About Gagana Sāmoa
Gagana Sāmoa is the study of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Samoan.
This page contains resources and tools to help support:
- internal and external assessment (exams)
- teachers delivering this subject
- learners taking this subject.
Read more about this subject on NCEA.education (external link)
Changes to Samoan
Samoan is now called Gagana Sāmoa at NCEA Level 1.
On this page
Assessor Support
See how our online resources and workshops can support and improve your assessment practice.
Assessor Support homeGagana Sāmoa standards
Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
Assessment specifications
Assessor support materials for internal assessment
Internal exemplars
See exemplars for internally assessed standards
Gagana Sāmoa exemplars Samoan exemplarsNational moderator's report
Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment
View moderator's reportRequest clarification form
Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form
Open request clarification formRemote assessment matrix
Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely
Download matrix [PDF, 209 KB]Alternative evidence gathering templates
Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible
Get templatesMore resources
Vocabulary lists contain language students are expected to know for NCEA external assessments, including: Gagana Sāmoa to English, English to Gagana Sāmoa, categories, and grammar and structures.
Use these lists in 2025:
Level 1 – Level 1 2025 [XLSX, 169 KB]
Level 2 – Level 2 2025 [XLSX, 93 KB] plus Level 1 2024 [XLSX, 140 KB]
Level 3 – Level 3 2025 [XLSX, 94 KB] and refer to Level 1 2025 [XLSX, 169 KB] and Level 2 2025 [XLSX, 93 KB]
Tools
Level 2 and 3 assessment matrix
Use this Gagana Sāmoa matrix for Level 2 and 3 standards
Download matrix [DOCX, 49 KB]
Career guidance
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