New Zealand Curriculum

Update as of 1 January 2025

The curriculum is being revised to be more knowledge-rich and provide more clarity about what students need to understand, know and do in each year from Years 0 to 13.

Teachers will know what to teach, when, and how, based on the science of learning, which provides them with effective teaching strategies and practices.

Curriculum levels and achievement objectives will be replaced with five phases of learning: Y1-3, Y4-6, Y7-8, Y9-10 and Y11-13.

The graphic below outlines government timeline.

	Phase 1 Yr 1 - 3	Phase 2 Yr 4 - 6	Phase 3 Yr 7 - 8
Maths	yes	yes	yes
English	yes	yes	2026