What will I learn?

Enhance your career prospects with a specialised programme that enriches your leadership capabilities and knowledge. Expand your leadership practice to skillfully lead change and improve educational outcomes in your school, organisation or community setting. Work with academics who are internationally recognised for their leadership research and practice. Develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leader.Te W膩nanga Toi Tangata Division of Education offers Educational Partnership Study Awards to all education settings in which our students are placed as part of their initial teacher education or counsellor education programme. In recognition of the partnership, the equivalent of a 15 point paper will be awarded to you for every student teacher or student counsellor your education setting supports. The credits can be used at your discretion to provide additional professional learning opportunities for your staff.Develop and enhance leadership skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leaderInquire into personal leadership practice and organisational systems through strength-based inquiryExamine and apply contextual leadership systems and practices to initiate, support and sustain change and innovation in educational contextsUnderstand, critique and contribute to the educational research that is shaping New Zealand's educational policy and develop the required leadership to respond effectivelyLocate leadership work in a framework of social justice and seek to make a difference for high-needs studentsEnhance leadership networks by contributing to a vibrant professional learning communityExperience flexible delivery (NET/Block course)Complete the MEdLeadership at a pace that suits you, part-time while you work or full-time over 18 months

Which department am I in?

School of Education

Study options

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$35,900.00 (US$ 21,414) per year

NZ $35,900 (120 pts); NZ $53,855 (180 pts)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Tauranga CBD Campus

101-121 Durham Street,

Tauranga,

Bay of Plenty,

3110, North Island, New Zealand

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$35,900.00 (US$ 21,414) per year

NZ $35,900 (120 pts); NZ $53,855 (180 pts)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Hamilton Campus

Gate 1, Knighton Road,

HAMILTON,

Hillcrest,

3216, New Zealand

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Entry requirements

For students from Hong Kong

Admission normally requires a bachelors degree with at least a B grade average across the level 300 papers and: a teaching qualification or a major or minor in any of the subjects offered in the Master of Education, or substantial relevant experience. Two years' teaching experience is normally preferred for Master of Educational Leadership.

For international students

Candidates for the Degree must have

qualified for the award of a bachelors degree of the University of Waikato, with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers, and
- a major or minor in any of the subjects offered in the Master of Education, or
- substantial relevant experience, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
qualified for the award of a
- bachelors degree with honours of the University of Waikato, with at least second class honours (second division) in any subject relevant to the Master of Educational Leadership, or
- Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership of the University of Waikato, with at least a B grade average,
or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, and satisfied the prerequisites for postgraduate study in the subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board.

In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit or relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements of these regulations may be considered for admission subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently.

English Language Requirements

an Academic IELTS Overall score of at least 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any band), or
a TOEFL iBT (Internet Based TOEFL) score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
a TOEFL iBT Home Edition overall score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
a B grade or better at Level 8 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or
a PTE Academic overall score of 56 with no band less than 46, or
a Michigan English Test (formally known as Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)) minimum score of 59.