Assessment Matters

All assessment, operational and logistical matters in relation to secondary qualifications.

• 2019 ^

  2019

  04 Dec	Information for Health external assessment 2020	A2019/23
  04 Dec	Information for Geography external assessment 2020	A2019/22
  04 Dec	Information for Design and Visual Communication external assessment 2020	A2019/21
  04 Dec	2020 Assessment Specifications for New Zealand Scholarship and NCEA External Assessment	A2019/20
  28 Nov	New Zealand Scholarship Religious Studies 2020	A2019/19
  22 Nov	Reconsideration fee waived for students who meet income limit criteria	A2019/18
  22 Nov	Notification of Computer Use by Students for the 2020 NCEA Examinations	A2019/17
  01 Nov	Assessment and Moderation update	A2019/16
  14 Oct	Unique Te Marautanga o Aotearoa University Entrance subjects – mainstream and immersion unit requirements	A2019/15
  08 Oct	2019 Candidate Admission Slips and Examination Information	A2019/15
  16 Aug	Payment of NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship fees in 2019 International Fee-Paying Students only	A2019/14
  16 Aug	Korean and Lea Faka-Tonga Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) - changes to the 2019 process August 2019	A2019/13
  15 Aug	NCEA 2019 Design and Visual Communication (DVC) Assessment Schedules for externally assessed standards	A2019/12
  31 Jul	Examination period for 2020	A2019/11
  24 Jul	Unexpected Event Grades replace Emergency Grades	A2019/10
  08 Jul	Visual Arts External Level 3 and New Zealand Scholarship Portfolio Submissions	A2019/09
  07 Jun	Changes to the 2020 Approved Subjects List for University Entrance (UE)	A2019/08
  03 Jun	New Zealand Scholarship Religious Studies	A2019/07
  05 Apr	Changes to the list of standards that contribute to University Entrance literacy requirements	A2019/06
  15 Mar	Assessment and Moderation- 2019 Update	A2019/05
  28 Feb	2019 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship External Assessment: March Update	A2019/04
  28 Feb	External feedback on the assessment of new achievement standards	A2019/03
  26 Feb	Māori Performing Arts- Observation Request	A2019/02
  12 Feb	Ringa Toi Student Exhibition 2019	A2019/01

• 2018 ^

  2018

  03 Dec	Information for Level 3 Drama external assessment for 2019	A2018/36
  03 Dec	Information for Business Studies external assessment 2019	A2018/35
  03 Dec	Information for Social Studies external assessment for 2019	A2018/34
  03 Dec	2019 Assessment Specifications for New Zealand Scholarship and NCEA External Assessment	A2018/33
  03 Dec	Guidelines for the length of candidate responses in examinations	A2018/32
  20 Nov	New Zealand Qualifications Framework Review	A2018/31
  08 Nov	Change in Assessment of New Zealand Scholarship Music AS 93305	A2018/30
  08 Nov	2019 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and Scholarship External Assessment	A2018/29
  05 Nov	Changes to the 2019 Approved Subjects List for University Entrance	A2018/28
  30 Oct	Unique Te Marautanga o Aotearoa University Entrance subjects – mainstream and immersion unit requirements	A2018/27
  24 Oct	Changes to the list of standards that contribute to University Entrance literacy requirements	A2018/26
  27 Sep	Outcomes of the Biennial Consultation on the New Zealand Scholarship Subject List	A2018/25
  21 Sep	External Moderation Application	A2018/24
  12 Sep	Candidate Admission Slips and Examination Information	A2018/23
  10 Sep	Periodic review of the list of approved subjects for University Entrance deferred to 2020	A2018/22
  13 Aug	NCEA Verified Languages Common Assessment Tasks in 2018	A2018/20
  06 Aug	Request for feedback on proposals to add Psychology and New Zealand Sign Language subjects and standards to the list of approved subjects for University Entrance	A2018/19
  08 Aug	Introduction of Grade Score Marking for externally assessed NCEA Technology standards in 2018	A2018/18
  09 Jul	Examination period for 2019	A2018/17
  09 Jul	Fees and Financial Assistance for 2018	A2018/16
  29 Jun	NCEA Level 1 Mathematics and Statistics 91027 Common Assessment Task in 2018	A2018/15
  28 Jun	Level 1 Digital Technologies External Achievement Standards	A2018/14
  13 Jun	Online upload of submissions for external assessment 2018	A2018/13
  21 May	Watches in examinations – change to the external examination rules 2018	A2018/11
  11 May	Consultation on the New Zealand Scholarship Subject List	A2018/10
  11 Apr	Use of Te Reo Māori in external assessment 2018	A2018/09
  04 Apr	Exemplars for Externally Assessed Standards	A2018/08
  29 Mar	Changes to the list of standards that contribute to University Entrance literacy requirements	A2018/07
  15 Mar	External moderation of new achievement standards	A2018/06
  13 Mar	2018 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship External Assessment	A2018/05
  12 Feb	History Level 3 external assessment: Achievement Standard 91438 ‘Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event’	A2018/04
  09 Feb	Finalised processes for maintaining the approved subjects list for University Entrance	A2018/03
  02 Feb	Approved Calculators List for External Assessments in 2018	A2018/02
  23 Jan	Awarding New Zealand Certificates (non-NCEA) in a school-based setting	A2018/01

• 2017 ^

  2017

  22 Dec	Trial of additional exemplars for Level 3 Accounting, Biology and Chemistry internal standards	A2017/34
  08 Dec	2018 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and Scholarship External Assessment	A2017/33
  13 Dec	NZQA Best Practice Workshops – Assessment and Moderation	A2017/32
  07 Dec	Key Dates for National Secondary School Qualifications 2018	A2017/31
  15 Dec	New Zealand Scholarship Health and Physical Education 2018	A2017/30
  04 Dec	Change to New Zealand Scholarship Physical Education performance standards, and changes to Agricultural and Horticultural Science, Drama, English and Geography Achievement Standards 2018	A2017/29
  04 Dec	NCEA Level 3 Psychology 91876 Examination	A2017/28
  24 Nov	Changes to the 2018 Approved Subjects List for University Entrance	A2017/27
  08 Nov	2018 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and Scholarship External Assessment	A2017/26
  02 Oct	Plagiarism Detection and Support	A2017/25
  13 Sep	Candidate Admission Slips and Examination Information	A2017/24
  11 Sep	Consultation on the proposed process for maintaining the approved subjects list for University Entrance	A2017/23
  24 Aug	Payment of NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship fees and applications for financial assistance for 2017	A2017/22
  18 Aug	Outcome of review of university entrance requirements 2016-2017	A2017/21
  04 Aug	Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and University Entrance	A2017/20
  04 Aug	Changes to external moderation outcomes	A2017/19
  04 Aug	Authenticity requirements for non-examination external assessment	A2017/18
  07 Aug	New Zealand (NZ) Scholarship: change in notification of results to candidates	A2017/17
  07 Aug	Examination period for 2018	A2017/16
  07 Aug	NCEA Level 1 Mathematics and Statistics 91027 (MCAT) and 91028 Follow-up	A2017/15
  26 Jul	Ringa Toi Student Exhibition 2017	A2017/14
  14 Jun	NCEA Level 1 Mathematics and Statistics 91027 Common Assessment Task in 2017	A2017/13
  31 May	NCEA Level 1 Mathematics and Statistics 91027 (MCAT) and 91028 Resources	A2017/11
  14 Jun	Online application for extension of Consent to Assess for schools	A2017/12
  05 May	New Zealand Scholarship Media Studies Examination 2017 changes	A2017/10
  26 Apr	New Zealand Scholarship Samoan Examination - Performance Standard 93010	A2017/09
  26 Apr	Fees and Financial Assistance for 2017	A2017/08
  11 Apr	New Zealand Scholarship Accounting 2017	A2017/07
  11 Apr	Use of Te Reo Māori in external assessment	A2017/06
  21 Mar	2017 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship External Assessment	A2017/05
  02 Feb	New process for External Moderation 2017	A2017/04
  02 Feb	Approved Calculators List for External Assessments in 2017	A2017/03
  02 Feb	External moderation of Psychology achievement standards	A2017/02
  25 Jan	Level 3 Te Marautanga o Aotearoa-derived standards that contribute to University Entrance literacy requirements	A2017/01