www.education.govt.nz

Ministry of Education

June 2026 scan

Rank
#299 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.11 issues/page
Issues found
64
Pages scanned
300 17 with issues
Issue types
4

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 64 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
0
Serious issues
64
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
30
Desktop issues
34

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 21 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 50 of this website's 64 issues — a 78% reduction.

1. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<span class="hub-search-results_subtitle__MygYS hub-search-results_open__PXbhL text-tiny"> open</spa…

20 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Have your say - Ministry of Education

2. list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure that lists are structured correctly

<ul class="card-grid_cardGrid__95I_9">

12 issues on 4 pages · Seen on Education professionals - Ministry of Education

3. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<span class="text-button">Learn more</span>

4 issues on 1 page · Seen on Parent Portal - Ministry of Education

4. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/education-professio..." data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="616d0511-da8d-458f-a..."…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Chapter 9: Completing the RS7 return - Ministry of Education

5. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/education-professio..." data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b89744b2-b519-45ff-8..."…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Chapter 9: Completing the RS7 return - Ministry of Education

6. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/education-professio..." data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="cb693467-a7a3-414f-a..."…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Chapter 9: Completing the RS7 return - Ministry of Education

7. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/education-professionals/early-learning/funding-and-financials/chapter-9-completing-rs7-ret…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Chapter 9: Completing the RS7 return - Ministry of Education

8. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<p class="card_summary__QTWvr text-small">Digital safety means using technology in smart and careful…

2 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Parent Portal - Ministry of Education

9. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<p class="card_summary__QTWvr text-small">Relationships and sexuality education (RSE) is taught with…

2 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Parent Portal - Ministry of Education

10. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<p class="card_summary__QTWvr text-small">Resources and information to support your child achieve th…

2 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Parent Portal - Ministry of Education