Curriculum context

The learning area assessments were administered in Term 3 of 2023 and the foundation area assessments in Term 4 2023. All assessments were informed by the relevant learning area statements from the 2023 draft version of the New Zealand Curriculum. At the time of the assessments, schools were not required to use any of the draft learning area statements. The exception was the aspects of the te ao tangata | social sciences statement related to Aotearoa New Zealand histories (ANZH).

About the report

Appendices 1 and 2 report on the implementation of the 2023 Curriculum Insights programme. Appendices 3 to 6 are ‘scope and approach’ documents created in early 2023 to guide the development of the assessments, and the plans for reporting.

• Appendix 1: Sample Characteristics for 2023
• Appendix 2: Methods for the 2023 Curriculum Insights and Progress Study Programme
• Appendix 3: Scope and Approach for the Foundation Area Assessment of Mathematics, 2023
• Appendix 4: Scope and Approach for the Foundation Area Assessment of Reading, 2023
• Appendix 5: Scope and Approach for the Assessment of Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences, 2023
• Appendix 6: Scope and Approach for the Assessment of English, 2023

More information is available on the website of the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study.