NCEA Level 2 Development

Ko te tauira reo Pākehā kē tēnei o te whārangi nei, i te korenga o tētahi tauira reo Māori.

We are developing NCEA Level 2 materials for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa wāhanga ako and New Zealand Curriculum subjects.

A total of 68 subjects are being developed - 12 wāhanga ako from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and 56 subjects from the New Zealand Curriculum.

The subjects will support increased specialisation at NCEA Levels 2 and 3 and mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori (parity for Māori knowledge), and provide clearer pathways to further education, training, or employment.

As we develop subject materials, we will work with the sector, industry, tertiary, ākonga (learners), whānau and community groups to make sure learning is relevant and clear for ākonga and the people around them.

Mini-pilots of all Te Marautanga o Aotearoa NCEA Level 2 wāhanga ako and NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori were conducted in 2023.

The Ministry will test Level 2 materials for New Zealand Curriculum subjects with teachers and ākonga in 2025, and is currently looking at how this will be undertaken.

We are developing NCEA Level 2 materials for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa wāhanga ako and New Zealand Curriculum subjects.

A total of 68 subjects are being developed - 12 wāhanga ako from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and 56 subjects from the New Zealand Curriculum.

The subjects will support increased specialisation at NCEA Levels 2 and 3 and mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori (parity for Māori knowledge), and provide clearer pathways to further education, training, or employment.

As we develop subject materials, we will work with the sector, industry, tertiary, ākonga (learners), whānau and community groups to make sure learning is relevant and clear for ākonga and the people around them.

Mini-pilots of all Te Marautanga o Aotearoa NCEA Level 2 wāhanga ako and NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori were conducted in 2023.

The Ministry will test Level 2 materials for New Zealand Curriculum subjects with teachers and ākonga in 2025, and is currently looking at how this will be undertaken.

[ Video Resource ]

  • Title: Environment and Societies (name provisional)
  • Description: Environment and Societies (name provisional) as an NCEA Achievement Standards subject
  • Video Duration: 4 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/818503288?h=0d7ac47b4f
  • Transcript: EnglishA lot of things that we're currently experiencing on our planet are social and ecological challenges. It’s really important in this subject that students identify and think about solutions and then how they would enact those solutions in their own lives.That develops the skills that they need in order to live in a more sustainable way. This subject is about helping students create a deeper connection with their environment and the world around them

[ Video Resource ]

  • Title: Pacific Studies
  • Description: Pacific Studies as an NCEA Achievement Standards subject
  • Video Duration: 3 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/728681431
  • Transcript: EnglishAs part of the Review of Achievement Standards

[ Video Resource ]

  • Title: Tourism
  • Description: Tourism as an NCEA Achievement Standards subject
  • Video Duration: 4 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/728678510
  • Transcript: EnglishAs part of the Review of Achievement Standards

[ Video Resource ]

  • Title: Outdoor Education
  • Description: Outdoor Education as an NCEA Achievement Standards subject
  • Video Duration: 3 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/777929906?h=5563c5daa9
  • Transcript: EnglishSo Outdoor Education is about exploring our unique environments. Te Taiao. Te Ao Tūroa. The places that make this country pretty different from other places.And building on their confidence and their skills

Current Subject Expert Group Members

Below are the current Subject Expert Group members developing the New Zealand Curriculum NCEA Level 2 subjects.

Current Subject Expert Group Members

Below are the current Subject Expert Group members developing the New Zealand Curriculum NCEA Level 2 subjects.

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NameAffiliation
Andrea ThompsonOneSchool Global
Katie McGuinnessNZ Graduate School of Education
Kimberly GrayJames Hargest College
Leigh SummervilleTauranga Girls' College
Nilam ChandraManurewa High
Robyn MacLeanNelson College for Girls
Mary LowUniversity of Waikato
Vianni WardOtorohanga College
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NameAffiliation
Dallas PahiriRathkeale College
Kerry AllenSt Paul's Collegiate
Melanie SimmonsSt Paul's Collegiate
Sam StevensManiototo Area School
Nicola ShadboltMassey University
Tui McCaullTrident High School
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NameAffiliation
Coadette LowRathkeale College
Jared FritchleyLindisfarne College, Hastings
Kate RedpathFeilding High School
Priscilla WehiOtago University
Natasha Cloughey NortjeTe Pu Wānanga o Anamata
Ross RedpathInglewood High School
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NameAffiliation
Barbara Ormond The University of Auckland
Lisa MurphyEpsom Girls Grammar
Robyn PeersChrist’s College
Rhea StevensonWellington College
Ngarino EllisThe University of Auckland
Tia PohatuNaenae College
Sarah DuttAlfriston College
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NameAffiliation
Danping WangUniversity of Auckland
Grace QiMassey University
Laura DengSt Kentigern College
Huili FengChristchurch Boys' High School
Kevin GroundsBurnside High
Wendy ChenRotorua Boys’ High School
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NameAffiliation
Belinda SydenhamUniversity of Auckland
Chitose IzunoUpper Hutt College
Chris LeishmanSt Kentigern College
Michelle LodgeBotany Downs Senior College
Stephanie GriffithsIndependent
Kazue TakedaListon College
Will FlavellComet Auckland
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NameAffiliation
Hye-Young LimRangitoto College
Sue KimLogan Park High School
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NameAffiliation
Andrea TrittonHobsonville Point Secondary School
Ian ReevePapanui College
Linda NgapoTe Wharekura O Rakaumanga
Matt EasterbrookBurnside High
Mike StoneIndependent
Nick BryantMatamata College
Rachael JacksonRangitoto College
Rachel HeeneyEpsom Girls' Grammar
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NameAffiliation
Max JeremicDe La Salle College
Angela BromwichSt Paul’s Collegiate
Lucy WymerYoung Enterprise Scheme
Matt BenassiCashmere High School
Ngahuia LottAorere College
Te Mahia MillantaOnslow College
Regina TautogiIndependent
Tina RamakersSt Kentigern College
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NameAffiliation
Anna GreaneyAotea College
Ian TorrieSt Cuthbert's College
Marie-Anne ThelenMassey University
Murray ThompsonLogan Park High School
Pete DuthieRangitoto College
Scott FranklinChrist's College
Taniela LoloheaAuckland University of Technology
Reimna IsaacHillcrest High
Hemi CummingPlant and Food
Sujata RajagopalTaita College
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NameAffiliation
Kimberley Walker-GroubeKapiti College
Claire DixonWellington East Girls’ College
Diana BurtonTe Herenga Waka
Gina FernandezBurnside High
Monique LindsayLincoln high School
Nathan WardWestern Heights High School
Nic TaewaGisborne Girls’ High School
Robert GriffithsSt Cuthbert's College
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NameAffiliation
Luke NickholdsSouthland Girls’ High School
Kath LangmanHillcrest High School
Steve WrightInglewood High School
Vincent BranniganHagley Community College
Tim BellUniversity of Canterbury
Simione Jim HalafihiPapatoetoe High School
Chris CormackCatalyst IT
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NameAffiliation
Caroline RhodesWhanganui Girls' College
Tamzin PricePalmerston North Girls High School
Gillian HannanBurnside High School
Patrice O'BrienIndependent
Ryan Timoko-BenjaminOrmiston Junior College
Sophie WilliamsRotorua Girls' High School
Trudy DobbieOnehunga High School
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NameAffiliation
Emma WiseKerikeri High School
Jenny CaldwellWellington College
Johnson WitehiraIndustry/Tertiary
Kate HarwoodBaradene College of the Sacred Heart
Liese StrongLong Bay College/Tertiary
Sudhir DuppatiMarlborough Girls' College
Amy HudsonTarawera High School
TK HardsAorere College
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NameAffiliation
Anthony HawkinsDe La Salle College
Craig ThomasNew Plymouth Boys’ High School
David EastwoodOnehunga High School
Peter WoodTe Herenga Waka
Megan DunsmoreEpsom Girls' Grammar
Jan GarbuttHastings Girls' High School
Motu SamaeliTakapuna Grammar
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NameAffiliation
Greg FordTe Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu o Te Wairoa
Witarina OwensKuranui College
John CreightonBurnside High School
Melinda StevensonFrancis Douglas Memorial College
Dr Te Taka KeeganUniversity of Waikato
Rebecca RonaldIndependent
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NameAffiliation
Denyce Su'aTertiary/TeachFirst NZ
James WenleyVictoria University of Wellington
Jillian DrydenHowick College
Kate OlliverBurnside High School
Katie HowesWellington Girls' College
Kim BonningtonIndependent
Morag Anne CarterTe Awamutu College
Whetu SilverIndependent
Ngahiriwa RauhinaIndependent
Robert PollockWestern Springs College
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NameAffiliation
Erin NolanTrident High School
Fiona MurphySacred Heart Girls' Hamilton
Jenny PollockIndependent
Kevin EastwoodTe Toi Taiao
Mairi BorthwickFreyberg High School
Mere ManningTaradale High School
Jon ProctorMassey University
Thomas EverthMercury Bay Area School
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NameAffiliation
Helen TownsendRubbish Whisperer
Jayesh MorarWellington Girls’ College
Lalina DayalCullinane College
Mathew TerryBurnside High School
Kevin CollinsNga Taiatea Wharekura
Jay WhiteheadMatatihi
Nigel LinehamNayland College
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NameAffiliation
Jane DewarHutt International Boys' School
Lorena StrotherFraser High School
Mark EdgecombeTawa College
Claudia Rozas GomezThe University of Auckland
Natalie FaitalaWesley College
Phobie HowarthTe Aho o te Kura Pounamu
Susy CarryerDiocesan School for Girls
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NameAffiliation
Chris EamesWaikato University
Nicola EasthopeKāpiti College
Bridget Hugh (Glasgow)Auckland Council
Eleanor RattraySt Mary's College, Auckland
Andrea SoanesWaikato University Science Hub
Bayley JohanssonPacific Advance Secondary School
Kathryn JenkinWestern Springs College
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NameAffiliation
Annabelle SinclairWellington Girls' College
Christiane LeurquinOtago University
Dr. Stefanie HossbachSt Margaret's College
Florence LyonsHillcrest High School
Tessa ClarkEpsom Girls Grammar School
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NameAffiliation
Anna NobleJohn McGlashan College
Margaret GallagherSacred Heart College, Lower Hutt
Nena RovekampIndependent
Nicole PerryUniversity of Auckland
Philippa WatsonWellington Girls' College
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NameAffiliation
Georgette ReddingOpen Polytechnic
Annelies MeadOpen Polytechnic
Maria BlancoTakapuna Grammar School
Tomas RennaWestern Heights High School
Diego NavarroTe Herenga Waka
Maria LambertoKing's College
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NameAffiliation
Carolyn HamerUpper Hutt College
Deb McMillanMt. Aspiring College
Joyce ShankarOneSchool Global, Timaru
Nicola PottsSt Patrick’s College Silverstream
Reena Soniassy-UnkovichMassey University
Carol PowerTe Puke High School
Robyn SuttonAwatapu College
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NameAffiliation
Gill HannaAvondale College
Tim RochfordTe Puni Kōkiri
Kate ThompsonMassey High School
Louise RichardsRongotai College
Mary RobinsonSt Cuthbert's College
Mike TaylorTaita College
Rebecca Sweney-McKeeCashmere High School
Sam WallaceHavelock North High School
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NameAffiliation
Jenny RobertsonIndependent
Jess LytheMt Albert Grammar School
Katrina LemonKatikati College
Leigh MorganOtahuhu College
Rachael DixonUniversity of Canterbury
Kata O'DonnellEdgewater College
Vanessa LangiMcAuley High School
Tim WeirCanterbury District Health Board
Rosanna KateneLinwood College
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NameAffiliation
Alisha TilburyRangitoto College
Bronwyn HoulistonSt Mary’s College
Craig ThornhillCanterbury Girls' High School
Graeme BallNorthcote College
Jo CameronTe Wharekura O Mauao
Kaitlin BethellOrmiston College
Karena NgataRotorua Girls’ High School
Michael BelgraveMassey University
Nicholas FitnessWoodford House
Rowan TaurimaAotea College
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NameAffiliation
Jeni LittleHobsonville Point Secondary School
Vicki ThorpeVictoria University of Wellington
Liam BoyleWellington College
Ronise LaumemeaDe La Salle College
Mark BaynesMAINZ
Henare KaaRangi Ruru College
Opeloge Ah SamKaitaia Abundant Life School
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NameAffiliation
Ceri de BooUniversity of Canterbury
Kirsten Le BonIona College
Dave BeazleyWhangarei Girls' College
Michael FlemingKaramu High School
Lauren MayOtumoetai College
Dallas MatoeHaeata Community Campus
Joyce ShankarOneschool Global Timaru
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NameAffiliation
Francis Leslie-EllisInglewood High School
Jess WilliamsGisborne Girls' High School
Sione Ma'uThe University of Auckland
Julia FugeSt Cuthbert's College
Mark HooperOtago Boys' High School
Mark SmithPalmerston North Boys' High School
Michelle TiatiaWaihanga Ara Rau
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NameAffiliation
Deborah LeiluaSt Peters' College
James HollingsMassey University
Louise RyanWestern Springs College
Marlene Te'evale-HuntTe Ao Tāwhiti
Naomi SaxtonSt Cuthbert's College
Jani WilsonMassey University
Sue HarkerFraser High School
Tom HunterKaramu High School
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NameAffiliation
Chris AdamsAuckland Grammar School
Andrea RabinPapakura High School
Martin EmoVictoria University of Wellington
Mike YoungSt Cuthbert's College
Warren MaxwellMassey University
Tia BeaufortMount Maunganui College
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NameAffiliation
Phil WashbornePapanui High School
Sarah BelcherWestlake Boys
Daniel RiggsHorowhenua College
Sophie HoskinsTarawera High School
Sam RussekNelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Kramer RonakiOnewhero Area School
Maika HemaraMt Albert Grammar School
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NameAffiliation
Henry Fesulua'iMaori and Pacific Studies, University of Auckland
Rasela LefaeleTangaroa College
Sia BatchelorTe Kura Pounamu Canterbury
Siliva GaugataoTui Tuia, University of Auckland
Tauanu'u Perenise TapuMcAuley High School
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NameAffiliation
Elaine LametaDepartment of Education, Tokelau
John PedroIndependent
Juliet  KennedyPorirua College
Maliana LukaPrincipal Matiti School Nukunonu, Tokelau
Moevao AletaIndependent
Saili PateaPorirua College
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NameAffiliation
Fane Ketu'uJames Cook High School
Lata LangiSouthern Cross Campus
Leiola FinauMcAuley High School
Melenaite TaumoefolauThe University of Auckland
Tina 'OtunukuOtahuhu College
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NameAffiliation
Aketuke UnukaTereora College, Rarotonga
Juliet KennedyPorirua College
Teokotai TaraiTokoroa High School
Sally Akevai NicholasMassey University, University of the South Pacific
Tuaine RobatiWhitireia
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NameAffiliation
Carol EdwardsIndependent
Ioane Fa'avaeManukau Institute of Technology
Meleua IkiuaAlfriston College
Rosa KalauniPapatoetoe High School
Sifa (Tifaole) IoaneNiue Language Commission
Bonnie (Nafine) MautamaNiue High School
Showena Lolohea Tanaki-AueNiue High School
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NameAffiliation
Dr. David Fa'avaeUniversity of Auckland
Dr. Emalani CaseUniversity of Auckland
Jacqueline PassiWaitakere College
Karina NafataliUniversity of Otago
Dr. Tanya SamuUniversity of Auckland
Temu PaseseManurewa High School
Teokotai TaraiTokoroa High School
Tim LalahiMiddleton Grange School
Tony PatoloUniversity of Auckland
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NameAffiliation
Donna Tupaea-PeteroAlfriston College
Elenoa TelefoniTamaki College
Fiona JackElam School of Fine Arts
Blair KennedyKing's High School
Nikki CorbishleyWellington College
James SutherlandSt Hilda's Collegiate
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NameAffiliation
Adrian CartwrightHutt Valley High School
Ashleigh ZimmermanWhangarei Girls' High
Bridget BlairCashmere High School
Jamieson HudsonHamilton Boys' High
Edith AmituanaiIndependent
Kirsty GrieveNew Plymouth Girls' High
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NameAffiliation
Anna-Marie KeighleyRototuna Senior High School
Jeremy HapetaOtago University
Graham LoweRangitoto College
Kylie ThompsonUniversity of Waikato
Michelle OgilvieDiocesan School for Girls
Sam ForwardDarfield High School
Daniel TawhaiManukura School
Jenna ReiriJames Cook High School
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NameAffiliation
Alvin ChandJames Cook High School
David HousdenSt Bernard’s College
David ThrasherSt Cuthbert's College
Hilary TakarangiSpotswood College
Louise GrayMt Albert Grammar School
Marcus WilsonThe University of Waikato
Mary RabbidgeOtago Boys' High School
Rose Hughes-CurrieWestern Springs College
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NameAffiliation
Harold RussPakuranga College
Deon WesselsOtumoetai College
Craig JefferiesMt Aspiring College
Wendy SlatterIndependent
Craig YearburyLynfield College
Pritika ChandOrmiston College
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NameAffiliation
Colin MacLeodCatholic Institute of New Zealand
Lisa JenkinsBaradene College of the Sacred Heart
Paul MorrisTe Herenga Waka
Fawziyyah RafiqZayed College
Tom SilverwoodSacred Heart College, Napier
Marlene RansfieldHato Paora School
John ChoteSacred Heart College, Lower Hutt
Reverend Te Hira PaengaSt John's Theological College
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NameAffiliation
Angela MaisiriSouthern Cross Campus
Anita SherwinKamo High School
Bronwyn WoodTe Herenga Waka
Desiree HughesFraser High School
Georgia StuchburyRangitoto College
Maria PerreauIndependent
Meredith RaukuraMacleans College
Simon BakerJohn Paul College
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NameAffiliation
Anna FergussonUniversity of Auckland
Hanna ReidSt Peter's School, Cambridge
Jess WilliamsGisborne Girls' High School
Jim DavisWestlake Boys' High School
Valerie Caffrey TangimatuaTereora College, Rarotonga
Liz SneddonSaint Kentigern College
Pip ArnoldKarekare
Sharleen ForbesStatistics New Zealand
Steve KiesanowskiKings' College
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NameAffiliation
Julie McDougallMacleans College
Megan WillisOnslow College
Callum GreenBurnside High School
Megan RobertsAuckland University of Technology
Jezza WilliamsMakingTrax Foundation
Karena NgataRotorua Girls High School
Pam JonesTauranga Girls' College
Rerekura TeaurereAuckland University of Technology
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NameAffiliation
Kate RiversRangi Ruru School for Girls
Sheyne TufferyIndependent
Susie GilroySouthern Cross Campus
Sam EngLincoln High School
Jonathan OtleyOtago Girls’ High School
Joshua HutaeFlaxmere High School
Jay MasonOtahuhu College
Tanu AumuaManukura School