About Japanese
Japanese is the study of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Japanese.
This page contains resources and tools to help support:鈥�
- internal and external assessment (exams)
- teachers delivering this subject
- learners taking this subject.
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Assessor Support
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Japanese achievement standards until Dec 2023
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Japanese achievement standards
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Japanese achievement standards
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Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
Past digital assessments
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Assessment specifications
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
Useful exam information
Internal assessment resources
National moderator's report
Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment
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Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form
Request clarificationRemote assessment matrix
Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely
Remote assessment matrix [PDF, 246 KB]Alternative evidence gathering templates
Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible
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- NCEA.education
- TKI
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Vocabulary lists
Vocabulary lists contain language students are expected to know for NCEA external assessments, including: Japanese to English, English to Japanese, categories, grammar and structures, and kanji.
Use these lists in 2026:
Level 1 - Level 1 2026 [XLSX, 148 KB]
Level 2 - Level 2 2025 [XLSX, 98 KB] plus Level 1 2025 [XLSX, 151 KB]
Level 3 - Level 3 2025 [XLSX, 93 KB] plus Level 1 2024 [XLSX, 187 KB] and Level 2 2025 [XLSX, 98 KB]
Tools
Use the Japanese matrix on NCEA.education
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