Education for Sustainability

Social Sciences|New Zealand Curriculum

About Education for Sustainability

Education for Sustainability is about learning to think and act in ways that safeguard the wellbeing of people and the planet.

This page contains resources and tools to help support: 

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

Education For Sustainability standards

Level 2 standards

Education For Sustainability achievement standards

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Level 3 standards

Education For Sustainability 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 Education for Sustainability 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

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Alternative evidence gathering templates

Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible

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Education for Sustainability resources on Pūtake

Online learning modules available for this subject

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Tools

Education for Sustainability assessment matrix

This document shows the matrix for Level 2 and 3 standards

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Career guidance

Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz

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