This site is designed to assist teachers with the selection, administration, marking and moderation of internal assessments for Level 3 Geography. To access the appropriate standard click on the' home' button at the top of this page. The following resources are included for each standard.
1. The standard itself
2. Clarifications and Conditions of Assessment (COA) for this standard from the external moderator
3. Tip Sheet for this standard
4. A break down of the criteria for marking
5. A rubric to give students as a guide
6. A list of issues identified as causing problems with this standard
7. Suggestions of contexts for this standard that have been used
8. Full annotated exemplars for each grade (where possible).
9. A blank template that can be modified to fit your own topic.
Please note that these resources are confidential for teacher use only and must not be shared with students. They are used for teacher education purposes only.
Many resources are based on the 2019 standards. Where possible these have been updated to fulfill requirements for 2025 but some exemplars and issues relate to the original standards.
A generic tip sheet has been included below covering the writing and administering of Internal Assessments.
A clarification of terms for all levels of geography produced by NZQA can be accessed at the following: