About Spanish
Spanish is the study of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish.
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)
On this page
Assessor Support
See how our online resources and workshops can support and improve your assessment practice.
Assessor Support homeSpanish standards
Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
Assessment specifications
Assessor support materials for internal assessment
National 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 fom [DOC, 78.4KB]Remote assessment matrix
Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely
Download matrix [PDF, 204 KB]Alternative evidence gathering templates
Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible
Get templatesMore resources
Vocabulary lists
Vocabulary lists contain language students are expected to know for NCEA external assessments, including: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, categories, and grammar and structures.
Use these lists in 2025:
Level 1 - Level 1 2025 [XLSX, 179 KB]
Level 2 - Level 2 2025 [XLSX, 122 KB] plus Level 1 2024 [XLSX, 174 KB]
Level 3 - Level 3 2025 [XLSX, 82 KB] plus Level 1 2011 [PDF, 115 KB] and Level 2 2011 [PDF, 128 KB]
Tools
Level 2 and 3 assessment matrix
Use this Spanish matrix for Level 2 and 3 current standards
Download matrix [DOC, 49 KB]
Career guidance
Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz
Go to careers.govt.nz