Science

Science|New Zealand Curriculum

About Science

Science involves generating and testing ideas and gathering evidence to understand, explain, and develop knowledge about the natural world.

This page contains resources and tools to help support: 

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

Read more about this subject on NCEA.education (external link)

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Science standards

Level 1 standards

Science achievement standards

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Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules

Level 1

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedules and reports

Level 1

Cut scores

Past scores for exams for all levels

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Assessment specifications

Level 1

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Level 1

Assessor support materials for internal assessment

Internal exemplars

See exemplars for internally assessed Science standards

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Remote assessment matrix

Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely

Remote assessment matrix

More resources

List of approved calculators

Glossaries for translated NCEA external examinations

Māori to English [PDF, 1.4 MB]

English to Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Tools

Level 1 assessment matrix

Use this Science matrix on NCEA.education with new standards in 2024

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Career guidance

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