If we ask for 2.1, you need:
2.1
If we ask for 2.2, you need:
2.2
English Language minimum for postgraduate study
You will need NCEA Level 3 at Merit, or IELTS 6.5 overall, GCSE English C or 4 or an equivalent qualification: Check which English language qualifications we accept.
Applicants who have studied in New Zealand for at least two years to complete an undergraduate degree or one year to complete a Masters degree, where the medium of instruction was English, are not required to undertake further English language tests.
Postgraduate Research exemptions
Institutionally agreed
01/09/2025
Info last updated
15/09/2025
English Language minimum for undergraduate study
NCEA Level 3 at Merit, You will need IELTS 6.0 overall, GCSE English C or 4 or an equivalent qualification: Check which English language qualifications we accept.
Applicants who have studied in New Zealand for at least two years to complete an undergraduate degree or one year to complete a Masters degree, where the medium of instruction was English, are not required to undertake further English language tests.
If we ask for 1st, you need:
1st
If we ask for ABB, you need:
NCEA: Excellence in one 20 credit subject and Merit in three 20 credit subjects, all at level 3
NZCSE: Highly Commended
If we ask for BBB, you need:
NCEA: Merit in four 20 credit subjects, all at level 3
NZCSE: Highly Commended
Qualifications we accept for postgraduate study
From 3 - 6 year Bachelor degrees
Qualifications we accept for undergraduate study
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) with a minimum of 80 credits in total with 60 credits at level 3.
New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education (NZCSE)
NZCSE subject-specific requirements:
A = Excellence
B = Merit
C = Achieved
If we ask for A*AA, you need:
NCEA: Excellence in three 20 credit subjects and 20 credits at no less than Merit, all at level 3
NZCSE: Distinction
If we ask for AAA, you need:
NCEA: Excellence in three 20 credit subjects and 20 credits at no less than Merit, all at level 3
NZCSE: Distinction
If we ask for AAB, you need:
NCEA: Excellence in two 20 credit subjects and Merit in two 20 credit subjects, all at level 3
NZCSE: Distinction
Country
New Zealand