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.
Each individual language standard at level 2 is registered with a unique ID number.
Level 2 AOs | AS and AOs | Portfolios | AS unique IDs | Resourcing
Five achievement standards can be used to assess languages learning at level 2 with the exception of NZSL. There are four achievement standards for NZSL and these are all internally assessed.
These are identified on the NZSL matrix on the page linked below. :
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.
Achievement standards 2.3 (91110, 91115, 91120, 91125, 91135, 91145, 91150, 91801) and 2.5 (91112, 91117, 91122, 91127, 91137, 91147, 91152, 91802) 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.
| Language | 2.1 Listen, respond | 2.2 Speak, present | 2.3 Interact | 2.4 View, respond | 2.5 Write |
| Chinese | 91108 | 91109 | 91110 | 91111 | 91112 |
| Cook Islands Māori | 91113 | 91114 | 91115 | 91116 | 91117 |
| French | 91118 | 91119 | 91120 | 91121 | 91122 |
| German | 91123 | 91124 | 91125 | 91126 | 91127 |
| Japanese | 91133 | 91134 | 91135 | 91136 | 91137 |
| Sāmoan | 91143 | 91144 | 91145 | 91146 | 91147 |
| Spanish | 91148 | 91149 | 91150 | 91151 | 91152 |
| New Zealand Sign Language | Watch and respond 91799 | Sign, present 91800 | Interact 91801 | Sign for different purposes 91802 |
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:
Last updated February 24, 2025