NZ Scholarship Technology | Digital submissions aren't returned. | Schools should call 0800 697 296. | Copies of reports should be saved and secured at school before submission so that if a report gets lost, a copy can be accessed. |
| NCEA Design and Visual Communication portfolios |
To schools at end of January, by courier. Digital submissions aren't returned. |
Schools should call 0800 697 296. | |
| NCEA Level 3 and NZ Scholarship Visual Arts folders |
To individual students from late November onwards, by courier. Most returned before Christmas, Digital submissions (Moving Image only) aren't returned. Result cards for L3 Visual Arts will be available online via your Student Login. |
Students should call 0800 697 296. |
Schools should photograph portfolios and copy workbook pages before submission and retain these. |
| NZ Scholarship Dance, Drama, HPED and NZ Scholarship Music | Digital submissions are not returned. | Portfolios are retained at NZQA and accessed if a reconsideration is applied for. | |
| NZ Scholarship Languages - recordings | Recordings are not returned to students. | ||
| Level 3 and Scholarship Visual Arts portfolios/workbooks | To students who want material to be returned to an overseas address, complete the application form (DOCX, 124KB) |
Missing results: NZQA has a process for managing missing results. If we have evidence that the student attended the exam and handed in the booklet or submitted work digitally, the school will be asked to provide a derived grade, after speaking with the student.