National Standards Update

Timeline for implementing the National Standards:

November - December 2009

  • The National Standards are distributed to schools.
  • Schools prepare to work with the National Standards from term 1, 2010.
  • Teachers, principals, and boards can participate in web seminars on the National Standards and request an information session in their region.

2010

  • The National Standards come into effect.
  • Schools report to parents at least twice a year in writing about their child's progress and achievement in relation to the National Standards.
  • Schools include targets for student achievement in relation to the National Standards in their 2011 charters.

2011

  • Schools continue to work with the National Standards and to report to parents about their child's progress and achievement in relation to the standards.
  • Schools work to meet the targets for student achievement set out in their 2011 charters.

2012

  • Schools' annual reports show their progress in relation to their targets for student achievement.

For more information please go to:

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Key-information