NCEA L1 Hangarau
NCEA Kaupae 1 Hangarau
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Hangarau is the technology learning area of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, the Māori-medium curriculum, and this page is the NZQA subject page for Hangarau at NCEA. It is written for ākonga learning through te reo Māori and for kaiako teaching the marau, and it gathers the support materials both groups need: aromatawai tarāwhare and tarāwaho (internal and external assessment), assessment dates, achievement standards, exemplars, assessment schedules and reports, clarification documents, and digital assessment links. At Kaupae 1 the external assessment calendar lists two Hangarau standards: Hangarau 92054, assessed 16 o Hepetema, and Hangarau 92055, assessed 28 o Oketopa. Internal assessment is managed through Aromātairua Tarāwaho (external moderation) run by kāhui, with Kāhui 1 on 23 o Ākuhata and Kāhui 2 on 28–29 o Noema; while a kāhui sits, kaitakawaenga prepare moderation reports and templates for tarāwhare standards. The page also points to the Kete Manarua and Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi (TAPā) pages for assessment specifications, tasks and schedules, to NCEA.education for the tauira-hei-kaiurungi (pilot) of standards, and to Tahatū for careers information. To prepare, work from the Kaupae 1 achievement standards and the assessment specifications for your standards, check the 2026 assessment timetable, study past assessments and exemplars alongside the assessment schedules and reports, and confirm moderation dates with your kaiako early. Note that the assessment-specifications URL currently returns a page-not-found error, so reach specifications through the Kete Manarua and TAPā links.
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About NCEA L1 Hangarau preparation
Which version of the subject page am I looking at?
The page states you are viewing the Māori version of the subject page and offers a link to the English version. Hangarau sits under Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, so the Māori-medium materials are the primary ones here; the English page covers the parallel English-medium subjects.
What assessment dates are listed for Kaupae 1 Hangarau in 2026?
The 2026 assessment dates table lists two external standards: Hangarau 92054 on 16 o Hepetema and Hangarau 92055 on 28 o Oketopa. Both are recorded in the Kete Manarua column. Internal assessment has no single date; it is set by your school within the year.
How does external moderation work for internally assessed Hangarau standards?
Aromātairua Tarāwaho is run by kāhui. While a kāhui sits, kaitakawaenga prepare the moderation reports and the templates for aromatawai paerewa paetae tarāwhare. The page lists Kāhui 1 on 23 o Ākuhata and Kāhui 2 on 28–29 o Noema. Ask your kaiako which kāhui your school works with.
Where do I find the assessment specifications and tasks?
Use the Kete Manarua link for Hangarau assessment specifications, tasks and schedules, and the Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi (TAPā) link for TAPā specifications. The page also notes that external assessment specifications for 2027 are published for review under 'Tirohia ngā tautuhinga aromatawai ā-waho mō 2027'.
Is there a practice or exemplar resource for internally assessed standards?
Yes. The page links to tauaromahi (exemplars) for internally assessed standards, and to past assessments, exemplars, assessment schedules and assessment reports for Kaupae 1. Working through exemplars against the assessment schedule is the most direct way to see how evidence is judged at Achieved, Merit and Excellence.
What does the page say about the new standards being introduced?
It links to NCEA.education, described as the review site for achievement standards for the new 2024 standards, and to the Kaupae 1 Hangarau Learning Outcomes (Ngā Putanga Ako o te Wāhanga Ako Hangarau). Use those links to check the current standard structure rather than relying on older printed material.
The assessment specifications link returns an error. What should I do?
The assessment-specifications URL currently returns 'Sorry, we can't find that page', so the specifications are not reachable at that address. Use the Kete Manarua and TAPā links on the subject page instead, or search the NZQA site. Tell your kaiako if a link you need stays broken.
How should I plan my study across the two external standards?
Check which standards your school enters you for, then work backwards from 16 o Hepetema and 28 o Oketopa. Cover the achievement criteria and specifications for each standard first, then practise with past assessments and exemplars, and leave time to revisit the weaker standard before its date rather than revising both at once.
Where can I see my results and check my record?
The page links to the MyNZQA school portal login and, in the 'I want to...' section, to finding your NSN and getting your Record of Achievement. Your school's kaiako can also confirm entries and internal results. Careers information is available through Tahatū, linked from the same page.