Requesting translations of examinations
Schools must request translations of examinations and make entries for translated examinations through their SMS by the set date on NZQA's annual key dates.
Subjects for which translations can be requested are listed below.
On this page
NCEA subjects
| NCEA Subject | Translated paper | Answer in te reo Māori | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Y | Y | ||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Science | Y | Y | ||
| Art History | Y | Y | ||
| Biology | Y | Y | ||
| Business Studies | Y | Y | ||
| Calculus - Level 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Chemistry | Y | Y | ||
| Chinese | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Classical Studies | Y | Y | ||
| Cook Islands Māori | N | Some | No exam, although material submitted for listening and reading may be in either Cook Islands Māori or te reo Māori. | |
| Dance | Y | Y | ||
| Drama | Y | Y | ||
| Earth and Space Science | Y | Y | ||
| Economics | Y | Y | ||
| Education for Sustainability | Y | Y | Level 3 No exam, although materials may be submitted in te reo Māori. |
|
| English | N | N | ||
| French | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Geography | Y | Y | ||
| German | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Health | Y | Y | ||
| History | Y | Y | ||
| Home Economics | Y | Y | ||
| Japanese | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Korean | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted for listening and reading may be in te reo Māori. | |
| Latin | N | N | ||
| Lea Faka-Tonga | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted for listening and reading may be in te reo Māori. | |
| Making Music – Level 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics – Levels 1 and 2 | Y | Y | ||
| Media Studies | Y | Y | ||
| Music – Levels 1 and 2 | Y | Y | ||
| Music Studies – Level 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Physics | Y | Y | ||
| Psychology - Level 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Samoan | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Science - Level 1 | Y | Y | ||
| Social Studies | Y | Y | ||
| Spanish | Y | Some | Level 1 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in their choice of English, te reo Māori and/or the target language. Level 2 - 3 English parts of questions and instructions will be translated. Candidates may answer in English or te reo Māori for the Listening and Reading standards. The Writing standard must be answered in the target language. |
|
| Statistics - Level 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Te Reo Māori | Not applicable | Not applicable | Translated and answers required in te reo Māori. | |
| Te Reo Rangatira | Not applicable | Not applicable | Translated and answers required in te reo Māori. | |
| Technology - Levels 1, 2, and 3 | Generic Technology | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| Design and Visual Communication | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. | |
| Digital Technologies | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. | |
| Visual Arts | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. | |
←
Scroll
→
Scholarship subjects
| Scholarship Subject | Translated paper | Answer in te reo Māori | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHL - Accounting | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Art History | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Agricultural and Horticultural Science | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Biology | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Calculus | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Chemistry | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Chinese | Y | N | Only instructions will be translated. |
| SCHL - Classical Studies | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Dance | N | Y | Performance exam with no exam paper, material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Design | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Design and Visual Communication | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Drama | N | Y | Performance exam with no exam paper, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Earth and Space Science | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Economics | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - English | N | N | |
| SCHL - French | Y | N | Only instructions will be translated. |
| SCHL - Geography | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - German | Y | N | Only instructions will be translated. |
| SCHL - Health and Physical Education | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - History | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Japanese | Y | N | Only instructions will be translated. |
| SCHL - Latin | N | N | |
| SCHL - Media Studies | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Music Studies | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Painting | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Photography | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Physics | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Printmaking | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Samoan | N | N | |
| SCHL - Science | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Sculpture | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Spanish | Y | N | Only instructions will be translated. |
| SCHL - Statistics | Y | Y | |
| SCHL - Te Reo Māori | Not applicable | Not applicable | Exam translated; answers required in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Te Reo Rangatira | Not applicable | Not applicable | Exam translated; answers required in te reo Māori. |
| SCHL - Technology | N | Y | No exam, although material submitted may be in te reo Māori. |
←
Scroll
→