Phase 5 Science Curriculum: Draft Released for Years 11-13

The Ministry of Education has released Phase 5 (Years 11-13) of the draft Science Curriculum for consultation.

Bay Science will also be submitting feedback as a science educators association.

For kaiako, the consultation process is an important step in ensuring that curriculum materials are fit for purpose.

• See the draft Phase 5 Science materials on Tāhūrangi here.
  

• Consultation for Science closes 11:59 pm 15 June 2026.
  

• Original post here: https://tahurangi.education.govt.nz/Phase-5-consultation-group-1

Contribute to Bay Science's Feedback on the Phase 5 Science Curriculum

In addition to encouraging individual feedback via the links above, Bay Science intends to participate in the consultation process as a science educators association.

To ensure that our feedback also reflects your experiences as an educator, we have organised:

• a survey to collect initial impressions and broad commentary.
  

• a Working Group Hui to sift through the drafts
  

• a remote option to provide highly specific feedback for those who are unable to make a face-to-face hui. Please get in touch: info@bayscience.nz

While we have not yet confirmed the format of our Phase 5 feedback, you can see an exemplar of our Years 0-10 submission here.