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Top Art 2026
Check out some amazing student artwork online and find the schedule for this year's Top Art exhibition
Top Art
Resources for parents and whānau
Explore short articles and learn more about a range of topics, including NCEA
Whānau resources
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
20 Aug 2026
NZQA Acting Chief Executive appointed
Christian Hawkesby has been appointed as acting Chief Executive of NZQA.
18 Aug 2026
NZQA Chief Executive
NZQA Chief Executive, Dr Grant Klinkum, has stepped down due to ill health.
10 Aug 2026
Consultation opens on describing tertiary education provider quality
NZQA has begun consultation on how the quality of tertiary education providers could be described, summarised and communicated as part of the iQAF.
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