Moving towards digital assessments
We’ve been giving students a chance to do some of their NCEA exams online since 2015. Students tell us that they prefer it.
NZQA will keep working with schools and students to make sure technology delivers a good user experience for a subject before it's offered as a digital assessment that counts towards NCEA.
A digital-first approach means external assessments can be modified. This leads to an enhanced student experience and more equitable access.
Most new and revised achievement standards are digital, and digital assessments will eventually account for most externally assessed standards.
As these new standards are rolled out, digital assessment will become the norm for most students.
Which subjects have digital assessments?
You can see which subjects offer digital submissions or end-of-year digital examinations in the exam timetable.
National secondary examination timetable
Literacy and Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau assessments are also digital.
On this page
Our digital assessment vision and research
Digital assessment vision: A design principles approach
Learn more about NZQA's vision for digital assessment and the principles behind it
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Research, innovation and enhancements
What we're doing to meet the increase in digitally enabled teaching and learning
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Evaluating digital external assessment
How we evaluated digital assessment and findings from our trials and pilots
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