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[IN-CONFIDENCE - RELEASE EXTERNAL]

Kia ora CMC,

 

Thank you for the information request below.  The Ministry will consider
and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received.  You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your
request on or before 8 July 2026.  If more than 20 working days are needed
due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering
your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

Enquiries National Team | Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga | Ministry of
Education | JH
[2]education.govt.nz
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga

[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

Dear Ministry of Education,

Tçnâ koutou,

 

I am writing to make a request under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

The refreshed New Zealand Curriculum uses four capability titles
consistently across all learning areas at Phase 5. However, the capability
framework at Phase 5 is structured differently from the capability
frameworks used at Phases 1–4.

 

I request the following information relating specifically to the design
rationale for this structural difference:

 

1. Any advice, briefings, or reports that explain why the capability
framework at Phase 5 was designed differently from the frameworks used at
Phases 1–4.

 

2. Any documents that record the curriculum design decisions behind this
structural difference, including whether the Phase 5 framework and the
Phases 1–4 frameworks were developed separately, by different teams, or at
different points in time.

 

3. Any advice or documentation that explains whether the four Phase 5
capability titles were always intended as a consistent cross-curriculum
framework from the outset of the curriculum refresh, or whether this
consistency emerged during the development process.

 

I am happy to receive this information in electronic format. If any part
of this request is refused, I ask that you identify which part and the
grounds for refusal under the OIA, and provide the remaining information.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

CMC

 

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