New Zealand University Entrance NCEA Level 3 60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2 or higher which must include

14 credits at Level 3 in each of
mathematics or physics or statistics or accounting
English or history or art history or classics or geography or economics
One other subject from the list of approved subjects
Literacy 10 credits at Level 2 or above made up of 5 credits in reading 5 credits in writing and

Numeracy 10 credits at Level 1 or above specified achievement standards or unit standards 26623 26626 26627

OR one of the following

New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology Technical Support Level 5
New Zealand Diploma in Web Development and Design Level 5
New Zealand Diploma in Networking Level 6
New Zealand Diploma in Systems Administration Level 6
OR New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation Level 4 Ara Business and ICT Pathway or equivalent
Due to Covid19 disruption if you studied and achieved NCEA Level 3 during 2020 you only need 12 credits per Level 3 subject ie total of 36 credits Literacy and Numeracy requirements remain the same

If you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA eg International Baccalaureate Cambridge Examination Ara will assess your qualification for academic entry equivalency

Overall IELTS 6.0 Academic - 5.5 Listening, 5.5 Reading, 5.5 Writing, 5.5 Speaking, TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)