Studying to be a teacher » Choosing the right course
Choosing the right course
Overview
There's a huge range of study options available, so use this search tool to help you choose a programme that suits you. All the programmes listed here will lead to teacher registration and all the providers are fully accredited to offer these qualifications.
Once you’ve chosen a course, contact the relevant tertiary provider. They'll be able to give you more information about their qualifications, entry criteria, application forms and study dates.
TeachNZ provides a number of scholarships for people wishing to qualify as a teacher in New Zealand.
Approved Qualifications
The following qualifications are also available for download in PDF or spreadsheet format.
Approved-Qualifications-and-Codes-Jan-2022.pdf
Approved-Qualifications-and-Codes-Jan-2022.xlsx
| Code | Provider | Qualification | Sector | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK3515 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching | Secondary | General |
| AK3515 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| AK3594 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching) | ECE | General |
| AK3594 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Bachelor of Education (Pasifika Early Childhood Teaching) | ECE | General |
| AK3594 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Bachelor of Education (Pasifika Primary Teaching) | Primary | General |
| AK3594 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) | Primary | General |
| TBC | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Master of Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood) | ECE | General |
| AK1047 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary) | Primary | General |
| TBC | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood) | Early Childhood | General |
| TBC | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) | Primary | General |
| PC1796 | Bethlehem Institute of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| PC3033 | Bethlehem Institute of Education | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education | ECE | General |
| PC3034 | Bethlehem Institute of Education | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary | Primary | General |
| PC1796 | Bethlehem Institute of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| HB3979 | Eastern Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| HB4024 | Eastern Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| TBC | ICL Graduate Business School | Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education | ECE | General |
| PC4122 | Laidlaw College | Graduate Diploma in Education Secondary | Secondary | General |
| PC4124 | Laidlaw College | Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| MN4481 | Manukau Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| MN4575 | Manukau Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| TBC | Manukau Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Education (Primary Pacific) | Primary | General |
| MY6009 | Massey University | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| MY0357 | Massey University | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary or Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| MY0191 | Massey University | Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| MY0104 | Massey University | Te Aho Paerewa: Postgraduate Diploma Māori Medium Teaching and Learning | Primary | Māori Medium |
| MY0259 | Massey University | Te Aho Tātairangi: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning KKM | Primary | Māori Medium |
| MY6010 | Massey University | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| MY0242 | Massey University | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| MY0357 | Massey University | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary or Secondary) | Primary | General |
| MY0104 | Massey University | Te Aho Tātairangi: Bachelor of Teaching Māori Medium/Diploma in Māori Education | Primary | General |
| MY0259 | Massey University | Te Aho Paerewa: Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning in Māori Medium (Te Aho Paerewa PGDipT&LMM) | Primary | General |
| MY0104 | Massey University | Te Aho Paerewa: Postgraduate Diploma Māori Medium Teaching and Learning | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| MY0357 | Massey University | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary or Secondary)/ Tohu Paerua Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuatahi rānei) - Taihoa ake ka | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| MY6009 | Massey University | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)/Te Titohu Paetahi Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| PCCC01 | New Zealand Graduate School of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)/Te Titohu Oaetahi Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| PC9727 | New Zealand Tertiary College | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| PC8619 | New Zealand Tertiary College | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| PCCC01 | New Zealand Graduate School of Education | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| PCAS01 | New Zealand Graduate School of Education | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| TBC | Teach First NZ: Ako Mātātupu | Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching | Secondary | General |
| PC9758 | Te Pū Wānanga o Anamata | Tohu Ako Paetahi: Mā Te Reo - Bachelor of Teaching: Māori Medium | Primary | Māori Medium |
| PC7200 | Te Rito Maioha | Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| PC7000 | Te Rito Maioha | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| PC6000 | Te Rito Maioha | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (ECE) | ECE | General |
| AI1057 | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa | He Korowai Ākonga: Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) | Primary | Māori Medium |
| AI1057 | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa | He Korowai Ākonga: Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) | Primary | General |
| RK3462 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga Kōhungahunga | ECE | Māori Medium |
| RK0014 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga | Primary | Māori Medium |
| RK0058 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Te Rangakura Kaiwhakaako | Primary | Māori Medium |
| RK3724 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutāhū Whakaakoranga Akorau: Postgraduate Diploma of Blended Teaching and Learning | Primary | Māori Medium |
| RK3462 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga Kōhungahunga | ECE | General |
| RK0058 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Te Rangakura Kaiwakaako | Primary | General |
| RK0014 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga | Primary | General |
| RK3724 | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Poutāhū Whakaakoranga Akorau: Postgraduate Diploma ofBlended Teaching and Learning | Primary | General |
| PC3153 | Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako: Bachelor of Teaching Kura Kaupapa Māori | Primary | Māori Medium |
| PC3153 | Te Wānanga Takiura o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aoteroa | Bachelor of Teaching Kura Kaupapa Māori (Primary) | Primary | General |
| TBC | Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako Manukura ā Iwi o Aotearoa | Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) EBITE | Primary | Māori Medium |
| AW1318 | Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako: Bachelor of Education (Teaching) | ECE | Māori Medium |
| AW1318 | Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako: Bachelor of Education (Teaching) | Primary | Māori Medium |
| AW1318 | Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako - Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Years | ECE | General |
| AW1318 | Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Te Tohu Paetahi Ako - Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary | Primary | General |
| OP7030 | The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| TBC | The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| AU4096 | The University of Auckland | Bachelor of Education (Huarahi Māori) | Primary | Māori Medium |
| AU4090 | The University of Auckland Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)/Te Titohu Paetahi Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| AU4096 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Specialisation | Primary | General |
| AU4089 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| AU4096 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Huarahi Māori specialisation | Primary | General |
| AU4096 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education Specialisation | ECE | General |
| AC1101 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| AU4090 | "The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work" | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| WI0972 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| WI0972 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary Education) | Primary | General |
| WI0971 | The University of Waikato | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary Education) | Primary | General |
| WI0915 | The University of Waikato | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary Education) | Primary | General |
| WI0972 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Education) | Secondary | General |
| WI0971 | The University of Waikato | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Education) | Secondary | General |
| WI0915 | The University of Waikato | Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary Education) | Secondary | General |
| WI0120 | The University of Waikato | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) and (Early Childhood Ki Taiao) | ECE | General |
| WI0199 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood) | ECE | General |
| WI0199 | The University of Waikato | Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) Kākano Rua | Primary | General |
| WI0125 WI0126 WI0127 WI0128 WI0129 | The University of Waikato | "Bachelor of Teaching - conjoint degrees Years 1-8, 7-10 and 11-13" | Primary | General |
| WI0120 | The University of Waikato | Bachelor of Teaching - Primary | Primary | General |
| WI0199 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| WI0001 | The University of Waikato | Bachelor of Education (Technology) | Secondary | General |
| WI0125 WI0126 WI0127 WI0128 WI0925 | The University of Waikato | "Bachelor of Teaching - conjoint degrees Years 1-8, 7-10 and 11-13" | Secondary | General |
| WI0199 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| WI0199 WI0823 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) and Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Technology Teaching) or Graduate | Secondary | General |
| WI0199 | The University of Waikato | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)/Te Titohu Paetahi Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| WR3127 | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology | Master of Teaching Early Childhood Education: Tohu Paerua o te Whakaako i te Mātauranga Kōhungahunga | ECE | General |
| QT00021 | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| QT00072 | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| CA2335 | UNITEC Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| CN0965 | University of Canterbury | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary Ed) | Primary | General |
| CEAS02 | University of Canterbury | Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary Ed) | Secondary | General |
| CN0965 | University of Canterbury | Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary Ed) | Secondary | General |
| CE1024 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| CN002 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching | ECE | General |
| CN0966 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Endorsed in Early Childhood) | ECE | General |
| TBC | University of Canterbury | Bachelor of Teaching: Mātauranga Māori | ECE/Primary | General |
| TBC | University of Canterbury | Bachelor of Teaching: Mātauranga Māori | ECE/Primary | Māori Medium |
| CE1023 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary) | Primary | General |
| CEAS02 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Primary) | Primary | General |
| CN0966 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Endorsed in Primary) | Primary | General |
| CECC01 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning - Secondary | Secondary | General |
| CN0966 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Endorsed in Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| CECC01 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | "Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Secondary)/Te Tohu Paetahi Whakaakoranga, Akoranga hoki - Kura Tuarua" | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| CN0966 | University of Canterbury Faculty of Education | Masters of Teaching and Learning (Endorsed in Secondary)/ Tohu Paerua Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| OO0469 | University of Otago College of Education | Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) - Early Childhood Education | ECE | General |
| OO0497 | University of Otago College of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) - Secondary Education | Secondary | General |
| OO0469 | University of Otago College of Education | Bachelor of Teaching - Primary Education | Primary | General |
| OO0469 | University of Otago College of Education | Bachelor of Teaching - Te Pōkai Mātauranga o te Ao Rua (Primary Bicultural Education) | Primary | General |
| OO0497 | University of Otago College of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning - Primary Education | Primary | General |
| VI00P2 | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary) | Primary | General |
| VI001M | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary) | Primary | General |
| VI00C8 | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood | ECE | General |
| VI00P1 | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| VI00P3 | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| VI001L | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary) | Secondary | General |
| VI001L | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary) / Tohu Paerua Whakaako (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| VI00P3 | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)/Te Titohu Paetahi Whakaakoranga (Kura Tuarua) | Secondary | Māori Medium |
| WK2609 | Waikato Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |
| WK4166 | Waikato Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) | ECE | General |