To:
- Principal's Nominee
- Head of Technology
- All Technology Teachers
- Data Manager
NCEA Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko Common Assessment Tasks (DCAT) in 2023
This circular provides information relating to the assessment of externally assessed Digital Technologies achievement standards for 2023:
- Level 1: 91886, 91887
- Level 2: 91898, 91899
- Level 3: 91908, 91909
Dates for Digital Technologies Common Assessment Tasks
There will be two weeks for the assessment of the DCATS.
Week One
- 11-15 September
- Schools / kura will receive paper A for each of the 6 standards, Levels 1 - 3
Week Two
- 16-20 October
- Schools / kura will receive paper B for each of the 6 standards, Levels 1 - 3
Process for selecting the day your school/kura will assess the DCAT
What you need to do:
- Nominate the day you will hold the DCAT using the Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) Date Nominations section through the Key Indicators in your NZQA Schools’ Provider Login.
- Complete the nomination before 1 August 2023.
- Submit a datafile with your DCAT entries by 1 August 2023.
Accessing assessment materials
Once you confirm your nominated assessment date, NZQA will send further instructions on how to download, test and copy files.
You will have access to the assessment materials three working days before the assessment date you nominate.
The Principal’s Nominee is responsible for:
- downloading the DCAT file(s) provided by NZQA via a secure link
- testing the files prior to each session, and
- distributing the files as required.
If issues occur during the downloading or testing stage, please contact desadmin@nzqa.govt.nz. (external link)
Uploading digital submissions
Information about the Digital Submission Upload will be provided in the first week of Term 3.
You will be able to upload candidate files to NZQA by dragging or dropping these into the standards page in the school’s Provider Login.
Reminders
If you do not inform NZQA of your nominated DCAT assessment date(s), or you change the date(s) after 1 August 2023, the assessment files may not be available to you.
If you need to change the assessment date after 1 August 2023, please send a request to desadmin@nzqa.govt.nz (external link).
Administrative Guidelines for Schools
You must be familiar with these guidelines to ensure the integrity of the assessment.
The Administrative Guidelines for Schools will be available in the Resources for externally assessed standards section of the NZQA Digital Technologies subject resources page in Term 3.
Enquiries
Please refer any enquiries relating to this circular to:
School Relationship Manager
School Quality Assurance and Liaison
Telephone: 04 463 3000
Email: firstname.lastname@nzqa.govt.nz