For state and state-integrated schools that use the New Zealand Curriculum, a summary of the National Standards reading results are provided. National Standards results are based on overall teacher judgements (OTJs) about whether students in Years 1-8 were achieving at a level 'well below', 'below',' at', or 'above' the standard in reading for their year level. For state and state-integrated kura and schools that use Te Marautanga o Aotearoa (mainly Māori medium education schools), the Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori results in pānui (reading) are used. Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori are the Māori medium equivalent of National Standards. An overview of selected findings from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2010/11 (PIRLS-2010/11) is also included. PIRLS focuses on two overarching purposes that account for most of the reading undertaken by students at the middle primary level: reading for literary experience and reading to acquire and use information.