Reviewed Achievement Standards and assessment materials published for 2026
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Update 11/02/26: For your convenience, Bay Science has collated all the new 2026 material below.
Level 1 AgHort, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Physics
While draft files were previously made available in 2025, these have now been removed and integrated into the NCEA website. We've extracted a summary of what has changed for all the Level 1 sciences.
Science (source)
Conditions of Assessment across all internal Standards updated to provide clearer guidance around authenticity.
Changes made to 1.4 Unpacking for clarity and consistency to strengthen interpretation of the Achievement Standard.
PDF files of Reviewed Materials for 2026 removed.
Chemistry and Biology (source)
Conditions of Assessment across all internal Standards updated to provide clearer guidance around authenticity.
PDF files of Reviewed Materials for 2026 removed.
Changes made to 1.4 Unpacking for clarity and consistency to strengthen interpretation of the Achievement Standard.
Physics, Earth and Space Science (source)
Conditions of Assessment across all internal Standards updated to provide clearer guidance around authenticity.
Changes made to 1.1 Unpacking to strengthen understanding of ‘science ideas’ as pertinent to this Achievement Standard.
Change made to 1.2 Unpacking to clarify the role of the assessor in providing guidance during the assessment.
Changes made to 1.2 Conditions of Assessment to clarify the intent of the assessment and the role of the assessor in providing guidance during the assessment.
PDF files of Reviewed Materials for 2026 removed.
AgHort (source)
Conditions of Assessment across all internal Standards updated to provide clearer guidance around authenticity.
PDF files of Reviewed Materials for 2026 removed.
Level 2, 3 & Scholarship Biology
Level 2, 3 & Scholarship Chemistry
Level 2, 3 & Scholarship Earth and Space Science
Level 2, 3 & Scholarship Physics
Level 2, 3 & Scholarship AgHort
The following is an email which was sent too all subject associations on 22/01/26. |
Reviewed NZC & TMoA Achievement Standards and assessment materials published for 2026
Kia ora koutou,
Updates to a number of New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) Achievement Standards and supporting assessment materials for use in 2026 have now been published. These updates are part of the annual NCEA Review and Maintenance Programme (RAMP) and apply across multiple subjects at Levels 1–3, including one(s) relevant to your association.
Teachers and NCEA providers will be required to use the updated versions of these standards and materials for assessment in 2026. Most changes are minor and focus on improving clarity and interpretation, and
Conditions of Assessment for all internal standards have been updated.
Full details, including links to the updated materials now available on the NCEA Education website and TKI, can be found here.
Ngā mihi,
The NCEA Review Team
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