Publications
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Year 8 Foundation Assessments 2025
These findings come from the 2025 Curriculum Insights foundation assessments of Year 8 students. They describe patterns across a nationally representative sample.…
Author(s): The Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU) at the University of Otago, and the New Zealand Council for Educational research (NZCER). Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Year 6 Foundation Assessments 2025
These findings come from the 2025 Curriculum Insights foundation assessments of Year 6 students. They describe patterns across a nationally representative sample.…
Author(s): The Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU) at the University of Otago, and the New Zealand Council for Educational research (NZCER). Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Year 3 Foundation Assessments 2025
These findings come from the 2025 Curriculum Insights foundation assessments of Year 3 students. They describe patterns across a nationally representative sample.…
Author(s): The Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU) at the University of Otago, and the New Zealand Council for Educational research (NZCER). Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025: New Zealand summary report
This report covers the achievement of 15-year-old English-medium students in science, mathematics and reading. Each cycle of PISA focuses on one of these key subject areas. In PISA 2025, the focus was on science. The report covers New Zealand’s performance…
Author(s): Steve May with Rachel Borthwick and Chuyu Song, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025: Science achievement and experiences of 15-year-olds
This report covers the science achievement and learning experiences of 15-year-old students in New Zealand English-medium schools in 2025. Each cycle of PISA focuses on 1 learning area and in PISA 2025 the focus was on science, providing in-depth achievement…
Author(s): Rachel Borthwick, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025: Computational problem solving
This report covers the achievement of 15-year-old English-medium students in computational problem solving, part of PISA’s Learning in the Digital World innovative domain. Computational problem solving is “the extent to which students can solve problems using computational tools, such as…
Author(s): Chuyu Song, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025: 15-year-old ākonga Māori in Science
This infographic presents data and insights about the experiences and outcomes of 15-year-old ākonga Māori in English medium schools who participated in the PISA 2025 study. The indicators reflect quantitative data sets that are aligned to the outcome domains and…
Author(s): Te Poumatua Raraunga
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025: What is PISA
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international study of 15-year-olds who are nearing the end of compulsory schooling.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2026
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PISA 2025
Over 760,000 students from 91 countries/economies, including 38 OECD countries, took part in PISA 2025. Countries all over the world participated, including South, Central and North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Pacific and Oceania. In New Zealand, just…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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University rankings fact sheets
The latest performance of New Zealand universities in international rankings.…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2015
Updated: August 2026
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