Automated accessibility results for designsystem.education.govt.nz

Ministry of Education

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June 2026 scan

Rank: #218 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues: 0.84 issues/page
Issues found: 57
Pages scanned: 34 19 with issues
Issue types: 2

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Critical issues: 0
Serious issues: 57
Moderate issues: 0
Minor issues: 0
Pages scanned (mobile): 34
Pages scanned (desktop): 34
Mobile issues: 23
Desktop issues: 34

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 13 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 36 of this website's 57 detected issue instances (63%).

1. 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="/">Home</a>

20 instances on 14 pages Mobile: 6 instances · Desktop: 14 instances

Affected pages (14)

About this site | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/about-us Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

Accessibility and usability | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/accessibility Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Components | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

Anchor Link Menu | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/anchorlinkmenu Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Buttons & Links | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/buttonslinks Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Language toggle | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/languagetoggle Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Navigation Menu | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/nav-menu Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Design | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/design Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Our Colours | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/design/colours Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

Iconography | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/design/iconography Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

Privacy | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/node/9 Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

Patterns | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/patterns Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

2. 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="/components">Components</a>

8 instances on 4 pages Mobile: 4 instances · Desktop: 4 instances

Affected pages (4)

Anchor Link Menu | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/anchorlinkmenu Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Buttons & Links | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/buttonslinks Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Language toggle | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/languagetoggle Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Navigation Menu | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/nav-menu Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. 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="mailto:Web.Services@education.govt.nz">Web.Services@education.govt.nz</a>

8 instances on 4 pages Mobile: 4 instances · Desktop: 4 instances

Affected pages (4)

Design System | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Footer | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/footer Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Header | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/components/header Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Iconography | Design System https://designsystem.education.govt.nz/design/iconography Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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