Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International)

For entry based on Cambridge International completed in New Zealand or overseas, you must first meet the University Entrance (UE) standard. UE is the minimum standard needed to enrol at a New Zealand university.

To learn more about Cambridge International UE requirements, visit Universities New Zealand's Other school-leavers qualifications page.

You must also meet the entry requirements for the programme you wish to study. You can meet entry requirements by

• Meeting the required rank score for entry into the programme
• Taking specific subjects as is stated in the entry requirements of the programme you want to study
  

To find out more about the guaranteed entry requirements for your intended programme(s), please visit the named programme page. For a list of all programme pages, please see Find a study option.

Part A

• 120 points in the NZ CI tariff needed for UE
• A D grade or better in syllabuses from at least three different syllabus groups (excluding Thinking Skills) 

Additional things to note

For the New Zealand Cambridge International score table, please see Universities New Zealand's Other school-leaver qualifications page.

To find a Cambridge School to reach out to, please visit Find a Cambridge school in New Zealand.

Part B: Literacy and Numeracy requirements 

Literacy

Literacy can be met by gaining an E grade or better in one of the following:

• AS English Language
• AS Language and Literature in English
• AS Literature in English
• AS English General

Or

• Meeting the literacy requirement for University Entrance with NCEA
• Meeting the standard literacy requirement through an alternative approved English test as outlined in the Minimum undergraduate English-language requirements**
  

**This applies to international applicants applying with Cambridge International study outside of New Zealand only. For more information on how to meet the Minimum undergraduate English-language requirements, please visit Undergraduate English language requirements.

Numeracy

Numeracy can be met by

• Gaining a D grade (or higher) in IGCSE or GCSE Mathematics
• Passing any mathematics subject at AS level 
• OR Meeting the numeracy requirement for University Entrance with NCEA

You must meet the admission requirements for your programme(s) of study.

In addition to achieving University Entrance, some of our undergraduate programmes have additional requirements. These requirements are specific to the programme and can include one or more of the following:

• Having passed specific subjects
• Having gained a certain number of credits in specific subjects
• Submission of a portfolio
• An audition requirement
• An interview requirement

To find out more about the guaranteed entry requirements for your intended programme(s), please visit Find a study option.

Your rank score is based on the New Zealand Cambridge International score table for up to six subject units at one of the following

• AS level (one subject unit) 
• A level (two subject units)

A maximum of two subject units can be included from any one syllabus group in the table of available syllabus groups, which are broadly equivalent to those in the list of approved subjects for NCEA. If you have studied more than six subject units, the best six scores will be used.

The maximum rank score is 420. The following points are awarded for each syllabus group.

A level:

• A*: 140 points
• A: 120 points
• B: 100 points
• C: 80 points
• D: 60 points
• E: 40 points

AS level:

• A: 60 points
• B: 50 points
• C: 40 points
• D: 30 points
• E: 20 points

Calculate your estimated Rank Score

To get an estimate your rank score, you can use our Rank Score Calculator.

For more information on calculating your rank score, please visit the Additional rank score information for school-leaver applicants in New Zealand page.

Cambridge International rank scores required for entry for 2025

These are the undergraduate programme admission requirements for school leavers who have achieved University Entrance. Additional requirements may apply and alternative pathways may be available where noted against specific programmes.

If you achieve the University Entrance standard, but your rank score is not high enough to guarantee selection, your application will be considered, provided places remain available.

You may want to apply for another programme or consider a foundation programme.For more information, please visit 

• Preparation and foundation programmmes
• Acceptable non-University of Auckland foundation programmes for University Entrance
  

Conjoint programmes

Applicants must achieve the greater of the two rank scores for their selected programmes and must meet the entry requirements for both programmes. 

It's advisable that you also apply for both programmes separately. Not all degree programmes have conjoint options.

1. Applicants from the following groups who achieve University Entrance with a rank score ranging from 120-149 will be admitted to the BA Undergraduate Targeted Admission Scheme (UTAS):

• Māori applicants
• Pacific applicants
• Applicants from a refugee background
• Applicants from a low socio-economic background
• Applicants with declared disabilities

For more information, please visit Undergraduate Targeted Admission Schemes.

Applicants from the following groups may be assessed on a case-by-case basis and may be referred to an appropriate foundation programme:

• Equity applicants with rank scores of 119 or below 
• All other applicants with rank scores of 129 or below

Other applicants with UE and Cambridge International rank scores of 130–149 will be considered for conditional admission to the Bachelor of Arts.

2. For more information on the Undergraduate Targeted Admission Scheme for Business School programmes, please visit the Business School's Applications and entry requirements page.

3. School-leaver applicants from the following groups who achieve University Entrance and meet other programme requirements will be admitted to the programmes in the Faculty of Education and Social Work through the Undergraduate Targeted Admission Scheme (UTAS).

• Māori applicants
• Pacific applicants
• Applicants from a refugee background
• Applicants from a low socio-economic background
• Applicants with declared disabilities
  

4. Subject to places being available in the programme; NCEA students with a lower rank score may be accepted. Students who have achieved the majority Year 13 external modules in both Calculus and Physics may also be considered.

5. AS Mathematics and Physics may be accepted based on the level of grade achieved.

6. The Faculty of Engineering will consider admission for students who demonstrate sufficient ability in Engineering-related and approved study in the Bachelor of Science programme. For more information, please visit Pathways via the Faculty of Science.

7. Applicants for the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Part II must first complete the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Part I. Places in LLB Part II are limited and are allocated based on each applicant's grades in LLB Part I and their non-Law course results. For more information, please visit Applying for LLB Part II.

8. An audition can include evaluations of one or more recorded and/or live elements. For more information, please visit the Entry requirement tabs of the following pages:

• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Dance Studies

9. Māori and Pacific applicants and other equity target groups with a Cambridge International rank score greater than or equal to 130 will be admitted to the Bachelor of Science, with the exception of majors in Biomedical Science or Food Science and Nutrition.

10. Applicants from the following groups who achieve University Entrance and have a Cambridge International rank score of 190 or higher will be admitted to the Bachelor of Global Studies Undergraduate Targeted Admission Scheme:

• Māori applicants
• Pacific applicants
• Applicants from a refugee background
• Applicants from a low socio-economic background
• Applicants with declared disabilities

For more information, please visit Undergraduate Targeted Admission Schemes.

Applicants with scores lower than 190 will be referred to other programmes, as appropriate.

Phone:

• Within Auckland: 0800 61 62 63 
• From overseas: +64 9 373 7513 

Email:

• admission@auckland.ac.nz