Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91734 about?

Accepted Answer

You need to lead or help run a group project that tackles a real sustainability issue and comes up with a practical solution. Your team must work together with other people (like stakeholders in your community), think about how everything connects, and measure whether your solution actually works. Finally, you'll explain what worked, what didn't, and what you'd do differently next time.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91734?

Accepted Answer

1. Explain a current local sustainability issue clearly, showing how it connects to environmental, social, cultural, or economic impacts 2. Work cooperatively with your team and engage with people outside your group (stakeholders) who are affected by or involved in the issue 3. Develop a concrete response—like a plan, vision, artwork, or product—that actually addresses the issue and promotes a sustainable future 4. Use systems thinking to show how the problem and solution connect to bigger systems (like ecosystems or communities), not just isolated parts 5. Collect real data, use measurement methods to test your solution, and draw conclusions about whether it actually works and how different people view it

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91734?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You explain the issue, develop a working response with your team involving stakeholders, and measure whether it promotes sustainability, acknowledging different viewpoints. Merit: You go deeper by drawing informed conclusions about how well your processes worked, what was effective, and what recommendations you'd make for improving the response next time. Excellence: You evaluate the real strengths and weaknesses of your response, consider what opportunities and threats exist, and draw justified conclusions about how your work contributes to a wider sustainable future.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91734?

Accepted Answer

1. Not actually working with or listening to stakeholders properly—just doing the project alone or treating stakeholder input as optional rather than central 2. Failing to use real data or measurement; describing what you think worked instead of showing evidence that your solution actually made a difference 3. Missing the systems thinking piece—treating the issue as isolated instead of explaining how it fits into larger environmental, social, or economic systems

Collaborative sustainability · AS 91734

60 students sat this in 2024 · 93% passed

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