Entry requirements for international students
Find out what qualification from your home country you need for entry into different levels of undergraduate study at Unitec.
Academic requirements to study in New Zealand.
To enter Unitec's undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand’s NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement).
The following table shows you what qualification from your home country you need for entry into different levels of undergraduate study.
| Country | Diploma Level Programmes | Degree Level Programmes |
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| New Zealand | Successful completion of Year 12 (NCEA Level 2) | Successful completion of Year 13 (NCEA Level 3) with minimum of with minimum of 48 credits (approx) 42 credits (approx) or International Baccalaureate score 24+ or Cambridge International Examination (CIE) 120 points on UCAS tariff |
| Australia | Successful completion of High School Certificate with appropriate passes | |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate with 65% passes in all subjects) | Successful completion of 1 year of tertiary study or 3 A Levels average or IB 25+ |
| Brazil | Completion of High School (3rd year of Second Level) | Successful completion of one year tertiary study |
| Brunei | GCE O Level in 4 subjects | GCE A Levels (2x C or equivalent; minimum 2 academic subjects) |
| Canada | Provincial High School Diploma | |
| Chile | Licencia de Educacion Media | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
| China | Senior Year 3 Certificate of Graduation with 65% average | Senior Year 3 Certificate of Graduation with 80% average |
| Denmark | Senior High School (Studentereksamen) with an average grade of 8.0 on 11pt scale or successful completion of Hojere Fortseredekseseksamen |
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| Fiji | Fiji School Leaving Certificate with 60% average in 4 subjects | Fiji Form 7 with aggregate 320 in best 4 subjects |
| France | Successful completion of Baccalaureate | |
| Germany | Mittlere Reife Realschulabschluss | Abitur |
| Hong Kong | HK Certificate of Education (HKCEE) | GCE (3 C passes) or HKALEA Levels |
| India | All India Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with with passes of 55% in 4 academic subjects |
All India Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with with passes of 70% in 4 academic subjects |
| Indonesia | SMA 3 with 60% average pass in 4 subjects | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study or SMA3, average pass in 4 subjects 75% |
| Iran/Iraq | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study at a recognised institution | |
| Italy | Successful completion of Diploma de Maturita | |
| Japan | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
| Kenya | Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education with a B+ average | |
| Korea | High School Diploma | Senior High School or Upper Secondary School with average 80% |
| Malaysia | SPM or Chinese Unified Examination | STPM with 3 C passes in relevant subjects MICSS - at least 6 subjects with a score of B5 or better in at least 5 of these subjects (cannot include more than one language) |
| Mexico | Successful completion of a qualification equivalent to New Zealand Year 12 (6th Form) (NCEA Level 2) | Successful completion of one year tertiary study or a qualification equivalent to New Zealand Year 13 (NCEA Level 3) |
| Nepal | Proficiency Certificate with 65% grade average | Proficiency Certificate with a grade average of 80% |
| Netherlands | VWO-Gymnasium A or B; VWO Atheneum A or B | |
| New Caledonia | Successful completion of Baccalaureate | Successful completion of Baccalaureate with a minimum grade of 24 |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate with aggregate 22 in best 6 subjects | Successful completion of one year tertiary study |
| Norway | Successful completion of Videregaende Skole | |
| Pacific Islands | Successful completion of Year 12 (6th Form) | Successful completion of Year 13 (7th Form) equivalent to with 55% average mark New Zealand NCEA Level 3 |
| Pakistan | Higher Secondary School with 65% average | Successful completion of 1 year previous tertiary from a recognised institution |
| Papua New Guinea | Higher School Certificate with 55% grade average | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
| Philippines | High School graduation with 80% | Successful completion of at least 1 year tertiary study |
| Russia | Certificate of Secondary Education or Certificate of Maturity | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
| Samoa | Completion of High School with 55% grade average | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
| Singapore | GCE O Level in 4 subjects | GCE A Levels with passes in 3 subjects |
| Sri Lanka | GCE O Levels with 4 credit passes | Sri Lankan GCE A Levels with 3 passes in relevant subjects |
| South Africa | SA Senior Certificate or Matriculation Certificate with minimum of 55% average |
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| Sweden | Slutbetyg | Student Examen; Avgangsbetyg Leaving Certificate |
| Taiwan | Senior High School Leaving Certificate | Senior High School with B average (70%) |
| Thailand | Matayom 6 with grade point average of 2.4 | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study or Matayom 6 with grade point average of 3.2 |
| Tonga | Successful completion of Form 6 with 55% average marks | Successful completion of Form 7 (Year 13) NZ Bursary exam with 3 C passes |
| United Kingdom | GCSE with 6 passes | GCE A Levels with 3 passes |
| United States of America | High School Graduation Diploma | High School Diploma - SATV & SWATM (mini composite score 1250) |
| Vietnam | High School Diploma with 60% average in 4 subjects | Successful completion of 1 year tertiary study |
