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. 91575

    Apply trigonometric methods in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended

    4

  2. 91576

    Use critical path analysis in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

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

    2

  3. 91577

    Apply the algebra of complex numbers in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    5

  4. 91578

    Apply differentiation methods in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

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

    6

  5. 91579

    Apply integration methods in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended

    6

  6. 91580

    Investigate time series data

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  7. 91581

    Investigate bivariate measurement data

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  8. 91582

    Use statistical methods to make a formal inference

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

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

    4

  9. 91583

    Conduct an experiment to investigate a situation using experimental design principles

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  10. 91584

    Evaluate statistically based reports

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  11. 91585

    Apply probability concepts in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  12. 91586

    Apply probability distributions in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  13. 91587

    Apply systems of simultaneous equations in solving problems

    Level 3 - Mathematics –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended

    3

  14. 91588

    Produce a dance to realise a concept

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    8

  15. 91589

    Choreograph a dance to develop and resolve ideas

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  16. 91590

    Perform a solo or duet dance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  17. 91591

    Perform a group dance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  18. 91592

    Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  19. 91593

    Demonstrate understanding of dance performance practices

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  20. 91594

    Analyse a dance performance

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  21. 91595

    Demonstrate understanding of the development of dance in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    Level 3 - The Arts –

    Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  22. 91596

    Demonstrate understanding of ideological responses to an issue

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

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

    4

  23. 91597

    Conduct a critical social inquiry

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  24. 91598

    Demonstrate understanding of how ideologies shape society

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

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

    4

  25. 91599

    Examine personal involvement in a social action(s) that aims to influence policy change(s)

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  26. 91600

    Examine a campaign of social action(s) to influence policy change(s)

    Level 3 - Social Sciences –

    Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  27. 91601

    Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with guidance

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    4

  28. 91602

    Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    3

  29. 91603

    Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment

    Level 3 - Science –

    Primary Industries Recommended

    5

  30. 91604

    Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment

    Level 3 - Science –

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  31. 91605

    Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    4

  32. 91606

    Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution

    Level 3 - Science –

    Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  33. 91607

    Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications

    Level 3 - Science –

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

    3

  34. 91608

    Undertake brief development to address an issue within a determined context

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    4

  35. 91609

    Undertake project management to support technological practice

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    4

  36. 91610

    Develop a conceptual design considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    6

  37. 91611

    Develop a prototype considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    6

  38. 91612

    Demonstrate understanding of how technological modelling supports technological development and implementation

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  39. 91613

    Demonstrate understanding of material development

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    4

  40. 91614

    Demonstrate understanding of operational parameters in complex and highly complex technological systems

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  41. 91615

    Demonstrate understanding of consequences, responsibilities and challenges involved in technology

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    4

  42. 91616

    Demonstrate understanding of how the fitness for purpose of technological outcomes may be broadly interpreted

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  43. 91617

    Undertake a critique of a technological outcome's design

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    4

  44. 91618

    Undertake development and implementation of a green manufacturing process

    Level 3 - Technology –

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

    6

  45. 91619

    Demonstrate understanding of the application of a technical area to a specific field

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    4

  46. 91620

    Implement complex procedures to integrate parts using resistant materials to make a specified product

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  47. 91621

    Implement complex procedures using textile materials to make a specified product

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    6

  48. 91622

    Implement complex procedures to make a specified product using a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended

    4

  49. 91623

    Implement complex procedures to create an applied design for a specified product

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  50. 91624

    Demonstrate understanding of a structural system

    Level 3 - Technology –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    3

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