Requirements for Level 2 NCEA:

• Students must gain at least 80 credits as follows:
  • 60 credits from Level 2 or above
  • Literacy and Numeracy (Co-requisite or Transitional)
  • Transitional arrangements for students who began  L1 or  L2 in 2022 may apply

Requirements for Level 3 NCEA:

• Students must gain at least 80 credits as follows:
  • 60 credits from Level 3 or above
  • Literacy and Numeracy (Co-requisite or Transitional)
  • Transitional arrangements for students who began  L2 or L3 in 2022 may apply

Requirements for University Entrance:

• Level 3 NCEA
• at least 14 credits in at least 3 approved Level 3 subjects 
• 5 Reading credits and 5 Writing credits from assessments nominated as University Entrance Literacy credits. These are noted in the course outlines as R or W
• at least 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above

Overall Merit or Excellence Endorsements 

• at least 50 Achievement Standard credits at Merit or Excellence

Subject Merit or Excellence Endorsements

• at least 14 Achievement Standard credits
• at Merit or Excellence, including at least 3 credits in both internal and external assessments