Business Studies

Social Sciences|New Zealand Curriculum

About Business Studies

Business Studies is about the fundamental concepts viable businesses use to make decisions and improve business operations over time to become sustainable and successful.

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 Business Studies

Business Studies is no longer available at Level 1. Commerce, a new subject on the New Zealand Curriculum, is now available.

Go to the Commerce subject page

Business Studies standards

Level 2 standards

Business Studies achievement standards

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Level 3 standards

Business Studies 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

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Level 2

Level 3

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Level 3

Assessor support materials for internal assessment

Internal exemplars

See exemplars for internally assessed Business Studies 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, 206 KB]

Alternative evidence gathering templates

Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible

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Business Studies resources on Pūtake

Online learning modules available for this subject

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Tools

Business Studies assessment matrix

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

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Career guidance

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