applications.education.govt.nz

Ministry of Education

June 2026 scan

Rank
#63 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
5.83 issues/page
Issues found
455
Pages scanned
39 39 with issues
Issue types
7

Trend

Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 455 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
2
Serious issues
453
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
39
Pages scanned (desktop)
39
Mobile issues
227
Desktop issues
228

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 23 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 432 of this website's 455 issues — a 95% reduction.

1. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="https://www.govt.nz/" target="_blank"></a>

231 issues on 39 pages · Seen on Catalogue of tools & online services | Applications & Online Systems

2. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="https://www.govt.nz/" target="_blank">

77 issues on 39 pages · Seen on Catalogue of tools & online services | Applications & Online Systems

3. list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure that lists are structured correctly

<ul class="menu navigation__menu navigation__top-level-menu">

47 issues on 24 pages · Seen on Early Learning Information (ELI) Reports | Applications & Online Systems

4. nested-interactive

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure interactive controls are not nested as they are not always announced by screen readers or can cause focus problems for assistive technologies

<li class="menu-item navigation__item menu-item--expanded navigation__item--expanded navigation__top…

33 issues on 16 pages · Seen on Early Learning Information (ELI) Reports | Applications & Online Systems

5. aria-hidden-focus

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements

<div data-v-41ed6228="" id="accordion-content-0" class="accordion__content" aria-hidden="true" aria-…

14 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Education Sector Logon (ESL) | Applications & Online Systems

6. nested-interactive

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure interactive controls are not nested as they are not always announced by screen readers or can cause focus problems for assistive technologies

<li class="menu-item focus menu-item navigation__item menu-item--expanded navigation__item--expanded…

8 issues on 4 pages · Seen on User Guide for Casual Education and Care and Hospital-Based Early Learning Services | Applications & Online Systems

7. nested-interactive

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure interactive controls are not nested as they are not always announced by screen readers or can cause focus problems for assistive technologies

<li class="menu-item mfa menu-item navigation__item menu-item--expanded navigation__item--expanded n…

8 issues on 4 pages · Seen on How to remove access | Applications & Online Systems

8. nested-interactive

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure interactive controls are not nested as they are not always announced by screen readers or can cause focus problems for assistive technologies

<li class="menu-item esl navigation__item menu-item--expanded navigation__item--expanded navigation_…

6 issues on 3 pages · Seen on How to remove access | Applications & Online Systems

9. link-in-text-block

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color

<a href="https://applications.education.govt.nz/education-sector-login-esl/how-use-esl/how-use-esl-u…

4 issues on 1 page · Seen on Setting up your user account | Applications & Online Systems

10. link-in-text-block

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color

<a href="tel:0800422599">0800 422 599</a>

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Contact us | Applications & Online Systems