Using the new digital submissions tool

How to make and manage digital submissions in NZQA's new digital submissions tool

The information and resources on this page are for schools and students using NZQA's new digital submissions tool.

As of 2024, digitally assessed standards will be submitted using the new tool.

Find information about using the old digital submissions system

How-to resources for students

We've prepared some resources to help you make your digital submission. Watch the video or download the guide:

Digital submissions guide for students (Māori) [PDF, 947 KB]

Digital submissions guide for students (English) [PDF, 941 KB]

Video transcript

Digital Submissions makes it easy for you to submit digital files for marking.  

Start by logging in to the MyNZQA learner portal. 

Go to the NZQA website. 

Click the Login button and scroll down the page 

Under View your NCEA results and progress select Learner log in.

Type in your Email or Username, Password, and click Sign In 

Once you’re in the portal, select the Digital submissions tab in the side menu.  

Here you can see all the digitally submitted standards you have been enrolled in, the Level, Status, and the NZQA Close date. 

To upload files, check the Status is Open and click the standard. 

Here you will find information about the file types you can upload for this particular standard. Click Upload files. 

Select the files from your computer and click Open 

Click the cross to close the pop up. 

You can also drag and drop files into the list area. 

You can download and view your files at any time by clicking View/Download. 

The file will download to your computer’s downloads folder. 

If you’ve uploaded the wrong file, click Remove, and confirm by clicking Yes, I’m sure. 

When you have finished uploading all the required files, click Send for review. 

Then click Send to confirm the files are authentic and your own work, and you are ready to send them to your school for review.  

Click Back to my files. 

Notice, that you can no longer upload or remove files now that they have been sent for review.  

You will need to talk to your teacher if you need to make any changes. 

Click the Digital Submissions Home breadcrumb to return to the standards.  

You’ll notice the status is now Sent for review 

This will change to Reviewed once the teacher has checked your files.  

And then to Submitted once your school sends the files to be marked.  

Talk to your teacher if you have any problems. 

Video guide for students

Watch this short video, in English, that shows you how to make a digital submission.

Video transcript

He kupu aratohu nei mō ngā ākonga 

Mā te Kete Manarua, ka ngawari ake te tāpae i ngā kōnae matihiko ki te whai māka. 

Tīmatahia nei mā te takiuru atu i te pae MyNZQA a te ākonga. 

Haere ki te paetukutuku matua o te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. 

Pēhia te pātene Login.  

Heke iho i te whārangi.  

Kei raro i te View your NCEA results and progress, kōwhiria te Learner log in. 

Whakaurua tō īmēra, tō ingoa rorohiko rānei me tō kupu huna hoki, kātahi ka pēhi i te: Sign In. 

Takiuru tika ana koe, kōwhiria te ripa: Digital Submissions i te rārangi tono ki tahaki. 

Ki konei kitea ake ai ngā paerewa Kete Manarua kua urua atu e koe. Ka whakaatuhia mai hoki te taumata, te mana me te rā aukatinga o ngā paerewa katoa. 

Ki te tukuatu i ngā kōnae, tirohia mēnā e tohua ana te mana ki te: Open, ā, pēhia nei te paerewa. 

Mā konei, ka kitea ngā kōrero whakamārama e ai ki te momo kōnae e taea ana te tukuatu mō tēnei paerewa. Pēhia nei te: Upload files. 

Kowhiria ngā kōnae i tō rorohiko, ā, pēhia nei te: Open. 

Pēhia te ‘x’ kia kati ai i te mata iti. 

Ka taea hoki te tō me te whakataka kōnae ki roto i te wāhanga o te rārangi. 

Mā te pēhi hoki i te: View/Download e āhei ana koe ki te tikiake me te tirotiro ki ō kōnae i te wā e hiahia ana. 

Ka tikiake te kōnae ki te kōpaki tikiake a tō rorohiko. 

Ki te tukuatu koe i te kōnae hē, pēhia te: Remove, ā, pēhia hoki te: Yes, I’m sure, kia whakatau ai. 

Mutu ana te tukuatu i ō kōnae katoa, me pēhi i te: Send for review. 

Kātahi, ka pēhi i te: Send kia taunakitia te hāponotanga o āu mahi, waihoki, ka tuku ki tō kura kia arotake ai. 

Pēhia nei te: Back to my files. 

Kia maumahara, kāore e āhei ana ki te tukuatu, ki te muku rānei i ngā kōnae mēnā kua tuku kē ki te arotake. 

Me kōrero ki tō kaiako mēnā e hiahia ana koe ki te whakarerekē i ngā kōnae. 

Pēhia nei te ripa: Digital submissions | Home Breadcrumbs kia hoki atu ki ngā paerewa. 

Ka kitea e koe kua tohua tō mana ki te: Sent for review. 

Ka tohua kē ki te: Reviewed i te wā kua tirohia nei ō kōnae e te kaiako. 

Kātahi, ka tohua ki te: Submitted i te wā ka tuku tō kura i ō kōnae katoa ki te whai māka.  

Kōrero atu ki tō kaiako me he raruraru, he āwangawanga ōu. 

He kupu aratohu nei mō ngā ākonga

Watch this short video, in Māori, that shows you how to make a digital submission.

How-to resources for schools

We've prepared some resources to help you manage digital submissions. Watch the video or download the guide:

Digital submissions guide for schools and kura (Māori) [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Digital submissions guide for schools and kura (English) [PDF, 1.6 MB]

Video transcript

Digital submissions make it easy for you to manage your students’ digital assessments and submit them for marking.  

Start by logging in to the MyNZQA school portal. 

Once you are logged in, click Digital submissions from the side menu. You will see a list of subjects to choose from.  

Click on a row to select a subject 

Now you’ll see a list of standards for that subject.   

The Submissions column shows us how many students have been submitted out of the total number entered into that standard. 

Click a standard to view more detail. 

On the standard’s page you will see a list of students who are enrolled, the number of files each student has uploaded, the types of files they have uploaded, and Status. 

When the status is Open, students can upload their own files. 

Once they’ve finished, they can send their files for review. Their status will change to Ready for review and the student will no longer be able to make any changes. 

At times there may be a need for teachers to upload files for students. To do this, click on the student.  

Click Upload files. 

Select the files from your computer and click Open 

Click the cross to close the pop up. 

You can also drag and drop files into the list area. 

You can click Mark as ready for review, or if you’ve already checked the files, you can click the Update or change status dropdown, select Reviewed, and Confirm. The status is now Reviewed. 

To return to the list of students, click on the standard’s number in the breadcrumbs. 

It’s important that files are checked by a teacher before they are submitted for marking.  

Select a student whose status is Ready for review. 

Click View/Download for each file to download them to your computer. Then go to your downloads folder and find and open the files. 

If the incorrect file has been uploaded, or the file’s name includes the student’s full name, you will need to delete the file. 
Click Remove and confirm by clicking Yes, I’m sure 

If you want a student to remove their own file or upload a new file, their status needs to be changed back to Open 

Click the Update or change status dropdown, select the Open status, and confirm. Ask the student to upload the correct or renamed file. 

If you suspect the file isn’t the student’s own work, the file is still submitted, but follow the process to report a possible breach. 

From the student’s page you can also mark them as Not submitting by clicking the toggle. Click again to change it back to Submitting. 

Once you’ve checked all the files have been correctly uploaded, you can click Mark as reviewed or Submit for marking, depending on the process your school is following. We’ll select Submit for marking and click Submit to confirm. 

Notice once the status is Submitted, you can no longer change the status, upload, or remove files.  

You will need to talk to your Principal’s Nominee if you need to make any changes. 

Click the breadcrumbs to return to the standard.  

The list of students is ordered alphabetically by surname. You can click a column heading to sort by a different column or reverse the order.  

You can also search for a student by using CTRL + F (or Command/⌘ + F on a Mac) and typing the student’s name. Names that match your typing are highlighted on the page.  

From the standard you can also select multiple students to submit or mark as not submitting. 

First, we’ll select Mark students as not submitting. 

Click the tick boxes to select the students. When you’re ready, click the Mark as not submitting button, and confirm. 

Their status will now display Not submitting 

Next, we’ll select Submit students for marking. 

You can select students individually or click the top tick box to select all the students. Notice it doesn’t select students marked as Submitted or Not submitting 

We’ll just select the students with the Reviewed status, as we know their files have been checked. 

When you’re ready, click Submit students for marking, and confirm by clicking Submit. 

Talk to your Principal’s Nominee if you need to change a submitted status or make late submissions. 

Video guide for schools

Watch this short video, in English, that shows you how to manage digital submissions.

Video transcript

He kupu aratohu nei mō ngā kura 

Mā te Kete Manarua, ka ngawari ake te whakahaere i ngā aromatawai matihiko a ngā ākonga hei tāpae atu ki te māka. 

Tīmatahia nei mā te takiuru atu i te pae MyNZQA a te kura. 

Takiuru ana koe, pēhia nei te:  Digital Submissionsi te rārangi tono ki tahaki. 

Ka kitea e koe he rārangi marau hei whiriwhiri. 

Pēhia nei tētahi rārangi kia kite atu ai i tētahi marau. 

Mā konei, ka kitea hoki e koe he rārangi paerewa mō taua marau. 

Mā te tīwae Submissions ka whakaatu mai te nama o ngā ākonga kua tāpaetia nō roto mai i te nama ākonga katoa kua uru atu ki tērā paerewa. 

Pēhia nei te paerewa mō ngā kōrero taipitopito. 

Hei te whārangi paerewa, ka kitea e koe te rārangi ākonga kua uru atu, ngā kōnae o ia ākonga kua tukuatu, te momo kōnae me te mana o te kōnae.   

Hei te wā e tohua ana te mana o te kōnae ki te: Open, e āhei ana ngā ākonga ki te tukuatu kōnae. 

Mutu ana rātou, e taea ana te tuku i ā rātou kōnae hei arotake, ā, ka tohua te mana ki te Ready for review, kāore e āhei ana te ākonga ki te panoni mahi. 

I ētahi wā, me tukuatu te kaiako i ngā kōnae mō ngā ākonga. 

Ki te pēnei, me pēhi i te ākonga. 

Pēhia hoki te: Upload files. 

Kowhiria ngā kōnae i tō rorohiko, ā, pēhia nei te: Open. 

Pēhia te ‘x’ kia kati ai i te mata iti. 

Ka taea hoki te tō me te whakataka kōnae ki roto i te wāhanga o te rārangi. 

E taea ana te pēhi i te Mark as ready for review, mēnā kua tirohia ki ngā kōnae, ā, ka pēhi hoki i te takaiho Update or change status kia kōwhiri i te Reviewed, i te Confirm hoki. 

Ko te mana o te kōnae inaianei ka tohua ki te Reviewed. 

Kia hoki atu ki te rārangi ākonga, pēhia nei te nama paerewa kei te pae o runga. 

Me āta titiro te kaiako i ngā kōnae katoa i mua i te tāpaetanga ki te māka. 

Kōwhiria tētahi ākonga kua tohua tōna mana ki te, Ready for review. 

Pēhia nei te View/Download mō ia kōnae kia tikiake ki tō rorohiko. 

Kātahi, haere ki tō kōpaki tikiake ki te rapu, ki te whakatūwhera hoki i ngā kōnae. 

Mehemea kua hē te kōnae kua tukuatu, kua kitea rānei te ingoa katoa o te ākonga, me muku atu te kōnae.  

Pēhia nei te Remove, ā, pēhia hoki te: Yes, I’m sure. 

Ki te tono atu koe kia muku te ākonga i tana ake kōnae, kia tukuatu rānei he kōnae hou me whakahoki te tohu o te mana ki te Open.  

Pēhia nei te pouaka takaiho: Update or change status, kōwhiria hoki te mana: Open, pēhia te: Confirm, kātahi ka hoki atu ki ngā kōnae. 

Tonohia te ākonga kia tukuatu i te kōnae tika, kia whakaingoa anō rānei i te kōnae. 

Ki te whakapae koe kāore e hapono ana te mahi a te ākonga, me tukuatu tonu tana kōnae engari me whai hoki i ngā tukanga tika mō te tūhura hara.      

Hei te whārangi ākonga anō, ka taea te tohua ākonga ki te: Not submitting mā te pātene. 

Pēhia anō rā kia hoki ki te tohu: Submitting. 

Mutu ana tō hōmiromiro i te tika o ngā kōnae katoa kua tukuatu, pēhia te: Mark as reviewed, te: Submit for marking, rānei e hāngai tonu ana ki ngā tukanga a tō kura. 

Ka kōwhiria e mātou te Submit for marking, ā, ka whakatauhia hoki e mātou mā te pēhi i te: Submit. 

Kia maumahara, mēnā kua tohua te mana ki te Submitted, kāore e āhei ana te panoni i te tohu mana, te tukuatu, te muku rānei i ngā kōnae. 

Me kōrero ki te Tautapa Tumuaki mēnā e hiahia ana koe ki te whakarerekē i ngā kōnae. 

Kia hoki atu ki te paerewa, pēhia nei te nama kei te pae o runga. 

Kua raupapa ā-pūrārangi nei te rārangi ākonga, arā ko te ingoa whānau. Pēhia tētahi atu tīwae kia rerekē nei te raupapatanga. 

E taea ana te kimi ākonga mā te whakamahi i te CTRL + F (or Command/⌘ + F on a Mac) me te pato i te ingoa o te ākonga. Ka tirama mai ngā ingoa e hāngai ana ki ngā ingo akua patohia e koe. 

Mai i te paerewa, e āhei ana koe ki te tohu i ngā ākonga tokomaha e tāpae ana, kāore e tāpae ana rānei.  

I te tuatahi, kōwhiria te: Mark students as not submitting. 

Pēhia nei ngā pouaka ki te whiriwhiri ākonga. Hei te wā e rite ana koe, pēhia te pātene: Mark as not submitting, i te Confirm hoki. 

Ka tohua ā rātou tohu mana ki te: Not submitting. 

Ka mutu, ka kōwhiria e mātou te: Submit students for marking. 

E āhei ana ki te kōwhiri i ia ākonga engari ki te kōwhiri i ngā ākonga katoa, pēhia nei te pouaka tohu o runga rawa. 

Kia mōhio mai, ka kore e kōwhiria ngā ākonga kua tohua ki te Submitted ki te Not submitting rānei. 

Ka kōwhiria noa iho nei e mātou ngā ākonga kua tohua ki te, Reviewed nā runga i te mōhio, kua hōmiromirotia kētia ā rātou kōnae. 

Hei te wā e rite ana koe, pēhia te pātene, Submit students for marking, ā, pēhia te Submit kia whakatau ai. 

Kōrero atu ki tō Tautapa Tumuaki ki te hiahia panoni koe i te tohu mana, ki te tāpae mahi rānei kua tōmuri te tukuatu. 

He kupu aratohu nei mō ngā kura

Watch this short video, in Māori, that shows you how to manage digital submissions.

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