qualification: ncea level 2

To gain NCEA Level 2, students must gain a total of at least 80 credits, of which at least 60 must be at or above Level 2. NOTE that 20 of your Level 1 credits are automatically credited towards the 80 credits needed for this certificate.
NCEA Level 2 requires Level 1 literacy and Level 1 numeracy.

compulsory subjects

• English/ English Language Support
STUDENTS ALSO CHOOSE FIVE OPTIONS and TWO BACK UPS:

Year 12 OPTIONS

All Level 2 credits count towards NCEA Level 2. They may also count towards NCEA Level 1 if a student has not yet completed their Level 1 certificate.

L2 Accounting
L2 Animation and Game Development
L2 Art 
L2 Art Design
L2 Art Printmaking
L2 Biology
L2 Building
L2 Business
L2 Business Administration & Computing
L2 Computer Science
L2 CH Biology
L2 CH Nutrition
L2 Chemistry
L2 Dance
L2 Drama
L2 Design and Visual Communication
L2 Digital Technologies
L2 Early Childhood Education
L2 English
L2 English Language Learning
L2 Fitness
L2 Fitness Literacy/ English
L2 Fitness, Health & Nutrition
L2 Geography
L2 Health
L2 History
L2 Hospitality#
​L2 Investigative Science
L1/2/3 Maori Performing Arts
L2 Mathematics
L2 Mechanical  Engineering
L2 Media
L2 Music
L2 Outdoor Education
L2 Pacific Mentoring
L2 Photography
L2 Physical Education
L2 Physics
L2 Robotics
L2 Samoan
L2 Social Studies
​L2 Sports Science
L2 SURF
L2 Te Ao Māori
L2 Tongan
L2 Tourism
​L2 Transition

key

* Non-approved subjects. These subjects count towards Level 3, but do not contribute to the rank score at the University of Auckland. They do count towards the UE requirement at AUT as long as 3 approved subjects with at least 14 credits each are gained.
** A tertiary qualification is earned. This subject does not count towards L3 NCEA.
# Study involves one day a week at a tertiary institution in Level 2 and two days a week in Level 3