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 761 matching standards
Standard
Description
Credits
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31000
Read and understand basic English language written information for common everyday practical purposes
Level 1 - English Language –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended10
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31012
Participate in basic everyday spoken interactions in English language
Level 1 - English Language –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended10
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31013
Participate in simple everyday spoken interactions in English language
Level 1 - English Language –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended10
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40061
Work collaboratively and effectively in a group containing a range of people and cultures to achieve an outcome
Level 2 - Foundation Skills - Te Ara Tupu –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended10
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40122
Demonstrate basic operation of a small mobile plant
Level 2 - Civil Plant Operation –
Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related10
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6079
Build a straight brick wall with a return corner
Level 2 - Brick and Block Laying –
Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related12
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6088
Build a straight block wall with a return corner
Level 2 - Brick and Block Laying
Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related12
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22923
Demonstrate basic engineering workshop skills under close supervision
Level 1 - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended12
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40060
Apply self-management and resilience strategies to organise personal life, maintain well-being, and continue learning
Level 2 - Foundation Skills - Te Ara Tupu –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended15
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40066
Describe the strengths of own rangatiratanga and identify how these can guide own short-term goals and future pathways
Level 2 - Foundation Skills - Te Ara Tupu –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended15
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90828
Evaluate a personal action that contributes towards a sustainable future
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended6
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90831
Analyse the impact that policies have on a sustainable future
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended5
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90832
Develop a strategy for an organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended5
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91387
Carry out an investigation in chemistry involving quantitative analysis
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended4
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91388
Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91389
Demonstrate understanding of chemical processes in the world around us
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91390
Demonstrate understanding of thermochemical principles and the properties of particles and substances
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended5
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91391
Demonstrate understanding of the properties of organic compounds
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended5
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91392
Demonstrate understanding of equilibrium principles in aqueous systems
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended5
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91393
Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction processes
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91410
Carry out an independent practical Earth and Space Science investigation
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended4
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91411
Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91412
Investigate the evidence related to dating geological event(s)
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91413
Demonstrate understanding of processes in the ocean system
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91414
Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91415
Investigate an aspect of astronomy
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91429
Demonstrate understanding of a given environment(s) through selection and application of geographic concepts and skills
Level 3 - Social Sciences –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91472
Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence
Level 3 - English
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91473
Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence
Level 3 - English
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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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 Services Industries Recommended4
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91475
Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas
Level 3 - English
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended6
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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 Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended3
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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 Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended3
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91478
Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence
Level 3 - English
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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91479
Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts
Level 3 - English
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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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 Recommended4
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91522
Demonstrate understanding of the application of physics to a selected context
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91523
Demonstrate understanding of wave systems
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended4
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91524
Demonstrate understanding of mechanical systems
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended6
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91525
Demonstrate understanding of Modern Physics
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91526
Demonstrate understanding of electrical systems
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended6
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91527
Use physics knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
Level 3 - Science –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91573
Apply the geometry of conic sections in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended3
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91574
Apply linear programming methods in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91575
Apply trigonometric methods in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended4
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91576
Use critical path analysis in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended2
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91578
Apply differentiation methods in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended6
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91579
Apply integration methods in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended6
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91587
Apply systems of simultaneous equations in solving problems
Level 3 - Mathematics –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended3
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91608
Undertake brief development to address an issue within a determined context
Level 3 - Technology –
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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