What will I learn?

Develop the skills to become a teacher and embark on a career that will inspire young people's lives with AUT's Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching.Want to teach your favourite secondary school subjects to a new generation of New Zealanders The Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching will give you practical techniques based on sound research to teach your curriculum subject(s) in secondary schools. This is a professional qualification with strong emphasis on practical experience and applied learning. Our widely regarded education programmes focus on academic knowledge and provide you with invaluable practical experience in teaching and education, through work placements in schools or education-related organisations.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Culture and Society

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

NZ$32,900.00 (US$ 19,625) per year

Accommodation Standard Studio Room - NZD468 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East,

AUCKLAND,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

NZ$32,900.00 (US$ 19,625) per year

NZ $1,192 student services levy

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East,

AUCKLAND,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

A bachelors degree in a subject considered relevant for teaching in a New Zealand secondary school. AUT will evaluate whether overseas qualifications meet the above entry requirements. An assessment of your overseas qualification by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) may be required for teacher registration and/or salary assessment purposes
Attend a selection interview
Must meet the Education Council's Good Character and Fit to be a Teacher requirements. Applicants are required to make a declaration about any convictions, health and other issues that may affect their fitness to be a teacher.
Police vetting
Satisfactory references
Meet the Teaching Council English language competency requirements
Successfully complete the numeracy and literacy assessment
Meet the safety check requirements as set out in Vulnerable Children Act 2014

English Language Requirements:

IELTS (Academic) 7.0 overall with all bands 7.0 or higher; AUT Academic English: A; TOEFL iBT: 100; Pearson (PTE): 65

English Language Requirements for Initial Teacher Education programmes

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic 鈥� Overall mark of 7.0, with no band below 7.0; International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) - Overall mark of 4; TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) 鈥� Overall mark of 98; Listening minimum score of 24, Reading minimum score of 24, Writing minimum score of 27, Speaking minimum score of 23.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.