Applicants to New Zealand universities require 14 credits (or 12 credits in 2020 only) in each of 3 approved subjects.
*Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa can be awarded the subjects marked with an asterisk.
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Approved subjects list
| Approved Subject | Achievement Standards |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409 |
| Agriculture and Horticulture | 91528, 91529, 91530, 91531, 91532 |
| Biology | 91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607, 91818, 91819 |
| Business Studies | 91380, 91382, 91384 91379, 91381, 91383, 91385, 91869, 91870, 91871 |
| Calculus | 91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587 |
| Chemistry | 91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393 |
| Chinese | 91533, 91534, 91535, 91536, 91537 |
| Classical Studies | 91394, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398 |
| Construction and Mechanical Technologies | 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Technologies), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko) |
| Cook Islands Maori | 91538, 91539, 91540, 91541, 91542 |
| Dance | 91588, 91589, 91590, 91591, 91592, 91593, 91594, 91595, 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854 |
| Design (Practical Art) | 91440, 91445, 91450, 91455, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Design and Visual Communication | 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko) |
| Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko | 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC) and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT) and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko) |
| Drama | 91512, 91513, 91514, 91515, 91516, 91517, 91518, 91519, 91520, 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854 |
| Earth and Space Science | 91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415 |
| Economics | 91399, 91400, 91401, 91402, 91403, 91829 |
| Education for Sustainability | 90828, 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736, 91813, 91814, 91820, 91827, 91831 |
| English | 91472, 91473, 91474, 91475, 91476, 91477, 91478, 91479, 91480 |
| French | 91543, 91544, 91545, 91546, 91547 |
| Geography | 91426, 91427, 91428, 91429, 91430, 91431, 91432, 91433 |
| German | 91548, 91549, 91550, 91551, 91552 |
| Hangarau | See Hangarau/Technology below |
| Hauora* | 91461, 91462, 91463, 91464, 91465 (Health Education), 91466, 91467, 91468, 91469, 91470, 91471 (Home Economics), and 91498, 91499, 91500, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504, 91505, 91789 (Physical Education), 91811, 91812, 91813, 91814, 91815, 91816 (Hauora) |
| Health Education | 91461, 91462, 91463, 91464, 91465, 91811, 91815, 91816 |
| History | 91434, 91435, 91436, 91437, 91438, 91439, 91830, 91834, 91835 |
| History of Art | 91482, 91483, 91484, 91485, 91488, 91486, 91487, 91489, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Home Economics | 91466, 91467, 91468, 91469, 91470, 91471 |
| Indonesian | 91645, 91646, 91647, 91648, 91649 |
| Japanese | 91553, 91554, 91555, 91556, 91557 |
| Korean | 91558, 91559, 91560, 91561, 91562 |
| Latin | 91506, 91507, 91508, 91509, 91510, 91511 |
| Mathematics/Pāngarau | 91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587 and 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586 |
| Media Studies | 91490, 91491, 91492, 91493, 91494, 91495, 91496, 91497 |
| Music Studies | 91417, 91418, 91419, 91421, 91424, 91416, 91420, 91422, 91423, 91425, 91849, 91860, 91861, 91862, 91863, 91864 |
| New Zealand Sign Language | 91822, 91823, 91824, 91825 |
| Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia* | 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854 (Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia), 91588, 91589, 91590, 91591, 91592, 91593, 91594, 91595 (Dance), 91512, 91513, 91514, 91515, 91516, 91517, 91518, 91519, 91520 (Drama), 91417, 91418, 91419 (Music Studies) |
| Ngā Toi* | 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854 (Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia); 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 (Ngā Toi Ataata) 91860, 91861, 91862, 91863, 91864 (Ngā Toi Puoro) |
| Ngā Toi Ataata* | 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 (Ngā Toi Ataata), 91482, 91483, 91484, 91485, 91488 (History of Art), 91440, 91445, 91450, 91455 (Visual Arts Design), 91441, 91446, 91451, 91456 (Painting), 91442, 91447, 91452, 91457 (Photography), 91443, 91448, 91453, 91458 (Printmaking), 91444, 91449, 91454, 91459 (Sculpture), and 91460 (Visual Arts), 91490, 91494, 91495 (Media Studies) |
| Ngā Toi Puoro* | 91860, 91861, 91862, 91863, 91864 Ngā Toi Puoro (Music), 91512, 91513 (Drama), 91417, 91418, 91419, 91421, 91424 (Music Studies) |
| Pāngarau | See Mathematics/Pāngarau above |
| Painting (Practical Art) | 91441, 91446, 91451, 91456, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Photography (Practical Art) | 91442, 91447, 91452, 91457and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Physical Education | 91498, 91499, 91500, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504, 91505, 91789, 91812 |
| Physics | 91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527 |
| Printmaking (Practical Art) | 91443, 91448, 91453, 91458, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Processing Technologies | 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko) |
| Psychology | 91872, 91873, 91874, 91875, 91876 |
| Pūtaiao | See Science/Pūtaiao below |
| Science/Pūtaiao | 91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607 (Biology), and 91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393 (Chemistry), and 91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415 (Earth and Space Science), and 90828, 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736 (Education for Sustainability), and 91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527 (Physics), and 91818, 91819, 91820, 91821 (Pūtaiao) |
| Religious Studies | 90825, 90826, 90827, 91725 |
| Samoan | 91563, 91564, 91565, 91566, 91567 |
| Sculpture (Practical Art) | 91444, 91449, 91454, 91459, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859 |
| Social Studies | 91596, 91597, 91598, 91599, 91600, 91826, 91828, 91832, 91833, 91834, 91835 |
| Spanish | 91568, 91569, 91570, 91571, 91572 |
| Statistics | 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586 |
| Te Ao Haka | 91984, 91985, 91986, 91987 |
| Technology/Hangarau | 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko) |
| Te Reo Māori | 91650, 91651, 91652, 91653, 91654 |
| Te Reo Rangatira | 91803, 91804, 91805, 91806, 91807, 91808, 91809, 91810, 91817 |
| Tikanga ā-Iwi* |
91826, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91832, 91833, 91834, 91835 |
| Tongan | 91679, 91680, 91681, 91682,91683 |
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