New Zealand Certificate in Financial Services (Level 5)

Entry criteria

Academic requirements

Minimum 8 NCEA Level 2 credits in English (4 in writing, 4 in reading), or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or skills.

For those over 20 who do not meet the entry requirements, you will be eligible to be enrolled where your previous educational, work or life experience indicate that you have a reasonable likelihood of success.

International requirements and equivalence

To enter Otago Polytechnic'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).

This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page.

English Language requirements

If English is not your first language, you must provide: New Zealand University Entrance, OR Overall IELTS 5.5 (academic, no band score lower than 5.0) achieved in one test completed in the last two years, OR Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for internationally recognised proficiency tests and proficiency outcomes for international students).

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.