Te Marautanga o Aotearoa University Entrance subjects

Requirements for mainstream and immersion units

Mainstream students studying within a kaupapa Māori context can be awarded the 6 unique Te Marautanga o Aotearoa subjects as part of meeting the 3 approved subjects requirement for University Entrance.

These students will be undertaking coherent learning programmes which are aligned to the principles and intent of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. 

The definition of kaupapa Māori is:

• significant use of Te Reo Māori (that is, the school is at levels 1 or 2 of the Māori language immersion levels) and
• Māori education that incorporates a Māori world view and
  • incorporates ways of teaching in a range of settings, including bilingual and immersion settings (English and Māori)
  • delivers the Te Marautanga o Aotearoa curriculum subjects in te reo Māori only, or in both te reo Māori and English.

Mainstream schools with students studying in a kaupapa Māori context (such as through an immersion unit) must notify NZQA of the students undertaking the Te Marautanga o Aotearoa subjects below:

• Hauora
• Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia
• Ngā Toi Ataata
• Ngā Toi Puoro.

Schools must complete and submit an attestation from to NZQA by 1 December each year.

Download an attestation form [XLSX, 13 KB]

This will enable NZQA to correctly calculate whether these students have met the 3 approved subjects requirement as part of being awarded University Entrance in January of the following year.

NZQA does not need notification of students undertaking Ngā Toi and Tikanga ā-Iwi subjects.