NZSL reading · AS 91799
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of New Zealand Sign Language texts on familiar matters
Level 2 · Year 125 creditsInternalAchievement StandardNew Zealand Sign Language 2.2
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National attainment · NZQA · 2024
21 students sat this in 2024 · 95% passed
Excellence4.8%
Merit57.1%
Achieved33.3%
Not Achieved4.8%
In plain EnglishAI-generated · cross-checked against the NZQA assessment report
You need to watch, read, or listen to New Zealand Sign Language content about everyday topics and show that you understand it. You respond to what you've learned by explaining, summarising, or sharing the information and ideas you picked up—using NZSL, English, or te Reo Māori, depending on what works best for you.
What you actually do
- ·Watch or engage with a variety of NZSL texts (videos, conversations, stories, news clips) that cover familiar, everyday topics
- ·Make meaning from the signed communication by identifying information, ideas, and opinions being expressed
- ·Clarify, summarise, or retell what you've understood in your choice of NZSL, English, or te Reo Māori
- ·Show your understanding through written notes, visual representations like sketches or maps, or by answering questions about the content
- ·Demonstrate your grasp of both the direct meaning and the implied or deeper meaning in the signed text
AAchieved
You understand the basic information, ideas, and opinions from the NZSL texts and can explain what you've learned.
MMerit
You select and clearly communicate the relevant and important information and ideas from the texts without confusion or misinterpretation.