Physical Education

Health and Physical Education|New Zealand Curriculum

About Physical Education

Physical Education is about developing physical skills and experiencing enjoyment by participating in movement. Through movement, we develop a range of capabilities, learn why and how people move, and understand what influences our own and others’ movements

This page contains resources and tools to help support: 

  • internal and external assessment
  • teachers delivering this subject
  • learners taking this subject.

Read more about this subject on NCEA.education (external link)

Changes to Physical Education

Sample resources for 92019 for external assessment in 2025

Assessor Support

See how our online resources and workshops can support and improve your assessment practice.

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Physical Education standards

Level 1 standards

Physical Education achievement standards

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Level 2 standards

Physical Education achievement standards

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Level 3 standards

Physical Education achievement standards

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NZ Scholarship standard

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Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules

Level 1

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedules and reports

Level 1

Level 2

Internal assessment exemplars

Level 2

Level 3

Internal assessment exemplars

Level 3

NZ Scholarship

Past exams, exemplars and assessment schedule

NZ Scholarship

Assessment specifications

Level 1

Get the latest assessment specifications

Level 1

NZ Scholarship

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Scholarship

Assessor support materials for internal assessment

Internal exemplars

See exemplars for internally assessed Physical Education standards

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National moderator's report

Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment

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Clarifications

Updates on assessment and moderations

Find Physical Education clarifications

Request clarification form

Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form

Open request clarification form [DOC, 79KB]

Assessment guidelines for 91330

Guidelines for assessing against standard 91330

Open guidelines [DOCX, 1.4MB]

Assessment guidelines for 91501

Guidelines for assessing against standard 91501

Open guidelines [DOCX, 2.6MB]

TKI assessment resources

More assessment resources from TKI

Go to TKI.org.nz

Physical Education resources on Pūtake

Online learning modules available for this subject

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Remote assessment matrix

Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely

Remote assessment matrix [DOC, 229KB]

Alternative evidence gathering templates

Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible

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Tools

Level 1 assessment matrix

Use the Physical Education matrix on NCEA.education with new standards in 2024

Go to the matrix

Level 2 and 3 assessment matrix

Use this Physical Education matrix for Level 2 and 3 standards

Download matrix [DOCX, 55 KB]

Career guidance

Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz

Go to careers.govt.nz

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