Myth 5: Further assessment opportunities

Myths

NZQA requires schools to offer a further assessment opportunity for all standards that are assessed.

If you offer a further assessment opportunity for a standard, you must offer it for all standards.

Students can't be awarded anything higher than Achieved for a further assessment opportunity.

Schools can only offer a further assessment opportunity when a student receives a Not Achieved grade.
If a further assessment opportunity is offered to one student, all students must sit the assessment.

Schools can only offer one further assessment opportunity for each standard in a year.
Schools can decide if a further assessment opportunity is offered. It must be manageable for the school and can be on a standard by standard basis. Schools must tell students upfront whether a further assessment opportunity is available for a standard.
Further assessment opportunities can only be offered after further learning has taken place.
Schools must offer a different activity or task for the further assessment opportunity.
Schools must offer a further assessment opportunity to all students entered for that standard in that course, regardless of the grade they achieved. Students don't need to take the opportunity.
Student must have access to all grades (Not Achieved, Achieved, Merit and Excellence) whether it's their first or second attempt at the standard.
Schools report the highest grade from either assessment opportunity to NZQA.
Students can have one resubmission opportunity for each assessment.

When deciding whether to offer one further assessment opportunity, you should consider: