Visual Arts exemplars, past exams, reports and schedules

Internal and external assessment resources for Visual Arts

New Level 1 standards 2024

NZQA will publish exemplars to support implementation of the new Level 1 standards where student samples from the pilots reflect the implemented standard. This will occur between 9 October 2023 and no later than the end of May 2024.

Where student samples reflecting the implemented standard are not available, exemplars will be made available on an ongoing basis after 2024 external moderation and marking has occurred.

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91912 - Use practice-based visual inquiry to explore an Aotearoa New Zealand Māori context and another cultural context

AS 91913 - Students are able to produce resolved artwork appropriate to established art making conventions

External assessment and exemplars

Level 1 Visual Arts exams and exemplars (external link)

Assessment schedules and reports

Level 1 Visual Arts assessment schedules and reports (external link)

Level 2

Visual Arts

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91325 (A) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions (2.5) - Assessment Resource A

AS 91325 (B) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions (2.5)

AS 91325 (D) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions (2.5)

AS 91325 (E) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions (2.5)

External assessments and exemplars

Level 2 Visual Arts exams and exemplars (external link)

Design

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91305 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to design (2.1)

AS 91310 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design (2.2)

AS 91315 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice (2.3)

Painting

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91306 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to painting (2.1)

AS 91311 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to painting (2.2)

AS 91316 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established painting practice (2.3)

Photography

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91307 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to photography (2.1)

AS 91312 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to photography (2.2)

AS 91317 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established photography practice (2.3)

Printmaking

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91308 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to printmaking (2.1)

AS 91313 - This exemplar is currently under revision and will be re-published in due course.

AS 91318 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established printmaking practice (2.3)

Sculpture

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91309 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to sculpture (2.1)

AS 91319 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established sculpture practice (2.3)

Assessment schedules and reports

Level 2 Visual Arts assessment schedules and reports (external link)

Level 3

Visual Arts

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91460 (A) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context

AS 91460 (B) - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context

External assessment and exams

Level 3 Visual Arts exams and exemplars (external link)

Design

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91440 - Analyse methods and ideas from established design practice (3.1)(external link)

AS 91445 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design (3.2)(external link)

AS 91450 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice (3.3)(external link)

Painting

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91441 - Analyse methods and ideas from established painting practice (3.1)(external link)

AS 91446 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to painting (3.2)(external link)

AS 91451 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established painting practice (3.3)

Photography

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91442 - Analyse methods and ideas from established photography practice (3.1)(external link)

AS 91447 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to photography (3.2)(external link)

AS 91452 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice (3.3)(external link)

Printmaking

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91443 - Analyse methods and ideas from established printmaking practice (3.1)(external link)

AS 91448 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to printmaking (3.2)(external link)

AS 91453 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established printmaking practice (3.3)(external link)

Sculpture

Internal assessment exemplars

AS 91444 - Analyse methods and ideas from established sculpture practice (3.1)

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AS 91454 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established sculpture practice (3.3)

Assessment schedules and reports

Level 3 Visual Arts assessment schedules and reports (external link)

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