About Literacy - Writing
Literacy is a foundational skill that enables access to further learning, develops important life skills, and allows people to fully engage in work and in their communities.
Learners credited with Literacy - Writing standards can:
- write texts for different purposes
- use language conventions appropriately to support communication.
Literacy and Numeracy co-requisite
On this page
Standard and assessment specifications
Literacy - Writing assessment resources and guidance
Download previous years' Literacy - Writing Common Assessment Activities, assessment reports, specifications and exemplars.
Use these support documents with the teaching and learning resources, and guidance on embedding numeracy across the curriculum on NCEA.education.
Tools and more resources on NCEA.education
Teaching Literacy
Information about embedding Literacy across the curriculum and effective practices
Go to resource
Determining readiness
Guidance on determining if ākonga are ready to sit a Literacy assessment
Open guidance