NCEA Level 1 (usually Year 11)
The revised Level 1 standards, plus the literacy and numeracy co-requisites.
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science4 standards
- Chemistry and Biology4 standards
- Chinese (Mandarin)4 standards
- Commerce4 standards
- Dance4 standards
- Design and Visual Communication4 standards
- Digital Technologies4 standards
- Drama4 standards
- English4 standards
- French4 standards
- Geography4 standards
- Health Studies4 standards
- History4 standards
- Japanese4 standards
- Literacy and Numeracy3 standards
- Materials and Processing Technology4 standards
- Mathematics and Statistics4 standards
- Music4 standards
- Pāngarau4 standards
- Physical Education4 standards
- Physics, Earth and Space Science4 standards
- Science4 standards
- Spanish4 standards
- Te Ao Haka4 standards
- Te Reo Māori4 standards
- Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau3 standards
- Te Reo Rangatira4 standards
- Visual Arts4 standards
NCEA Level 2 (usually Year 12)
The commonly offered Level 2 standards in each subject.
- Accounting7 standards
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science10 standards
- Biology8 standards
- Business Studies6 standards
- Chemistry7 standards
- Chinese (Mandarin)5 standards
- Classical Studies5 standards
- Construction and Mechanical Technologies7 standards
- Dance8 standards
- Design and Visual Communication7 standards
- Digital Technologies10 standards
- Drama9 standards
- Earth and Space Science7 standards
- Economics7 standards
- English10 standards
- French5 standards
- Geography8 standards
- Health Education5 standards
- History6 standards
- Home Economics6 standards
- Japanese5 standards
- Mathematics and Statistics12 standards
- Media Studies8 standards
- Music9 standards
- Physical Education10 standards
- Physics6 standards
- Processing Technologies3 standards
- Spanish5 standards
- Te Reo Māori5 standards
- Te Reo Rangatira12 standards
- Technology10 standards
- Visual Arts10 standards
NCEA Level 3 (usually Year 13)
The commonly offered Level 3 standards in each subject.
- Accounting6 standards
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science5 standards
- Biology7 standards
- Business Studies7 standards
- Chemistry7 standards
- Chinese (Mandarin)5 standards
- Classical Studies5 standards
- Construction and Mechanical Technologies7 standards
- Dance8 standards
- Design and Visual Communication5 standards
- Digital Technologies10 standards
- Drama9 standards
- Earth and Space Science6 standards
- Economics5 standards
- English9 standards
- French5 standards
- Geography8 standards
- Health Education5 standards
- History6 standards
- Home Economics6 standards
- Japanese5 standards
- Mathematics and Statistics13 standards
- Media Studies8 standards
- Music11 standards
- Physical Education9 standards
- Physics7 standards
- Processing Technologies2 standards
- Spanish5 standards
- Te Reo Māori5 standards
- Te Reo Rangatira9 standards
- Technology10 standards
- Visual Arts10 standards
Standard titles, levels and credits are from NZQA, checked in October 2026. Always confirm the current version, assessment specifications and resources on the NZQA website before you assess.