Bachelor of Education ([Specialty] Teaching)

Entry criteria

Minimum entry requirements If you have New Zealand qualifications

• University Entrance*

*You can't use Discretionary Entrance to gain admission to this programme.

If you have qualifications from another country

See entry requirements for students from other countries. Select your country from the dropdown menu.

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Teaching Council requirements

You also need to successfully complete the compliance checks below before you can start your studies:

• Literacy and numeracy assessments
• Interview
• Meet the “good character and fitness” criteria stipulated in the Teaching Council Registration and Certification policy
• Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programme Entry Form
• Police Vetting (New Zealand and overseas if applicable)
• Satisfactory references
• Meet the Teaching Council of Aotearoa English language competency requirement
• Meet the safety check requirements as set out in section 31 of the Children’s Act 2014

After you have applied to study at AUT, we will send you a link with more information about these Teaching Council compliance requirements that need to be successfully completed.

This process can take approximately 6 weeks as some of the compliance checks take time.

Useful New Zealand school subjects

All subjects are useful, in particular Art History, Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Technologies, Te Reo Māori, Te Reo Rangatira, Visual Arts, Digital Technologies, Health Education and Physical Education