Entrance level qualifications

Admission with other high school qualifications from New Zealand or overseas, or approved Level 4 qualifications.

If you are a domestic student, you may be eligible for admission if you have one of the following:

Secondary school qualifications

  • a recognised university entrance qualification from New Zealand (for example, Rudolf Steiner Level 3 Certificate, Accelerated Christian Learning (ACE), or Christian Education New Zealand (CENZ) Level 3 Certificate)
  • a recognised university entrance qualification from overseas (please see our International Entry Requirements)
  • a completed combination of NCEA credits and Cambridge International Education subjects for University Entrance
    • For more information, please see the Cambridge admission pathway.
  • (Australian applicants only) an ATAR rank of 69.6 or better, or an OP rank of 14 or better from Queensland

Level 4 qualifications

  • a completed Level 4 qualification from another New Zealand tertiary institution, which must be relevant to your proposed programme of study
  • a Certificate of University Preparation (CUP) from another New Zealand tertiary institution
  • a Certificate in Foundation Studies from another New Zealand university.

If you have any questions about these entrance requirements, please email info@vuw.ac.nz or call +64 4 472 1000 or 0800 04 04 04.