About Health
Health is about the wellbeing of individuals, whānau and communities. It is about developing an understanding of the factors that influence the health of these groups.
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 Health
Health is no longer available at Level 1. Health Studies, a new subject on the New Zealand Curriculum, is now available at NCEA Level 1.
On this page
Assessor Support
See how our online resources and workshops can support and improve your assessment practice.
Assessor Support homeHealth standards
Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
Assessment specifications
Assessor support materials for internal assessment
National moderator's report
Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment
View moderator's reportRequest clarification form
Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form
Open request clarification formRemote assessment matrix
Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely
Download matrix [PDF, 194KB]Alternative evidence gathering templates
Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible
Get templatesTools
Level 1 assessment matrix
Use this Health Studies matrix on NCEA.education for new standards in 2024
Go to the matrix
Level 2 and 3 assessment matrix
Use this Health matrix for Level 2 and 3 standards
Download matrix [DOCX, 35 KB]
Career guidance
Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz
Go to careers.govt.nz