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. 91474

    Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading, supported by evidence

    Level 3 - English

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

    4

  2. 91475

    Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas

    Level 3 - English

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

    6

  3. 91476

    Create and deliver a fluent and coherent oral text which develops, sustains, and structures ideas

    Level 3 - English

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

    3

  4. 91477

    Create a fluent and coherent visual text which develops, sustains, and structures ideas using verbal and visual features

    Level 3 - English –

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

    3

  5. 91478

    Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence

    Level 3 - English

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

    4

  6. 91479

    Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts

    Level 3 - English

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

    4

  7. 91480

    Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence

    Level 3 - English

    Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  8. 91482

    Demonstrate understanding of style in art works

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  9. 91483

    Examine how meanings are communicated through art works

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  10. 91484

    Examine the relationship(s) between art and context

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  11. 91485

    Examine the impact of media and processes on art works

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  12. 91486

    Construct an argument based on interpretation of research in art history

    Level 3 - The Arts

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  13. 91487

    Examine the different values placed on art works

    Level 3 - The Arts

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  14. 91488

    Examine the relationship(s) between a theory and art works

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  15. 91489

    Analyse texts about art

    Level 3 - The Arts

    4

  16. 91490

    Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media industry

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  17. 91491

    Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a media text through different readings

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  18. 91492

    Demonstrate understanding of the media representation of an aspect of New Zealand culture or society

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  19. 91493

    Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  20. 91494

    Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  21. 91495

    Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  22. 91496

    Demonstrate understanding of a significant development in the media

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  23. 91497

    Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  24. 91498

    Evaluate physical activity experiences to devise strategies for lifelong well-being

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  25. 91499

    Analyse a physical skill performed by self or others

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  26. 91500

    Evaluate the effectiveness of a performance improvement programme

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  27. 91501

    Demonstrate quality performance of a physical activity in an applied setting

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  28. 91502

    Examine a current physical activity event, trend, or issue and its impact on New Zealand society

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  29. 91503

    Evaluate the use of health promotion to influence participation in physical activity

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  30. 91504

    Analyse issues in safety management for outdoor activity to devise safety management strategies

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

  31. 91505

    Examine contemporary leadership principles applied in physical activity contexts

    Level 3 - Health and Physical Education –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  32. 91506

    Translate authentic Latin text into English demonstrating understanding

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    6

  33. 91507

    Analyse authentic Latin text demonstrating understanding

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    5

  34. 91508

    Analyse studied Latin literary text(s)

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    6

  35. 91509

    Analyse a Roman viewpoint

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    4

  36. 91510

    Analyse the influence of Latin text(s) on subsequent culture(s)

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    3

  37. 91511

    Write complex Latin sentences that demonstrate understanding of Latin

    Level 3 - Language & Languages - Other languages

    3

  38. 91512

    Interpret scripted text to integrate drama techniques in performance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  39. 91513

    Devise and perform a drama to realise a concept

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  40. 91514

    Interpret a text from a prescribed playwright to demonstrate knowledge of a theatre form or period

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  41. 91515

    Select and use complex performance skills associated with a drama form or period

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  42. 91516

    Demonstrate understanding of the work of a drama or theatre theorist or practitioner

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  43. 91517

    Perform a substantial acting role in a significant production

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  44. 91518

    Demonstrate understanding of live drama performance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  45. 91519

    Script a drama suitable for live performance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  46. 91520

    Direct a drama performance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  47. 91521

    Carry out a practical investigation to test a physics theory relating two variables in a non-linear relationship

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    4

  48. 91522

    Demonstrate understanding of the application of physics to a selected context

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    3

  49. 91523

    Demonstrate understanding of wave systems

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    4

  50. 91524

    Demonstrate understanding of mechanical systems

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    6

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