| Word | Definition | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Aho | Focus | |
| Ako | Learning | |
| Ākonga | Learner/Learners | |
| Hapori | Community | |
| Kaiako | Teacher | |
| Kaiāwhina | Staff providing engagement support | |
| Kaimahi | Staff | |
| Kaimanaaki | Learning advisor | |
| Kainga | Home | |
| Kanohi ki te kanohi | Face-to-face | |
| Kaupapa | Purpose | |
| Kirirarau | Citizens | |
| Korowai | Cloak | |
| Kura | School | |
| Mahi | Work | |
| Mana | Autonomy | |
| Mātāpono | Principles | |
| Motu | Island, country, land, nation | |
| NCEA | National Certificate of Educational Achievement | https://www2.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea |
| New Zealand Curriculum | Official policy statement relating to teaching, learning, and assessment in all English medium state and state-integrated schools in New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum Home |
| NZQA | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | The New Zealand Qualifications Authority - NZQA |
| Rangatahi | Young people | |
| Reorua | Bilingual | |
| RoA | NZQA Record of Achievement | New Zealand Record of Achievement - NZQA |
| SAC | Special Assessment Conditions | Special Assessment Conditions - NZQA |
| Tamaiti | Child | |
| Tamariki | Children | |
| Tari | Office | |
| Te ao Māori | The Māori world | |
| Te Marautanga o Aotearoa | Official policy statement for kura and Māori medium schools in New Zealand | Kia māhorahora te reo Māori | Kauwhata Reo |
| Te reo Māori | The Māori language | |
| Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi | |
| Te Whāriki | New Zealand Early Childhood curriculum | Te Whāriki Online |
| Tumu | Foundations | |
| Wāhanga | Department | |
| Whānau | Family | |
| Whenu | Strands |