See New Zealand Effective 04/02/2008
See New Zealand Effective 24/07/2006
See New Zealand Effective 15/12/2003
See New Zealand Effective 01/07/2001
See New Zealand Effective 04/09/2000
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 |
Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
Category B Level 8 |
11 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 tertiary institutions |
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 |
For registration purposes by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board the National Certificate in Plumbing (level 4) and National Certificate in Gasfitting (level 4) |
Category D Level 4 |
10 points |
Two Year polytechnic certificates and diplomas, New Zealand Technicians Certificates and other New Zealand tertiary qualifications not included in the table above require NZQA assessment for points allocation.
Effective 04/02/2002