SecQual

Use of Te Reo Māori in External Assessment
S2010/009 - 23 Mar 2010

Students may ask to complete external assessment for externally assessed standards in Te Reo Māori. To ensure that provision can be made for assessment of standards through the medium of Te Reo Māori, schools are reminded there are flags to be set in the data files.

All entries for assessment in Te Reo Māori must be submitted by 1 August 2010 as notified on the Key Dates calendar.

You are asked to enter the two types of Te Reo Māori entry requirements (flags) into your school's software system or web entries.

These are:

• Te Reo Māori paper flag - this identifies candidates who have requested an examination paper in Te Reo Māori.
• Te Reo Māori answer flag - this identifies candidates who will answer in Te Reo Māori on the English version of the “flagged” examination.

If candidates from your school/kura expect to receive an examination paper in Te Reo Māori and will also answer in Te Reo Māori, both flags must be set.

Please remember to include and update this information on your school software system during the year.

Note:

• For levels 1, 2 and 3 English achievement standards and Scholarship English, the titles, instructions and questions will be in English. All answers are to be written in English.
• In the international languages, only listening and reading standards may be answered in Te Reo Māori. All other answers must be in the target language.
• For levels 1, 2 and 3 Te Reo Māori and Te Reo Rangatira achievement standards and Scholarship Te Reo Māori and Scholarship Te Reo Rangatira, the titles, instructions and questions will be in either Te Reo Māori or English. All answers are to be written in Te Reo Māori unless otherwise instructed.

Enquiries

Please refer any enquiries relating to this circular to your School Relationship Manager.