Assessment Standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3

Assessment Standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3

Vocational Pathways assessment standards for the 2026 academic year. Match recommended and sector-related assessment standards by choosing level, industry pathway and standards type.

Found 352 matching standards

Standard

Description

Credits

  1. 90825

    Analyse a religious tradition(s) in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  2. 90826

    Analyse the response of a religious tradition to a contemporary ethical issue

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  3. 90827

    Analyse the key beliefs of a religious tradition and a secular world view in relation to ultimate questions

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  4. 90828

    Evaluate a personal action that contributes towards a sustainable future

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  5. 90831

    Analyse the impact that policies have on a sustainable future

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  6. 90832

    Develop a strategy for an organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  7. 91379

    Demonstrate understanding of how internal factors interact within a business that operates in a global context

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  8. 91380

    Demonstrate understanding of strategic response to external factors by a business that operates in a global context

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  9. 91381

    Apply business knowledge to address a complex problem(s) in a given global business context

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  10. 91382

    Develop a marketing plan for a new or existing product

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  11. 91383

    Analyse a human resource issue affecting businesses

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  12. 91384

    Carry out, with consultation, an innovative and sustainable business activity

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    9

  13. 91385

    Investigate the exporting potential of a New Zealand business in a market, with consultation

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  14. 91387

    Carry out an investigation in chemistry involving quantitative analysis

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  15. 91388

    Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  16. 91389

    Demonstrate understanding of chemical processes in the world around us

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  17. 91390

    Demonstrate understanding of thermochemical principles and the properties of particles and substances

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    5

  18. 91391

    Demonstrate understanding of the properties of organic compounds

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    5

  19. 91392

    Demonstrate understanding of equilibrium principles in aqueous systems

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    5

  20. 91393

    Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction processes

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  21. 91394

    Analyse ideas and values of the classical world

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  22. 91395

    Analyse the significance of a work(s) of art in the classical world

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  23. 91396

    Analyse the impact of a significant historical figure on the classical world

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  24. 91397

    Demonstrate understanding of significant ideology(ies) in the classical world

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  25. 91398

    Demonstrate understanding of the lasting influences of the classical world on other cultures across time

    Level 3 - Social Sciences

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  26. 91399

    Demonstrate understanding of the efficiency of market equilibrium

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended

    4

  27. 91400

    Demonstrate understanding of the efficiency of different market structures using marginal analysis

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  28. 91401

    Demonstrate understanding of micro-economic concepts

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended

    5

  29. 91402

    Demonstrate understanding of government interventions where the market fails to deliver efficient or equitable outcomes

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Primary Industries Recommended

    5

  30. 91403

    Demonstrate understanding of macro-economic influences on the New Zealand economy

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    6

  31. 91404

    Demonstrate understanding of accounting concepts for a New Zealand reporting entity

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  32. 91405

    Demonstrate understanding of accounting for partnerships

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  33. 91406

    Demonstrate understanding of company financial statement preparation

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    Services Industries Recommended

    5

  34. 91407

    Prepare a report for an external user that interprets the annual report of a New Zealand reporting entity

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    5

  35. 91408

    Demonstrate understanding of management accounting to inform decision-making

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  36. 91409

    Demonstrate understanding of a job cost subsystem for an entity

    Level 3 - Mathematics

    Services Industries Recommended

    4

  37. 91410

    Carry out an independent practical Earth and Space Science investigation

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended

    4

  38. 91411

    Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  39. 91412

    Investigate the evidence related to dating geological event(s)

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  40. 91413

    Demonstrate understanding of processes in the ocean system

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  41. 91414

    Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  42. 91415

    Investigate an aspect of astronomy

    Level 3 - Science –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  43. 91416

    Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist

    Level 3 - The Arts

    Creative Industries Recommended

    8

  44. 91417

    Perform a programme of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  45. 91418

    Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  46. 91419

    Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    8

  47. 91420

    Integrate aural skills into written representation

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  48. 91421

    Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  49. 91422

    Analyse a substantial music work

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  50. 91423

    Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

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