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Understanding NCEA Assessment in PE

Level 1 internals, Level 1 externals, and the Levels 2 and 3 internals. Each pathway shows where every document lives and what order to work through it in. Every step links straight to the source.

Levels Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
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Level 1

Level 1

92016 · 92017 · 92018 · 92019

Four standards: two you mark and two NZQA marks. Where each thing comes from differs, so those are shown separately. Almost everything you do afterwards is shared, so the checklist is one list with the splits called out.

Part one Where each thing comes from

Internally assessed

92016 and 92017 · internally assessed

You make the grade judgements, so internal moderation is part of the pathway.

NZQA

The standard and how it is moderated
Find the standard92016 and 92017 in the standards searchRead the national moderator's reportIssues and trends across the countryRead the clarificationsWhere moderators have had to be specificRead the internal exemplarsAnnotated student work at each grade

Ministry NCEA

What the standard means in practice
Unpack 920161.1 · apply movement strategies in an applied settingUnpack 920171.2 · strategies in group movementRead the conditions of assessmentNow general across both internals

Your classroom

Curriculum driven, learner responsive
Plan from the curriculumThe programme leads, the standard followsCritique the assessment taskBefore you use it, every year
Teach and assessResponsive to the ākonga in front of you
Verify grade judgementsA subject specialist, before results go out

Report results and submit your moderation sample

Once verification is done and results are with your ākonga, select the sample and send it for external moderation.

How to select the sampleInternal moderation guidance
Externally assessed

92018 and 92019 · externally assessed

NZQA marks the portfolio, so the pathway ends in a single upload.

NZQA

The standard and how it is marked
Find the standard92018 and 92019 in the standards searchRead the assessment specificationsWhat this year's portfolio must containRead the exemplarsAnnotated student work and assessment schedulesRead the assessment reportWhat markers saw across the country last year

Ministry NCEA

What the standard means in practice
Unpack 920181.3 · influence of movement experiences on hauoraUnpack 920191.4 · influences on movement in Aotearoa or the PacificCheck the learning matrixBig ideas and significant learning

Your classroom

Curriculum driven, learner responsive
Plan from the curriculumSample course outlines to start from
Teach the programmeNot backwards from the portfolio
Complete the assessmentUnder the conditions in the specificationsAuthenticate the workConfirm it is the ākonga's own

Upload for external marking

Submit authenticated portfolios through the school portal by the date on the assessment timetable.

Open the school portalCheck key assessment dates

Part two Work through itDownload the checklist (PDF)

Phase one

Before you plan

Two of the four standards are marked by you and two by NZQA, so the reading list splits. Do the shared reading once.

Every item here is a document someone else wrote. None of it is optional.
Phase two

Plan and teach

Almost entirely shared. One unit of work can carry an internal and an external, provided the curriculum leads.

If the programme is only recognisable as assessment preparation, something has gone the wrong way round.
Phase three

Assess and send

This is where the two split hardest. For the internals you are the marker; for the externals you are the sender.

Keep internal verification records until the end of the following academic year. Leave room before the external upload deadline.
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Level 2Level 3Internally assessed

Levels 2 and 3 internals

Existing Level 2 and Level 3 standards

The Level 2 and 3 standards have not been through the review yet, so their guidance sits in a different place: conditions of assessment are still on TKI rather than the NCEA site, and two standards have their own assessment guidelines.

Part one Where each thing comes from

NZQA

The standard and how it is moderated
Find the Level 2 standardsLevel 2 91327 to 91336 in the standards searchFind the Level 3 standardsLevel 3 91498 to 91505 in the standards searchRead the national moderator's reportIssues and trends across the countryRead the clarificationsWhere moderators have had to be specificRead the Level 2 exemplarsLevel 2 Annotated student work at each gradeRead the Level 3 exemplarsLevel 3 Annotated student work at each gradeCheck the guidelines for 91330Level 2 Perform a physical activity in an applied settingCheck the guidelines for 91501Level 3 Demonstrate quality performance

Ministry · TKI

Conditions of assessment, still on TKI
Level 2 conditions of assessmentLevel 2 Plus the internal assessment resourcesLevel 3 conditions of assessmentLevel 3 Plus the internal assessment resources

Your classroom

Curriculum driven, learner responsive
Plan from the curriculumThe programme leads, the standard followsCritique the assessment taskBefore you use it, every year
Teach and assessResponsive to the ākonga in front of you
Verify grade judgementsA subject specialist, before results go out

Report results and submit your moderation sample

The internal cycle is identical to Level 1: critique, teach, assess, verify, report, then send the sample.

How to select the sampleInternal moderation guidance

Part two Work through itDownload the checklist (PDF)

Phase one

Before you plan

Same reading, different addresses. Conditions of assessment for these levels are on TKI, not the NCEA site.

If a clarification exists for a standard you offer, read it before you write the task, not after moderation.
Phase two

Plan, critique and teach

The task you used last year is a starting point, not a finished resource.

Re-contextualising matters most for the performance and outdoor standards, where the setting changes every year.
Phase three

Assess, verify and report

Verification must be done by someone with standard-specific knowledge, not just another teacher.

If you are the only PE specialist in the school, arrange verification with another school before you need it.