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Lewis T
[FYI request #32047 email]
Tēnā koe Lewis
OIA: 1352457 – NCEA co-requisite standards pilot programmes
Thank you for your email of 18 August 2025, and clarification of 31 August 2025 to the Ministry of
Education (the Ministry) requesting the following information:
Part 1: The Consolidated Pilot Data Set
Provide the single, final, and aggregated spreadsheet (e.g., in CSV or Excel format) that
contains the summary results from all official pilot programs and school trials for the original,
universal NCEA Literacy and Numeracy co-requisite standards conducted between 2021 and
2022. This spreadsheet must include the final pass rates, broken down by Ethnicity
(specifically for the categories: Maori, Pacific, Asian, and European/Pakeha) and by School
EQI (or Equity Index) Band.
Part 2: The "Problem" Analysis
Provide the final-version PowerPoint presentations, summary reports, and/or briefing papers
that were presented to the Ministry's Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and/or the relevant
Minister's Office that analysed the results of the pilot programs (referenced in Part 1) and
discussed the potential for these new universal standards to widen existing achievement
gaps.
Part 3: The "Solution" Rationale
Provide the final-version policy documents, cabinet papers, and/or briefing notes that contain
the official rationale and evidentiary basis for the creation and implementation of the separate
Te Reo Matatini and Pangarau standards. This should include any analysis that projects the
expected pass rates for these new, separate standards.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
On 16 September 2025, the Ministry notified you that part one of your request had been
transferred to NZQA for a response.
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
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The Ministry has searched its records and the documents in scope of
parts two and three of your
request are set out in the document table below.
Please find three documents attached as
Appendix A. Please note, some information has been
withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of natural persons.
I am refusing six documents under section 18(d) of the Act as the information is publicly available.
Some information has been withheld from the published versions under section 9(2)(a), as above.
As required under section 9(1) of the Act, I have considered the public interest in releasing the
information withheld. I do not consider that the public interest considerations favouring the release
of this information are sufficient to outweigh the need to withhold it at this time.
Further information regarding the 2021 and 2022 Literacy and Numeracy | Te Reo Matatini me te
Pāngarau pilots is also available on the Ministry’s NCEA website at the following links, which may
be of interest to you:
•
https://ncea.education.govt.nz/2021-mini-pilot •
https://ncea.education.govt.nz/NCEA-corequisite-standards-Results#2022-pilot
Please note, we may publish this response on our website after five working days. Your name and
contact details will be removed.
Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision
on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Rob Mill
General Manager Qualifications and Pathways
Te Mahau | Te Poutāhū (Curriculum Centre)
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Document table
#
Date
METIS #
Title
Decision on release
1
August
N/A
Modelling impacts of new
Release in part. Information has
2020
NCEA literacy/numeracy
been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of
the Act.
2
June 2021
N/A
Literacy and numeracy:
Release in part. Information has
user group policy paper
been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of
the Act.
3
29 June
1287225 Briefing Note: Alignment
Refused under section 18(d) of the
2022
between the refresh of The
Act. Information is publicly available
New Zealand Curriculum,
here:
the redesign of Te
4.-Signed-BN-1287225-Alignment-
Marautanga o
between-NZC-
Aotearoa and the Review of
TMoA_TURM_Redacted.pdf
Achievement Standards
4
7
1294694 Release of results from the
Refused under section 18(d) of the
September
first pilot assessments for
Act. Information is publicly available
2022
the corequisites for Literacy her
e: 15.-BN-1294694-Release-of-
and Numeracy and Te Reo
results-from-the-first-pilot-
Matatini me te Pāngarau
assessments-for-the-
c.._Redacted.pdf
5
29
N/A
Predicting co-requisites –
Release in full.
September
one page summary
2022
6
October
N/A
NCEA Te Reo Matatini me
Refused under section 18(d) of the
2022
te Pāngarau | Literacy and
Act. Information is publicly available
Numeracy Pilot Evaluation
here:
Report one
Final Evaluation Associates Report 1
Lit Num Te reo Matatini me te
Pāngarau Pilot October 2022.pdf
7
14 October
1297298
Release of results for the
Refused under section 18(d) of the
2022
Literacy and Numeracy, Te
Act. Information is publicly available
Reo Matatini me te
here:
Pāngarau 2022 pilot first
6-v2.-BN-1297298-Release-of-
assessment event
results-for-the-Literacy-and-
Numeracy_Redacted.pdf
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Date
METIS #
Title
Decision on release
8
March 2023 N/A
NCEA Te Reo Matatini me
Refused under section 18(d) of the
te Pāngarau | Literacy and
Act. Information is publicly available
Numeracy Pilot Evaluation
here:
Report Two
NCEA Te Reo Matatini me te
Pāngarau_Literacy Numeracy Pilot
Evaluation-Report Two_March
2023.pdf
9
13 April
1308525
NCEA Literacy and
Refused under section 18(d) of the
2023
Numeracy | Te Reo Matatini
Act. Information is publicly available
me te Pāngarau co-
her
e: ER-1308525-Education-Report-
requisite
NCEA-Literacy_Redacted-v2.pdf
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