New Zealand Approved subjects for University Entrance
For 2019 assessment planning purposes, this List (PDF, 134KB)provides the registered numbers of the current assessment standards that will meet University Entrance requirements from 1 April 2019. The two new subjects that have been added to the list and their associated achievement standards are shown in bold. |
Applicants to New Zealand universities require credits in approved subjects.
* Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
| Approved Subject | Achievement Standards |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409 |
| Agriculture & 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 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Technologies), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619, 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) |
| 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 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech) and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619, 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) |
| Digital Technologies | 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 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, 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) |
| 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 |
| 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 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619, 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) |
| 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 |
| Technology/Hangarau | 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619, 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) |
| 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 |
The three standards shown in bold were added to the Approved Subjects list as of 1 April 2018.
For previous lists see 2014 Approved subjects for University Entrance and 2015 Approved subjects for University Entrance.
See expired approved subjects for the approved subjects prior to 2014.