Home Economics

Health and Physical Education|New Zealand Curriculum

About Home Economics

Home Economics is the study of the factors that influence the wellbeing of individuals and families within the home and community.

This page contains resources and tools to help support: 

  • internal and external assessment (exams)
  • teachers delivering this subject
  • learners taking this subject.

Changes to Level 1 Home Economics

Home Economics is no longer available at NCEA Level 1. Health Studies, a new subject on the New Zealand Curriculum, is now available at Level 1.

Go to the Health Studies subject page

Home Economics standards

Level 2 standards

Home Economics achievement standards

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Level 3 standards

Home Economics achievement standards

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Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules

Level 2

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedule and reports

Level 2

Level 3

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedule and reports

Level 3

Cut scores

Past scores for exams for all levels

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Past digital assessments

Access digital exams from 2020

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Assessment specifications

Level 2 (opens in a new window)

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Level 2

Level 3 (opens in a new window)

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Level 3

Assessor support materials for internal assessment

Internal exemplars

See exemplars for internally assessed Home Economics standards

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National moderator's report

Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment

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Clarifications

Updates on assessment and moderations

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Request clarification form

Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form

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Remote assessment matrix

Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely

Remote assessment matrix [PDF, 148 KB] (opens in a new window)

Alternative evidence gathering templates

Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible

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Home Economics resources on Pūtake

Online learning modules available for this subject

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More resources

91303 introductory module

Tools

Home Economics assessment matrix (opens in a new window)

This document shows the matrix for Level 2 and 3 current standards

Download matrix [DOC, 44 KB]

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