New Zealand Approved subjects for University Entrance

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 SubjectAchievement Standards
Accounting91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409
Agriculture & Horticulture91528, 91529, 91530, 91531, 91532
Biology91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607, 91818, 91819
Business Studies91380, 91382, 91384 91379, 91381, 91383, 91385, 91869, 91870, 91871
Calculus91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587
Chemistry91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393
Chinese91533, 91534, 91535, 91536, 91537
Classical Studies91394, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398
Construction and Mechanical Technologies91620, 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 Maori91538, 91539, 91540, 91541, 91542
Dance91588, 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 Communication91627, 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 Technologies91632, 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)
Drama91512, 91513, 91514, 91515, 91516, 91517, 91518, 91519, 91520, 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854
Earth and Space Science91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415
Economics91399, 91400, 91401, 91402, 91403, 91829
Education for Sustainability90828, 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736, 91813, 91814, 91820, 91827, 91831
English91472, 91473, 91474, 91475, 91476, 91477, 91478, 91479, 91480
French91543, 91544, 91545, 91546, 91547
Geography91426, 91427, 91428, 91429, 91430, 91431, 91432, 91433
German91548, 91549, 91550, 91551, 91552
HangarauSee 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 Education91461, 91462, 91463, 91464, 91465, 91811, 91815, 91816
History91434, 91435, 91436, 91437, 91438, 91439, 91830, 91834, 91835
History of Art91482, 91483, 91484, 91485, 91488, 91486, 91487, 91489, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Home Economics91466, 91467, 91468, 91469, 91470, 91471
Indonesian91645, 91646, 91647, 91648, 91649
Japanese91553, 91554, 91555, 91556, 91557
Korean91558, 91559, 91560, 91561, 91562
Latin91506, 91507, 91508, 91509, 91510, 91511
Mathematics/Pāngarau91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587 and 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586
Media Studies91490, 91491, 91492, 91493, 91494, 91495, 91496, 91497
Music Studies91417, 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)
 PāngarauSee 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 Education91498, 91499, 91500, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504, 91505, 91789, 91812
Physics91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527
Printmaking (Practical Art)91443, 91448, 91453, 91458, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Processing Technologies91643, 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)
PūtaiaoSee Science/Pūtaiao below
Science/Pūtaiao91601, 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 Studies90825, 90826, 90827, 91725
Samoan91563, 91564, 91565, 91566, 91567
Sculpture (Practical Art)91444, 91449, 91454, 91459, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Social Studies91596, 91597, 91598, 91599, 91600, 91826, 91828, 91832, 91833, 91834, 91835
Spanish91568, 91569, 91570, 91571, 91572
Statistics91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586
Technology/Hangarau91620, 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
Tongan91679, 91680, 91681, 91682,91683
See also  Department of Higher Education Internships 2023 - 2024

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.