Mathematics and statistics Publications
Mathematics and statistics is one of the eight learning areas in the New Zealand Curriculum.
The Mathematics and statistics learning area assessments were administered in Term 3 of 2024 and were informed by the 2024 refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Although not aligned with the current gazetted version of the learning area, these reports provide insights into student engagement, teaching practices, and learning experiences during a period of curriculum transition.
The Curriculum Insights and Progress Study assesses all eight learning areas over a four-year cycle.
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Technical report 2024: Science & Mathematics & Statistics, Foundation areas - Mathematics and Writing
This report describes the methods and procedures used to design, develop, and implement the 2024 Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights), including the development of its assessment instruments and the analysis of the resulting data. The information provided supplements…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Exemplar - Generalising growing patterns in algebra
This document is part of a growing collection of exemplars developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). The exemplars are designed to support teachers to better understand the demands of one or more components of the end-of-phase…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Exemplar - Spatial visualisation in geometry
This document is part of a growing collection of exemplars developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). The exemplars are designed to support teachers to better understand the demands of one or more components of the end-of-phase…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Summary of the 2024 learning area assessments: Mathematics and Science
This document provides a summary of the 2024 mathematics and statistics, and science learning area assessments for the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). It supplements the information available in two summary dashboard reports and an interactive data window.…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Contextual insights report 2024 - Mathematics and Science
The purpose of this report is to provide contextual information to complement and help interpret the study’s 2024 achievement data for the mathematics and statistics, and science learning areas. For the most part, this report presents descriptive statistics reflecting the…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Insights for teachers - More than the right answer: Growing mathematical language
This insight is part of a collection developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). Each insight draws on study data to highlight students’ strengths, identify opportunities for growth, and offer practical classroom strategies.…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Insights for teachers - What do students know and understand about growing patterns?
This insight is part of a collection developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). Each insight draws on study data to highlight students’ strengths, identify opportunities for growth, and offer practical classroom strategies.…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Insights for teachers - Navigating spatial orientation
This insight is part of a collection developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). Each insight draws on study data to highlight students’ strengths, identify opportunities for growth, and offer practical classroom strategies.…
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: May 2026
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Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Algebra, spatial reasoning and mathematical language at Years 3, 6 and 8
This dashboard presents snapshots of student thinking in three areas of mathematics: algebra, spatial reasoning, and mathematical language. It shows how students are engaging with ideas from the 2024 refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, with a particular focus on working with…
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: May 2026
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