Assessment for qualifications: Level 6

The NCEA languages achievement standards at levels 1, 2, and 3 have been aligned with The New Zealand Curriculum. The registered standards are on the NZQA website.

There are four achievement standards for NZSL and these are all internally assessed.

Each individual language standard at level 1 is registered with a unique ID number.

Level 1 AOs | AS and AOs | Portfolios | AS unique IDs | Resourcing

NCEA level 1 achievement objectives

Four achievement standards can be used to assess NZSL at level 1. These are identified on the matrix and reproduced in full below:

• NZSL matrix can be found on the New Zealand Sign Language page at NCEA Education.

Productive

• 1.2 Give a spoken presentation in TARGET LANGUAGE that communicates a personal response; Internal, 4 credits (AS90869, AS90874, AS90879, AS90884, AS90894, AS90904, AS90909)
• 1.2 Give a presentation in NZSL that communicates a personal response; Internal, 4 credits (AS91796)
• 1.3 Interact using spoken TARGET LANGUAGE to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations; Internal, 5 credits (AS90870, AS90875, AS90880, AS90885, AS90895, AS90905, AS90910)
• 1.3 Interact using NZSL to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations; Internal, 5 credits (AS91797)
• 1.5 Write a variety of text types in TARGET LANGUAGE on areas of most immediate relevance; Internal, 5 credits (AS90872, AS90877, AS90882, AS90887, AS90897, AS90907, AS90912)
• 1.5 Sign a variety of text types in NZSL on areas of most immediate relevance; Internal, 5 credits (AS91798)

Receptive

• 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken TARGET LANGUAGE texts on areas of most immediate relevance; External, 5 credits (AS90868, AS90873, AS90878, AS90883, AS90893, AS90903, AS90908)
• 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of NZSL texts on areas of most immediate relevance; Internal, 5 credits (AS91795)
• 1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of TARGET LANGUAGE texts on areas of most immediate relevance; External, 5 credits (AS90871, AS90876, AS90881, AS90886, AS90896, AS90906, AS90911)

Each individual language standard at level 1 is separately identified by its unique ID number.

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Achievement standards and achievement objectives

Learning languages has a single assessable achievement objective – communication – at each level. This is different from other learning areas or subjects, where learning is split into a number of achievement objectives that can be assessed individually or in combination. This means that each of the achievement standards assesses an aspect or aspects of the communication objective, not different objectives.

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Portfolio-based assessment

Achievement standards 1.3 (AS90870, AS90875, AS90880, AS90885, AS90895, AS90905, AS90910, AS91797) and 1.5 (AS90872, AS90877, AS90882, AS90887, AS90897, AS90907, AS90912, AS91798) are assessed on the basis of interactions and writing/signing that take place over a lengthy period of time. Students record/collect examples of their interactions/writing/signing and present these at the required time. Teachers need to make sure that their students understand this requirement, and the conditions, early on in the school year.

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Level 1 achievement standards unique ID numbers

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Resourcing

The NZQA subject-specific resources pages are very helpful. From there, you can find all the achievement standards and links to assessment resources, both internal and external.

Learn more with NZQA subject resources for:

• Chinese
• Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Gagana Sāmoa
• Spanish
• New Zealand Sign Language

Last updated February 17, 2025

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