Curriculum level ranges (cutscores)
The following table shows the cut-off points for each curriculum level as at October 2013.
These are also referred to as cutscores.
Levels 1B, 1P and 1A are relevant for writing only. Scores less than level 2 are reported as <2B for all other subjects.
English medium
| Reading | Writing | Maths | ||||
| Level | From | To | From | To | From | To |
| 1B | - | - | - | 1231 | - | - |
| 1P | - | - | 1232 | 1296 | - | - |
| 1A | - | - | 1297 | 1360 | - | - |
| <2B | - | 1242 | - | - | - | 1293 |
| 2B | 1243 | 1293 | 1361 | 1403 | 1294 | 1355 |
| 2P | 1294 | 1346 | 1404 | 1446 | 1356 | 1380 |
| 2A | 1347 | 1375 | 1447 | 1489 | 1381 | 1413 |
| 3B | 1376 | 1397 | 1490 | 1522 | 1414 | 1438 |
| 3P | 1398 | 1423 | 1523 | 1554 | 1439 | 1478 |
| 3A | 1424 | 1445 | 1555 | 1587 | 1479 | 1504 |
| 4B | 1446 | 1469 | 1588 | 1623 | 1505 | 1525 |
| 4P | 1470 | 1501 | 1624 | 1659 | 1526 | 1547 |
| 4A | 1502 | 1555 | 1660 | 1695 | 1548 | 1570 |
| 5B | 1556 | 1586 | 1696 | 1738 | 1571 | 1594 |
| 5P | 1587 | 1617 | 1739 | 1781 | 1595 | 1635 |
| 5A | 1618 | 1641 | 1782 | 1825 | 1636 | 1694 |
| 6B | 1642 | 1679 | 1826 | 1868 | 1695 | 1715 |
| 6P | 1680 | 1702 | 1869 | - | 1716 | 1738 |
| 6A | 1703 | 1733 | - | - | 1739 | 1768 |
| >6A | 1734 | - | - | - | 1769 | - |
Māori medium
| Level | Panui (aPAs) | Tuhituhi (aTUs) | Pangarau (aPGs) | |||
| From | To | From | To | From | To | |
| <2B | 1351 | - | 1391 | - | 1353 | |
| 2B | 1352 | 1419 | 1392 | 1449 | 1354 | 1437 |
| 2P | 1420 | 1460 | 1449 | 1502 | 1438 | 1483 |
| 2A | 1461 | 1502 | 1502 | 1550 | 1484 | 1508 |
| 3B | 1503 | 1528 | 1550 | 1599 | 1509 | 1573 |
| 3P | 1529 | 1558 | 1599 | 1651 | 1574 | 1648 |
| 3A | 1559 | 1592 | 1651 | 1699 | 1649 | 1708 |
| 4B | 1593 | 1633 | 1669 | 1752 | 1709 | 1763 |
| 4P | 1634 | 1670 | 1752 | 1769 | 1763 | 1831 |
| 4A | 1671 | 1695 | 1769 | 1786 | 1832 | 1852 |
| 5B | 1696 | 1727 | 1786 | 1803 | 1853 | 1903 |
| 5P | 1728 | 1744 | 1804 | 1820 | 1904 | 2000 |
| 5A | 1745 | 1780 | 1821 | 1838 | 2001 | 2065 |
| 6B | 1781 | 1822 | 1838 | 1855 | 2066 | 2108 |
| 6P | 1823 | 1878 | 1855 | 1872 | 2109 | 2142 |
| 6A | 1879 | 1895 | 1873 | 1890 | 2142 | 2190 |
| >6A | 1896 | - | 1890 | - | 2191 | - |
Writing cutscore
| Lower score | Upper score | |
| 1 Basic | - | 1231 |
| 1 Proficient | 1232 | 1296 |
| 1 Advanced | 1297 | 1360 |
| 2 Basic | 1361 | 1403 |
| 2 Proficient | 1404 | 1446 |
| 2 Advanced | 1447 | 1489 |
| 3 Basic | 1490 | 1522 |
| 3 Proficient | 1523 | 1554 |
| 3 Advanced | 1555 | 1587 |
| 4 Basic | 1588 | 1623 |
| 4 Proficient | 1624 | 1659 |
| 4 Advanced | 1660 | 1695 |
| 5 Basic | 1696 | 1738 |
| 5 Proficient | 1739 | 1781 |
| 5 Advanced | 1782 | 1825 |
| 6 Basic | 1826 | 1868 |
| > 6 Basic | 1869 | - |
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