News

Read our latest news

Latest news

News type
Curriculum
Learning area
Date

Search results

Student attainment 2
10 Feb 2026
Results for 2025 New Zealand Scholarship released

NZQA has released the results of the 2025 New Zealand Scholarship examinations.

Student is listening to a teacher talk in an academy
5 Feb 2026
Insights on supporting Māori and Pacific tertiary success

A new Insights paper released today by NZQA examines teaching practices that help Māori and Pacific learners succeed in tertiary education.

Microcredentials construction worker
26 Jan 2026
Updated: New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

We have been notified that the New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (NZSATCM) is closing.

WaiCol 22
16 Jan 2026
Provisional NCEA attainment data from 2025

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has released provisional NCEA attainment data from 2025.

Lightbulb with a brain in it
15 Jan 2026
New tertiary quality assurance framework goes live

Following consultation through 2025 and the approval of the updated NZQA Rules, NZQA’s new integrated Quality Assurance Framework (iQAF) is now live.

International teacher on phone in front of laptop
15 Jan 2026
Updated NZQA Fees

NZQA’s revised fees schedule came into effect on 1 January 2026. Please ensure you review the updated fees structure.

Checklist of rules on a clipboard
15 Jan 2026
Changes to NZQA Rules

NZQA has updated a series of Rules to align with the new integrated Quality Assurance Framework and the changes to vocational education and training.

High school student looking at her laptop in a library
14 Jan 2026
Students access 2025 NCEA results

By 4.30pm today, more than 83,000 students had logged in to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website to view their 2025 NCEA results.

Two students smile at phone
14 Jan 2026
NCEA results released

Around 158,000 students can now access their 2025 NCEA results via the NZQA website.

Three students sit on steps and smile at phone
13 Jan 2026
NCEA results available tomorrow

Around 158,000 students across New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue will be able to view their 2025 NCEA results from tomorrow.

Karen Poutasi 8138
3 Jan 2026
Acknowledging Dame Karen Poutasi

It is with great respect and sorrow that the NZQA whānau acknowledges the passing of Dame Karen Poutasi.

Five high school students walk towards the camera
28 Nov 2025
NCEA and NZ Scholarship exams end for 2025

NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship exams for 2025 have come to an end this morning.

What's new on the website, and recent media releases.