designsystem.education.govt.nz

Ministry of Education

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

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 57 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

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 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 13 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 53 of this website's 57 issues — a 93% reduction.

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 issues on 14 pages · Seen on About this site | Design System

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 issues on 4 pages · Seen on Anchor Link Menu | Design System

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 issues on 4 pages · Seen on Design System | Design System

4. 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="/node"></a>

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Copyright | Design System

5. 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: visual.identity@education.govt.nz">visual.identity@education.govt.nz</a>

3 issues on 1 page · Seen on Our logos | Design System

6. 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="/design">Design</a>

2 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Our Colours | Design System

7. 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://designsystem.education.govt.nz/design/colours">interactive blue colour</a>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Footer | Design System

8. 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://www.govt.nz/">govt.nz,</a>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Our logos | Design System

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://www.govt.nz/">https://www.govt.nz/</a>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Footer | Design System

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="mailto:copyright.permissions@education.govt.nz">copyright.permissions@education.govt.nz</a>…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Copyright | Design System