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Question 41021 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 38004 (2026) who, if anyone, determined and/or approved the scope of the access-control testing, including the exclusion of trial accounts, and what was the basis, if any, for concluding that testing of trial accounts…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that determining the scope of access-control testing was an operational decision made by the Ministry. For further information, I refer the Member to my responses to written…

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Question 41022 (2026)

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    How many, if any, remediation items remained open at go-live for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) and did any of those items relate to access control, authorisation, Identity and Access Management, monitoring…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that eight follow-up actions were identified as part of the Certification and Accreditation process and remained open at go-live for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART).…

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Question 41023 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 38004 (2026), was the exclusion of trial accounts from access control testing recorded as a residual risk, limitation, assumption, exception or outstanding action in the Certification and Accreditation approval…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No. I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 39790 (2026).

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Question 41025 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 38004 (2026), were the Chief Digital Officer, Accreditation Authority, or Change Advisory Board informed that trial accounts had not been included in access-control testing prior to the Certification and Accreditation…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No. For further information, I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary questions 39790 and 41021 (2026).

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Question 41044 (2026)

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    How many, if any, homeschooling whānau as at 16 September 2026 have returned a Statutory Declaration for the 2026/1 period (January 1st 2026 - June 30th 2026)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the information requested by the Member is not held in a way that is able to be collated in the timeframe available to answer written parliamentary questions.

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Question 41045 (2026)

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    How many, if any, homeschooling whānau as at 16 September 2026 have returned a Statutory Declaration for the 2025/2 period (July 1st 2025 - December 31st 2025)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the information requested by the Member is not held in a way that is able to be collated in the timeframe available to answer written parliamentary questions.

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Question 41046 (2026)

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    How many students, if any, were enrolled in Home Education from January 1st 2026 - June 30th 2026; relating to how many home schooling families?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, as at 30 June 2026, there were 11,220 students actively engaged in Home Education, relating to 6,728 home schooling families.

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Question 41047 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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    How many students, if any, were enrolled in Home Education in 2025; relating to how many home schooling families?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, as at 31 December 2025, there were 11,501 students actively engaged in Home Education, relating to 6,818 home schooling families.

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Question 41059 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Has the government requested advice from the Privacy Commissioner regarding 'Smart Glasses'; and, if so, what was that advice?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

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The Government has not requested advice from the Privacy Commissioner regarding Smart Glasses. However, I understand the Privacy Commissioner has outlined expectations for the personal use of smart glasses on the Privacy Commissioner’s…

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40545, 40546 (2026)

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  • 40545 (matches this search)

    Did the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2022, which was published in December 2023, that only 68% of New Zealand students felt that they belong at school; and, if not, what did she do to address this and, following the release of…

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    Does the Minister find it acceptable that in PISA 2025 New Zealand was lowest among 36 other OECD nations on the index of students' sense of belonging; and, if not, what, if anything, is the Government doing now to address New Zealand…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am more concerned with the finding that the long term decline of maths results has accumulated to a total loss of more than two years of learning loss from 2003 to 2025. It is hard to have a sense of belonging when students are so far…

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Question 39790 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 37848 (2026) and Reply 33140 (2026), if trial accounts were excluded from access-control testing because they were not intended to access the production environment, what assurances, if any, were established before the…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that testing did not include the specific scenario of trial accounts accessing the reporting subsystem. As per my response to written parliamentary question 33140 (2026), trial…

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38390, 38391 (2026)

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  • 38390 (matches this search)

    Was a Gate 0/4 Strategic Assessment/ Readiness for Service review conducted for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) prior to SMART going live; if not, why not?

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    On what date, if any, were Gate 0/4 Strategic Assessment/ Readiness for Service review conducted for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that all required assessments and testing activities were completed before SMART went live. A Gate 0/4 Readiness for Service review was not a mandatory requirement for release. This is also my…

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Question 37875 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 37123 (2026), what scope of live reporting data were the 687 trial accounts technically capable of accessing, and was that access limited to particular schools or potentially available across all schools within the…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, between 3 and 16 July 2026, there was potential for the trial users to access all live reporting records. However, during this time, only two trial users accessed records from other schools.

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38004, 38006 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 35156 (2026), was the effective access of trial accounts to live production data tested prior to the Authority to Operate being issued on 20 March 2026?

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    In response to Reply 35156 (2026), were trial accounts included in any access control testing used before the Authority to Operate was issued on 20 March 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, prior to the Authority to Operate being issued on 20 March 2026, trial accounts were not included in the access control testing. This is also my response to written parliamentary question…

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Question 37847 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 35162 (2026), what evidence, if any, is there which establishes trial login access to live reporting records occurring on 3 July 2026, or is 3 July 2026 merely the earliest date in which unauthorised access to live…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the reporting subsystem was not available for access by the sector prior to 3 July 2026. This was confirmed during the review in response to the data incident.

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37848, 37851 (2026)

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  • 37848 (matches this search)

    In response to Reply 35156 (2026), did the SMART Certification and Accreditation process include testing to determine whether trial accounts could access live production reporting data; if not, why not?

  • 37851 (matches this search)

    In response to Reply 35160 (2026), did the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) Certification and Accreditation process include authorisation or access-control testing to determine whether trial accounts could access…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No. I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the Certificate and Accreditation process did not specifically include testing of whether trial accounts could access live reporting data, including authorisation or access controls for…

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Question 37849 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 35202 (2026), will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be used to design and/or write any of the nine new industry-led subjects?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The development of industry-led subjects will be led by Industry Skills Boards (ISBs) in line with the Ministry’s curriculum design criteria. While this does not explicitly reference the use of artificial intelligence (AI), AI may be used…

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Question 37723 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 5310 (2026), how, if at all, did the response to the Ministry by the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), that "the Ministry should proceed with this work without direct involvement from the GCDO" address…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Due to a clerical error, a response for a different written parliamentary question was incorrectly lodged with the House Office in reply to 5310 (2026). A correction has now been supplied to the House Office. I am advised that the Ministry…

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Question 37725 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 5310 (2026), did the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) provide advice to the Minister or the Ministry of Education on the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) specifically regarding…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Due to a clerical error, a response for a different written parliamentary question was incorrectly lodged with the House Office in reply to 5310 (2026). A correction has now been supplied to the House Office. The Government Chief Digital…

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Question 37219 (2026)

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the appointments process for appointments to the Teaching Council; listed by date, title, and agency received?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I refer the Member to the attached table showing briefings I have received from the Ministry of Education regarding appointments to the Teaching Council.

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Question 37220 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    What was the appointments process, if any, for each new appointment to the Teaching Council?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am supported by the Ministry of Education to complete the required steps in the appointment process. This includes publication of notices, collation of information on candidates and assessments of their skillsets, and completion of due…

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Question 37123 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 33833 (2026) and Reply 33836 (2026), how many, if any, trial accounts were capable of accessing live information within the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) prior to the system update on 21…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry Education (the Ministry) that 687 users had SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) trial login accounts that were capable of accessing live information within the trial reporting platform…

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35195, 35197 (2026)

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    Who, if anyone, was consulted with on the nine new industry-led subjects prior to the announcement on 6 August 2026?

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    What groups and organisations, if any, were consulted with on the nine new industry-led subjects prior to the announcement on 6 August 2026?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Industry Skills Boards were consulted and invited to develop and submit proposals for industry-led subjects. Through public consultation in 2027, industry organisations, employers, and the education sector will have the opportunity to…

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5 questions (2026)

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received from other Ministers regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister sent to Industry Leaders regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

  • 35200 (matches this search)

    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received from Industry Leaders regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received from New Zealand Universities regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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  • 35205 (matches this search)

    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received from Universities regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I receive a vast number of pieces of correspondence from a variety of individuals on a variety of topics. It is not in the public interest for my staff to deviate from their core duties to undertake the collation you have requested within…

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Question 35201 (2026)

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received on University Entrance subjects regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None

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Question 35202 (2026)

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    Was Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to design and/or write any of the nine new industry-led subjects?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The subjects have not yet been designed or written.

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Question 35203 (2026)

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    What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has the Minister received from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority regarding the nine new industry-led subjects?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None

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Question 35206 (2026)

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    Will the nine new industry-led secondary school subjects be approved subjects for University-Entrance; if not, why not?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No decisions have yet been made about university entrance requirements. Once decisions on changes to senior secondary qualifications are finalised and the new curriculum and qualifications are developed, NZQA and universities will make…

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Question 35156 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 33140 (2026), prior to the discovery of trial login access to live reporting records, did the Authority to Operate the SMART system contain any related condition, limitation or residual risk related to trial-account…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No

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Question 35160 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 33140 (2026), prior to the discovery of trial login access to live reporting records, was there any Certification and Accreditation finding, remediation action, Privacy Impact Assessment action or entry risk related to…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that there were no remediation action findings identified in the Certification and Accreditation for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART). I refer the Member to R03-1 of…

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Question 35161 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 33136 (2026), were the trial accounts created, modified, activated or connected to the production environment on 3 July 2026; if so, how and why?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No

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Question 35162 (2026)

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    In response to Reply 33136 (2026), what evidence, if any, has been used to establish 3 July 2026 as the start date of the trial login access to live reporting records?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, on 3 July 2026, detailed reports for Assessment Window 1 were released to schools and kura. Prior to this date, the reports were not able to be accessed.

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33139, 33832 (2026)

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  • 33139 (matches this search)

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    What independent investigation or root-cause review, if any, is now being undertaken as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach?

  • 33832 (matches this search)

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    What changes were made to the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) monitoring rules, alerts or audit-review processes following the breach incident?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that the Ministry of Education is in the early stages of undertaking a fulsome and comprehensive post-incident review.

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33144, 33815, 33816 (2026)

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  • 33144 (matches this search)

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    When, if ever, was the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) final Security Certification and Accreditation completed and approved?

  • 33815 (matches this search)

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    When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation reports completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

  • 33816 (matches this search)

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    When, if ever, were the Certification and Accreditation processes completed and finalised for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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20 March 2026.

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Question 33813 (2026)

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    What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Education receive from the Government Communications and Security Bureau regarding the New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 5314 (2026).

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Question 33814 (2026)

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    What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Education receive from the Government Communications and Security Bureau (GCSB) regarding offshore backup storage for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 5314 (2026).

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Question 33833 (2026)

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    Has any review into the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) data breach discovered any additional affected accounts, users, schools or students beyond those publicly reported?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that no additional affected accounts have been identified.

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Question 33834 (2026)

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    How, if at all, were the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) audit logs used to determine that the data breach incident involved 276 students across seven schools?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that it is not in the public interest for this information to be released. Doing so could compromise the security and integrity of the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool system and…

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Question 33835 (2026)

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    On what date and by what means, if any, was the Ministry first made aware of the “unexpected access”, and was it first alerted by a person or school rather than by the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) automated…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The Ministry of Education has advised that, on 15 July 2026, a Ministry staff member received information from a school staff member during a routine school visit. Following this, a formal investigation commenced on 16 July 2026, and the…

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Question 33836 (2026)

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    Did the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) automatically generate an alert when the affected trial login credentials accessed live student records; if not, why was access by trial credentials to live student records…

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that no alert was generated as the access came from legitimate users with authorised accounts which had previously been allocated trial access.

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Question 33136 (2026)

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    How long have trial logins for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) been able to access live records?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that trial logins for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool were able to access live reporting records from 3 July to 16 July 2026. Two teachers used these logins to access student…

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Question 33137 (2026)

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    What advice, if any, has the Ministry of Education received from the Privacy Commissioner as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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None

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Question 33138 (2026)

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    Was the Privacy Commissioner notified as a result of the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) data breach; if so, when?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Yes, on 16 July 2026.

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Question 33140 (2026)

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    Were trial accounts intended to access the production environment for SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool)?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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No

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Question 33141 (2026)

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    Why were trial login details for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) able to access live records?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised that the Ministry of Education is in the process of undertaking a review into this matter.

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Question 33142 (2026)

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    What conditions or outstanding actions remained, if any, when SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) began using live student data?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that the Student Monitoring, Assessment Reporting Tool (SMART) Certification and Accreditation process was completed on 20 March 2026, before SMART was approved for live operation.…

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Question 33143 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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    Have the role-based access procedures identified in the Privacy Impact Assessment for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) been completed; if so, when?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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Yes, on 20 March 2026.

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Question 30332 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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    Does the Associate Minister stand by his statement that the Auditor-General is "facing some real credibility issues" in regards to the release of their inquiry into the school lunches programme; if so, what aspects of the Auditor-General's…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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Yes. The report assessed the quality of the programme now, but not the quality of the programme I inherited.

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30333, 30334, 30337 (2026)

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    What aspects, if any, of the School Lunch Collective's contract are they not achieving, and how are they being addressed?

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    What aspects of the School Lunch Collective's contract are they achieving?

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    What up to date figures, if any, does the Associate Minister have on the percentage of School Lunch Collective meals meeting contractual nutrition standards?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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Information relating to supplier contracts is commercially sensitive and is not in the public interest to release. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 30334 and 30337 (2026).

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Question 30335 (2026)

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    What up to date figures, if any, does the Associate Minister have on the percentage of School Lunch Collective meals meeting delivery targets?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that all external suppliers have met delivery targets and meals have been delivered over 99 percent of the time in full and on time for Term 2, 2026.