National secondary examinations timetable

Common Assessment Tasks (CATs)

Submission dates for portfolios and reports

Te Ao Haka assessment and submission dates

Examination 

ALL NCEA (levels 1–3) and New Zealand Scholarship examination sessions are three hours.

All exam sessions start at either 9.30 am or 2.00 pm.

Examination timetable 2023

Download the 2023 examination timetable as a PDF (published 10 May 2023)

** Assessment also offered digitally

 All RAS exams are digital

Common Assessment Tasks (CATs)

Date NCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3
Tue 12 Sept Mathematics (MCAT)    
Thu 14 Sept Mathematics (MCAT)    

11-15 September

Digital Technology Digital Technology Digital Technology

16-20 October

Digital Technology Digital Technology Digital Technology

Find out more about Digital Technology and Hangarau Matihiko Common Assessment Tasks

  • Guidelines for administration for the CATs will be published on the Subject pages and communicated by circular.
  • Schools must indicate which day they intend to offer the Mathematics and Digital Technology CATs.

 

Submission dates for portfolios and reports

Date NCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3 Scholarship
Wed 25 Oct  Visual Arts      
Design and Visual Communication /
Technology
Design and Visual Communication /
Technology
Design and Visual Communication /
Education for Sustainability / Technology
Dance /
Design and Visual Communication /
Music /
Health and Physical Education /
Technology
Wed 1 Nov   Visual Arts    
Thu 9 Nov     Visual Arts Visual Arts

Note: These are the deadlines for schools to submit materials to NZQA. Students should confirm dates for submission within their schools.

 
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