This page contains NCEA and NZ Scholarship assessment specifications for the 2027 academic year.
These assessment specifications may change. Make sure you download the latest version before you plan any courses or assessments.
This year's assessment specifications are available on each subject page:
2027 Assessment specifications by subject and level
Accounting
Level 2 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 226 KB] [PDF, 226 KB]
Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Level 1 [PDF, 61 KB] [PDF, 61 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 57 KB] [PDF, 57 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 208 KB] [PDF, 208 KB]
Art History
Level 2 [PDF, 276 KB] [PDF, 276 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 318 KB] [PDF, 318 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 191 KB] [PDF, 191 KB]
Biology
Level 2 [PDF, 232 KB] [PDF, 232 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 233 KB] [PDF, 233 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 206 KB] [PDF, 206 KB]
Business Studies
Level 2 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 235 KB] [PDF, 235 KB]
Calculus
Level 3 [PDF, 261 KB] [PDF, 261 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 198 KB] [PDF, 198 KB]
Chemistry
Level 2 [PDF, 241 KB] [PDF, 241 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 248 KB] [PDF, 248 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 200 KB] [PDF, 200 KB]
Chemistry and Biology
Level 1 [PDF, 234 KB] [PDF, 234 KB]
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level 1 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Classical Studies
Level 2 [PDF, 74 KB] [PDF, 74 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 76 KB] [PDF, 76 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 219 KB] [PDF, 219 KB]
Cook Islands M膩ori
Level 2 [PDF, 247 KB] [PDF, 247 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 251 KB] [PDF, 251 KB]
Commerce
Level 1 [PDF, 225 KB] [PDF, 225 KB]
Dance
Level 1 [PDF, 237 KB] [PDF, 237 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 255 KB] [PDF, 255 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 254 KB] [PDF, 254 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 207 KB] [PDF, 207 KB]
Design and Visual Communication
Level 1 [PDF, 257 KB] [PDF, 257 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 263 KB] [PDF, 263 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 254 KB] [PDF, 254 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 216 KB] [PDF, 216 KB]
Digital Technologies
Level 1 [PDF, 223 KB] [PDF, 223 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 251 KB] [PDF, 251 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 250 KB] [PDF, 250 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 204 KB] [PDF, 204 KB]
Drama
Level 1 [PDF, 308 KB] [PDF, 308 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 236 KB] [PDF, 236 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 297 KB] [PDF, 297 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 261 KB] [PDF, 261 KB]
Earth and Space Science
Level 2 [PDF, 70 KB] [PDF, 70 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 63 KB] [PDF, 63 KB]
Economics
Level 2 [PDF, 221 KB] [PDF, 221 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 226 KB] [PDF, 226 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 201 KB] [PDF, 201 KB]
Education for Sustainability
Level 2 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 240 KB] [PDF, 240 KB]
English
Level 1 [PDF, 64 KB] [PDF, 64 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 77 KB] [PDF, 77 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 63 KB] [PDF, 63 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 55 KB] [PDF, 55 KB]
French
Level 1 [PDF, 215 KB] [PDF, 215 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Gagana S膩moa
Level 1 [PDF, 244 KB] [PDF, 244 KB]
Gagana Tokelau
Level 1 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
Geography
Level 1 [PDF, 215 KB] [PDF, 215 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 200 KB] [PDF, 200 KB]
German
Level 1 [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 225 KB] [PDF, 225 KB]
Hauora
92058 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 775 KB]
Hangarau
92055 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 254 KB]
Health
Level 2 [PDF, 223 KB] [PDF, 223 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Health Studies
Level 1 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
History
Level 1 [PDF, 233 KB] [PDF, 233 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 239 KB] [PDF, 239 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 239 KB] [PDF, 239 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 221 KB] [PDF, 221 KB]
Home Economics
Level 2 [PDF, 238 KB] [PDF, 238 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Japanese
Level 1 [PDF, 226 KB] [PDF, 226 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 227 KB] [PDF, 227 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 220 KB] [PDF, 220 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Korean
Level 1 [PDF, 226 KB] [PDF, 226 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 232 KB] [PDF, 232 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 234 KB] [PDF, 234 KB]
Latin
Level 2 [PDF, 234 KB] [PDF, 234 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 251 KB] [PDF, 251 KB]
Lea Faka-Tonga
Level 1 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 231 KB] [PDF, 231 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 235 KB] [PDF, 235 KB]
Literacy and Numeracy
Literacy Writing [PDF, 244 KB]
Literacy Reading [PDF, 244 KB]
Numeracy [PDF, 239 KB] [PDF, 239 KB]
Materials and Processing Technology
Level 1 [PDF, 251 KB] [PDF, 251 KB]
Mathematics and Statistics
Level 1 [PDF, 239 KB] [PDF, 239 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 236 KB] [PDF, 236 KB]
Media Studies
Level 2 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 202 KB] [PDF, 202 KB]
Music
Level 1 [PDF, 300 KB] [PDF, 300 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 237 KB] [PDF, 237 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 251 KB] [PDF, 251 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 277 KB] [PDF, 277 KB]
New Zealand Sign Language
Level 1 [PDF, 229 KB] [PDF, 229 KB]
Ng膩 Mahi a te R膿hia
92064 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 733 KB]
Pangarau
92067 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 438 KB]
92068 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 417 KB]
Physical Education
Level 1 [PDF, 280 KB] [PDF, 280 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
Physics
Level 2 [PDF, 227 KB] [PDF, 227 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 228 KB] [PDF, 228 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 216 KB] [PDF, 216 KB]
Physics, Earth and Space Science
Level 1 [PDF, 222 KB] [PDF, 222 KB]
Psychology
Level 3 [PDF, 62 KB] [PDF, 62 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 211 KB] [PDF, 211 KB]
Putaiao
92071 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 478 KB]
Religious Studies
Level 1 [PDF, 227 KB] [PDF, 227 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 188 KB] [PDF, 188 KB]
Samoan
Level 2 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 244 KB] [PDF, 244 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 234 KB] [PDF, 234 KB]
Science
Level 1 [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Social Studies
Level 1 [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 238 KB] [PDF, 238 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 232 KB] [PDF, 232 KB]
Spanish
Level 1 [PDF, 64 KB] [PDF, 64 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 230 KB] [PDF, 230 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 224 KB] [PDF, 224 KB]
Statistics
Level 3 [PDF, 257 KB] [PDF, 257 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 191 KB] [PDF, 191 KB]
Te Ao Haka
Kaupae 1
91979 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 238 KB]
Kaupae 2
91982 - TAP膩 [PDF, 146 KB] [PDF, 146 KB]
91983 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 241 KB] [PDF, 241 KB]
Kaupae 3
91986 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 169 KB] [PDF, 169 KB]
91987 - TAP膩 [PDF, 170 KB] [PDF, 170 KB]
Te Hiranga
93700 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 265 KB] [PDF, 265 KB]
Technology
Level 2 [PDF, 234 KB] [PDF, 234 KB]
Level 3 [PDF, 233 KB] [PDF, 233 KB]
NZ Scholarship [PDF, 218 KB] [PDF, 218 KB]
Te Reo M膩ori
Kaupae 1
Kaupae 2
91286 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 334 KB]
91297 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 352 KB]
Kaupae 3
91652 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 623 KB]
91653 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 409 KB]
Te Hiranga
93003 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 421 KB]
Te Reo M膩ori K奴ki 驶膧irani
Level 1 [PDF, 219 KB] [PDF, 219 KB]
Te Reo Matatini me te Pangarau
Pangarau
32412 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 411 KB]
Te Reo Matatini
32415 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 178 KB]
Te Reo Rangatira
Kaupae 1
92076 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 174 KB]
Kaupae 2
91777 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 130 KB]
91779 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 123 KB]
91780 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 128 KB]
Kaupae 3
91804 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 131 KB]
91806 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 127 KB]
91808 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 131 KB]
Te Hiranga
93009 - Whakam膩tautau [PDF, 150 KB]
Tikanga 膩-Iwi
92080 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 168 KB]
92081 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 153 KB]
Toi Ataata
Toi Puoro
92091 - Kete Manarua [PDF, 774 KB]
Vagahau Niue
Level 1 [PDF, 227 KB] [PDF, 227 KB]
Visual Arts
Level 1 [PDF, 282 KB] [PDF, 282 KB]
Level 2 [PDF, 263 KB] [PDF, 263 KB]