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8 Jun 2023
Insights on 2022 NCEA, UE and NZ Scholarship released

NZQA has released its Annual Report on NCEA, University Entrance and New Zealand Scholarship Data and Statistics from 2022.

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23 May 2023
New homepage for NZQA’s accessible website

NZQA has released a new more accessible and usable website homepage. It is the first full website redevelopment in over 10 years.

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19 May 2023
Development of Foundation Skills Unit standards

Expressions of interest for New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills development due to close 28 May 2023

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12 May 2023
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services review of assessment standards

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services are pleased to advise the completion of the following review of assessment standards:

2023 Top Scholar
10 May 2023
Recognising 2022’s Top Scholars

Former Auckland Grammar School student Michael Yao has received the Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence in the Top Scholar Awards.

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8 May 2023
New Zealand Scholarship Subject List Review 2023

NZQA is undertaking its regular review of the NZ Scholarship subject list.

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28 Apr 2023
NCEA and UE 2022 attainment data now available

NZQA has released finalised data from 2022, showing attainment of NCEA Levels 3 and University Entrance are similar to the 2019 pre-COVID levels.

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27 Mar 2023
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services review of assessment standards

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services are pleased to advise the completion of the following review of assessment standards:

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1 Mar 2023
Top Art exhibition launches for 2023

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) opened the 2023 Top Art exhibition on Monday evening at Massey University in Wellington.

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20 Feb 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle - Information for tertiary providers

We recognise this is a difficult time for people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, and are making contact with tertiary providers.

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9 Feb 2023
New Zealand Scholarship award winners announced

NZQA has announced the winners of 2022’s Premier Awards, Outstanding Scholar Awards and Top Subject Scholar Awards from New Zealand Scholarship.

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8 Feb 2023
Results for 2022 New Zealand Scholarship released

Results for 2022 New Zealand Scholarship released. Students can now login to the NZQA website to check their results.

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