Technology and Digital Technology - A2025/13

2025 NZ Scholarship Technology assessment (93601)

As per the Assessment Specifications, submissions for NZ Scholarship Technology (93601) are due by 29 October 2025.

Submissions should include:

• a pdf document:
  • maximum 54 single sided A4 pages
  • 12pt Arial, or similar typeface
  • 2.5cm margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right)
• supporting evidence, if required:
  • one digital file, e.g. .mp3 / .mp4.

For further information, click on the link below:

Assessment Specifications Scholarship Technology  [PDF, 141 KB]

Level 2 (91898), Level 3 (91908) and NZ Scholarship Digital Technologies (93604) assessments

This is a reminder of a change for 2025. As per the Assessment Specifications and Examination timetable 2025, these standards will be administered on the digital assessment platform as end-of-year examinations.

• Buffer paper copies of the assessment are not provided.
• PDF copies are made available 75 minutes before the examination for schools to print, if a student requires a paper copy.

To prepare for digital assessments or troubleshoot common issues, refer to the Digital external assessment guidance on NZQA’s website (link provided below). 

For further information, click on these links:

Assessment Specifications Level 2 Digital Technologies (external link) 

Assessment Specifications Level 3 Digital Technologies (external link)

Assessment Specifications Scholarship Digital Technologies [PDF, 144 KB] 

National secondary examinations timetable

Digital external assessment