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What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, by title and date considered by the Ministry of Education? and 3 other questions

Answered 32190, 32191, 32192, 32193 (2026)
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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 32190

    What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, by title and date considered by the Ministry of Education?

  • 32191

    What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, when was this evidence considered by the Ministry?

  • 32192

    What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out; if any, which organisation or organisations provided the evidence?

  • 32193

    What evidence, if any, was used by the Ministry of Education to determine whether the SMART tool was ready for use prior to its roll-out?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) underwent a rigorous quality and assurance process before it became available for New Zealand schools on 23 March 2026. Additionally, the Ministry of Education undertook a trial run of SMART in 2025, and completed a Readiness Assessment in March 2026 ahead of the national release. Due to the substantial number of quality and assurance checks and assessments, a breakdown of information requested by the Member cannot be provided within the timeframe available to respond to written parliamentary questions. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 32191, 32192 and 32193 (2026).