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New Zealand (01/07/2001)

New Zealand qualifications are assessed as set out in the following table:

Qualification awarded by New Zealand universities, polytechnics or other New Zealand registered private training establishments

Qualifications Table

Category & Level

Points

Doctoral degree

Category A Level 8

12 points

Master's degree

Category A Level 8

12 points

Postgraduate diploma

Category A Level 7

11 points

Postgraduate certificate

Category A Level 7

11 points

Bachelor's degree with Honours

Category A Level 7

11 points

1 year postgraduate Diploma of Teaching

Category B Level 8

11 points

Bachelor's degree

Category B Level 7

10 points

Graduate diploma

Category B Level 8

11 points

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Category B Level 8

11 points

3 year Bachelor of Education (Teaching) degree

Category B Level 7

10 points

4 year Bachelor of Education degree/Diploma of Teaching

Category B Level 8

11 points

4 year Bachelor's degree

Category B Level 8

11 points

Graduate certificate

Category B Level 8

11 points

3 year Bachelor of Nursing degree

Category B Level 7

10 points

3 year nursing diploma

Category C Level 6

10 points

Three-year polytechnic Diploma, named or unspecified.

Category C Level 6

10 points

3 year Diploma of Teaching

Category C Level 6

10 points

Three year polytechnic Diploma in Business or

Advanced Dip Bus.

Category C Level 6

10 points

New Zealand Diploma in Business

Category C Level 5

10 points

New Zealand Certificate in Engineering, Science, Building etc.

Category C Level 5 or Level 6

10 points

New Zealand Advanced Trade Certificate

Category D Level 4

10 points

New Zealand Trade Certificate

Category D Level 3 or Level 4

10 points

New Zealand Apprenticeship

Category D Level 3

10 points

National Diplomas at Level 7 of the National Qualifications Framework or above which are conferred by New Zealand universities

Category C Level 7

 

11 points

National Diplomas at Level 5 of the National Qualifications Framework or above which are awarded by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, a New Zealand polytechnic or a New Zealand registered private training establishment

Category C Level 5

10 points

Two Year polytechnic diplomas, New Zealand Technicians Certificates and New Zealand tertiary qualifications not included in the table above require NZQA assessment for points allocation.

Effective 01/07/2001

SEE ALSO

New Zealand (04/02/2008)

New Zealand (24/07/2006)

New Zealand (15/12/2003)

New Zealand (04/02/2002)

New Zealand (04/09/2000)

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