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Revised Achievement Standards and supporting materials for assessment in 2025

A number of Achievement Standards and supporting materials have been updated for 2025 following the annual review and maintenance of NCEA.
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A number of Achievement Standards and supporting materials have been updated for 2025 following the annual review and maintenance programme of the New Zealand Curriculum NCEA subjects across all three levels.

Most of the updates are very minor and have been made to improve clarity and interpretation. Some are due to the removal of submitted reports as a method of external assessment in NCEA Level 1 from 2025. 

All affected Achievement Standards and supporting materials are now available for planning purposes on the NCEA Education website. Draft External Assessment Specifications for 2025 for those subjects with an external assessment method change are available on the NZQA website.

2025 NCEA and NZ Scholarship assessment specifications - NZQA

  • Level 1 – Updated Ministry of Education materials are available on each subject page’s Learning tab as PDFs.
  • Levels 2 and 3 – The updates are available as PDFs, organised by subject, on the NCEA Education website: Reviewed NZC Achievement Standards and assessment materials for use in 2025
  • A full list of changes for all levels and subjects can also be accessed from the “Recently Live” section on the NCEA Education website’s homepage.
  • A video giving an overview of the review and maintenance programme is available on the NCEA Education website
     

Teachers and other NCEA providers must ensure that the revised standards and supporting materials are used for assessment in 2025.

A number of Achievement Standards and supporting materials have been updated for 2025 following the annual review and maintenance programme of the New Zealand Curriculum NCEA subjects across all three levels.

Most of the updates are very minor and have been made to improve clarity and interpretation. Some are due to the removal of submitted reports as a method of external assessment in NCEA Level 1 from 2025. 

All affected Achievement Standards and supporting materials are now available for planning purposes on the NCEA Education website. Draft External Assessment Specifications for 2025 for those subjects with an external assessment method change are available on the NZQA website.

2025 NCEA and NZ Scholarship assessment specifications - NZQA

  • Level 1 – Updated Ministry of Education materials are available on each subject page’s Learning tab as PDFs.
  • Levels 2 and 3 – The updates are available as PDFs, organised by subject, on the NCEA Education website: Reviewed NZC Achievement Standards and assessment materials for use in 2025
  • A full list of changes for all levels and subjects can also be accessed from the “Recently Live” section on the NCEA Education website’s homepage.
  • A video giving an overview of the review and maintenance programme is available on the NCEA Education website
     

Teachers and other NCEA providers must ensure that the revised standards and supporting materials are used for assessment in 2025.

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  • Title: NZC NCEA Review and Maintenance Programme: 2025 updates
  • Description: This video explains the review and maintenance process for NCEA, its purpose, and where the updated materials for 2025 can be found.
  • Video Duration: 5 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/https://vimeo.com/1019213426
  • Transcript: Kia ora tātou. This video will give an overview of the NCEA Review and Maintenance Programme and the updates to NCEA that will be implemented in 2025. It will cover what the Review and Maintenance Programme is

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NZC NCEA Review and Maintenance Programme: Updates for 2025

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