English exemplars, past exams, reports and schedules

Internal and external assessment resources for English

For 2025 school planning purposes, refer to the Ministry of Education English Subject Page, to find updated internal assessment activities, including examples of possible student evidence in the assessment schedules:

NCEA - English - Ministry of Education (external link)

Level 1

Internal assessment exemplars 

91924 - Demonstrate understanding of how context shapes verbal language use

91926 – Develop ideas in writing using stylistic and written conventions

  • Exemplars for this standard will be published later this year. Samples of student work are available in the Assessor Practice Tool on Pūtake.

External assessments and exemplars

Level 1 English exams and exemplars (external link)

Assessment reports and schedules

Level 1 English assessment reports and schedules (external link)

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