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NCEA Subject Resources
Subject resource pages are available for the following subjects:
A-B |
C-D |
E |
F-I |
J-L |
M-O |
P-R |
S |
T-Z |
Digital Submissions
To submit candidate digital submissions, schools will need to be familiar with accessing and submitting work to the Digital Submission Upload link via the NZQA Schools' Provider Login. The following documents are specific to the role of the Principal's Nominee:
Ringa Toi Exhibition
Ringa Toi is an annual exhibition that showcases the artwork of secondary school students with a focus on Toi Māori. Read more.
Te Reo Māori Translation
Examination papers translated into Te Reo Māori
Te Reo Māori translation subjects
Glossaries For Translated NCEA External Examinations
| Science and Technology English–Māori (PDF, 1.4MB) Māori–English (PDF, 1.4MB) |
Mathematics English–Māori (PDF, 165KB) Māori–English (PDF, 168KB) |
Social Studies English–Māori (PDF, 204KB) Māori–English (PDF, 206KB) |
Types of Documents
Each NCEA subject resource page may include some or all of the following types of documents:
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Assessment report |
An overview of the performance of candidates in the external standards of a subject, for use by teachers and candidates. |
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Assessment schedule |
The markers' guide – what was accepted, or looked for in candidate answers. |
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Assessment specifications |
Provide the assessment parameters for each externally assessed achievement standard. Should be read alongside the applicable standards. Cover information such as format of examination paper and context of questions (where appropriate), as well as equipment candidates can bring and use. For portfolio subjects, the specifications cover submission date, and type and volume of materials that may be submitted as evidence. |
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Cut scores |
Defines how the different levels of performance were separated from each other. For Grade Score Marking, these are the cut scores between the grades N, A, M, and E. |
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Examination paper |
The set of questions to be answered by candidates in the exam room. In some cases there will be a single document; in others there may be separate documents. |
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Exemplar of examination paper |
An actual student answer script, with annotations from the marker indicating why the script was assessed in the way it was. |
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Exemplar for internally assessed standard |
An extract of student evidence, with commentary by the moderator explaining key aspects of the standard (for teacher use). |
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The standard |
Defines the learning outcomes (what the learner will be able to do, or explain, or demonstrate, or understand, etc), as well as the assessment criteria. |
New content will be added as it is developed or becomes available.
NZQA thanks the students whose work has been published as exemplars.
Standards and previous exam documents (and associated reports, schedules, etc.) are also available by searching: search NCEA standards.
Quality Assured Assessment Materials trademark and NZQA Approved trademark
NZQA has established trademarks to assure teachers of the quality of assessment materials used when assessing secondary school students for qualifications. Only those materials certified by NZQA as suitable may carry these trademarks.
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