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Top Scholar Awards ceremony
Watch a livestream of this year's awards from 2:30 pm on 29 April
Livestream
Top Art 2026
Check out some amazing student artwork online and find the schedule for this year's Top Art exhibition
Top Art
Watch: Māori and Pasifika Top Scholars
What it takes to achieve Scholarship at the highest level, and how you can too
Your guide to NCEA
The Guide to NCEA explains how to achieve NCEA and how you're assessed.
It also covers Literacy and Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau requirements, Scholarships, endorsements and more.
Latest News
29 Apr 2026
Celebrating 2025’s Top Scholars
The highest achieving New Zealand Scholarship students from 2025 were celebrated at Parliament this afternoon.
24 Apr 2026
Credit reporting fees for qualification completions: Charging Methodology
NZQA has published the methodology for calculating credit reporting fees for qualification completions.
21 Apr 2026
Update on the TOEFL iBT test for English proficiency
Information on how the new TOEFL internet based test format and scoring system aligns with our requirements.
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