To get UE (University Entrance) you need to:
achieve at least 14 credits in each of three approved subjects. Each of the approved subjects contain a number of approved achievement standard. Some school subjects may include credits that are not part of the approved lists - you need to check your assessment schedule or check with you teacher. In particular any unit standards are not included in the approved standards.
achieve a Level 3 NCEA certificate
achieve 5 UE writing credits and 5 UE reading credits
Only credits from achievement standards count towards UE. Subjects that contain only unit standards can not contribute to this requirement.
To achieve UE you must achieve at least 14 credits in each of three different approved subjects.
The approved subjects for University Entrance that are offered at Te Kuiti High School are listed below. Note that some other approved subjects may be available through Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Correspondance School).
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Science*
Calculus
Statistics
Mathematics**
English
Te Reo Māori
Painting
Photography
History
Physical Education
NOTE
* Science is a combination of credits from Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
** Mathematics is a combination of calculus and statistics standards.
The approved subject Mathematics contains all of the standards in Calculus together with all the standards in Statistics. Credits from Calculus can be combined with credits from Statistics. However, each credit can only count towards one of the three subjects. The following examples show how it works.
You get 8 credits in Statistics and 6 credits in Calculus. You do not have the 14 credits for either Calculus or Statistics but they can be combined to give the required 14 credits in Mathematics. You have achieved 1 approved subject.
You get 20 credits in Statistics and 8 credits in Calculus. 14 of the credits in Statistics gives you this as an approved subject. The remaining 6 credits together with the 8 from Calculus give the 14 required for Mathematics. You have two approved subjects.
You get 22 credits in Calculus and 20 credits in Statistics. You qualify for both Calculus and Statistics. The surplus credits (8 from Calculus and 6 from Statitics) combine to qualify you for Mathematics as well.
Science works in the same way by combining credits from Physics, Biology and Chemistry (and Earth and Space Science).
You must achieve 5 UE writing credits and 5 UE reading credits. These are available from selected Level 2 and Level 3 achievement standards.
Where a standard offers both reading and writing credits they can not count twice (that is each credit can only count toward either reading or writing). The credits for such a standard can however be split across reading and writing.
Thus if you achieve a 5 credit standard that qualifies for both UE reading and writing you could use 3 credits for reading and 2 credits for writing.
Standards for UE Literacy (NZQA site)
Accounting
91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409
Agriculture & Horticulture
91528, 91529, 91530, 91531, 91532
Biology
91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607, 91818, 91819
Business Studies
91380, 91382, 91384 91379, 91381, 91383, 91385, 91869, 91870, 91871
Calculus
91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587
Chemistry
91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393
Chinese
91533, 91534, 91535, 91536, 91537
Classical Studies
91394, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398
Construction and Mechanical Technologies
91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Technologies), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko)
Cook Islands Maori
91538, 91539, 91540, 91541, 91542
Dance
91588, 91589, 91590, 91591, 91592, 91593, 91594, 91595, 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854
Design (Practical Art)
91440, 91445, 91450, 91455, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Design and Visual Communication
91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech) and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko)
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko
91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC) and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT) and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko)
Drama
91512, 91513, 91514, 91515, 91516, 91517, 91518, 91519, 91520, 91850, 91851, 91852, 91853, 91854
Earth and Space Science
91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415
Economics
91399, 91400, 91401, 91402, 91403, 91829
Education for Sustainability
90828, 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736, 91813, 91814, 91820, 91827, 91831
English
91472, 91473, 91474, 91475, 91476, 91477, 91478, 91479, 91480
French
91543, 91544, 91545, 91546, 91547
Geography
91426, 91427, 91428, 91429, 91430, 91431, 91432, 91433
German
91548, 91549, 91550, 91551, 91552
Health Education
91461, 91462, 91463, 91464, 91465, 91811, 91815, 91816
History
91434, 91435, 91436, 91437, 91438, 91439, 91830, 91834, 91835
History of Art
91482, 91483, 91484, 91485, 91488, 91486, 91487, 91489, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Home Economics
91466, 91467, 91468, 91469, 91470, 91471
Indonesian
91645, 91646, 91647, 91648, 91649
Japanese
91553, 91554, 91555, 91556, 91557
Korean
91558, 91559, 91560, 91561, 91562
Latin
91506, 91507, 91508, 91509, 91510, 91511
Mathematics/Pāngarau
91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587 and 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586
Media Studies
91490, 91491, 91492, 91493, 91494, 91495, 91496, 91497
Music Studies
91417, 91418, 91419, 91421, 91424, 91416, 91420, 91422, 91423, 91425, 91849, 91860, 91861, 91862, 91863, 91864
New Zealand Sign Language
91822, 91823, 91824, 91825
Painting (Practical Art)
91441, 91446, 91451, 91456, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Photography (Practical Art)
91442, 91447, 91452, 91457and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Physical Education
91498, 91499, 91500, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504, 91505, 91789, 91812
Physics
91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527
Printmaking (Practical Art)
91443, 91448, 91453, 91458, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Processing Technologies
91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau) 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko)
Psychology
91872, 91873, 91874, 91875, 91876
Pūtaiao
See Science/Pūtaiao below
Science/Pūtaiao
91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607 (Biology), and 91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393 (Chemistry), and 91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415 (Earth and Space Science), and 90828, 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736 (Education for Sustainability), and 91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527 (Physics), and 91818, 91819, 91820, 91821 (Pūtaiao)
Religious Studies
90825, 90826, 90827, 91725
Samoan
91563, 91564, 91565, 91566, 91567
Sculpture (Practical Art)
91444, 91449, 91454, 91459, and 91460, 91855, 91856, 91857, 91858, 91859
Social Studies
91596, 91597, 91598, 91599, 91600, 91826, 91828, 91832, 91833, 91834, 91835
Spanish
91568, 91569, 91570, 91571, 91572
Statistics
91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586
Technology/Hangarau
91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 (CMT), and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631 (DVC), and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642 (DigiTech), and 91643, 91644 (Processing Tech), 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 (Generic Technology) 91836, 91837, 91838 (Hangarau), and 91900, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91904, 91905, 91906, 91907, 91908, 91909 (Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko)
Te Reo Māori
91650, 91651, 91652, 91653, 91654
Te Reo Rangatira
91803, 91804, 91805, 91806, 91807, 91808, 91809, 91810, 91817
Tongan
91679, 91680, 91681, 91682,91683