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Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

Torotoro marau NCEA

Explore NCEA subjects

A close up shot of a pair of hands holding  a white netball. Another pair of hands reaches for the ball.

A group of students run on a field. There is a school in the background.

In health and physical education you explore the wellbeing of people through health and movement. Learn how to recognise and promote spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and social wellbeing.

Health and physical education

A group of students and a man each hold rākau outside of classrooms. They stand next to pouwhenua.

Mā te hauora e mātau ai te ākonga ki te oranga tangata, oranga wairua, oranga hinengaro, oranga tinana, oranga ngākau, tae noa ki te oranga taiao. Ka whai wāhi te ākonga ki te whakaahua, ki te whakamārama, ki te whakamātau me te arotake i ngā āhuatanga huhua o te hauora.


Hauora

A close up shot of a person writing mathematics calculations on a whiteboard.

Two students interact with each other at a desk. There is a whiteboard behind them and there are books and a calculator on the desk.

In mathematics and statistics you explore the patterns and relationships in quantities, space and time and within data. Learn how to use symbols and diagrams to explain results and solve problems. 

Mathematics and statistics

A group of female students interact with each other at a table outside. One holds a calculator and there are coloured blocks and sheets of paper on the table.

Mai rā anō, ahakoa ko wai te iwi, he mātauranga ō rātou e mārama ai rātou ki ngā pānga maha o ngā āhuatanga i ō rātou ao. Ko te mātauranga pāngarau tērā. Ahakoa huri ki hea, kitea ai te mātauranga pāngarau e whakamahia ana i roto i ngā mahi o ia rā, i ngā marau kura, i ngā tūranga mahi whānui tonu.



Pāngarau

A close up shot of a person holding a red book while using a laptop and holding a pen in their fingers.

A male student and female student stand in front of a whiteboard in a classroom. The male holds a textbook.

In New Zealand languages you communicate in English, te reo Māori, te reo rangatira and New Zealand Sign Language. Learn how to understand different societies, cultures and history.

New Zealand languages

Two female students watch a male teacher write in te reo Māori on a whiteboard.

Kei Aotearoa nei ko te reo Ingarihi, te reo rangatira me te Reo Rotarota o Aotearoa ngā reo whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Ako me pēhea e mārama ai ki ngā porihanga kē, ahurea kē, hītori kē.

Ngā reo o Aotearoa

A close up shot of a group of people inspecting a human head model and its organs with their hands on a desk.

Two students inspect a beaker with blue liquid in a classroom, They both wear white lab coats.

In science you explore how the natural, physical world and the universe works. Learn how to find evidence and test ideas to develop scientific knowledge and explanations. 


Science

Two students sit beside each other in a classroom. There is a plant, leaves and glass tubes on the table.

E pā ana te pūtaiao ki te ao tūroa me te wāhanga ki te tangata i reira. Ka whakamātau whakaaro hāngai ki ngā wheako tairongo o te ao. Mā te pūtaiao ka anga whakamua te ao Māori, ka mātaihia ngā whakaaro o neherā, o nāianei, kia puta he mātauranga hou, arā, kia whānui ake te puna mātauranga. 


Pūtaiao

A close up shot of a person locating a country with their finger on a world map globe.

Two students interact with each other at table inside a classroom. There is a book in front of them and one student writes in a notebook.

In social sciences you find out how global societies work for the people within them in the past, present and future. Learn how to be a critical, informed and responsible citizen. 

Social sciences

A group of students stand in between a pouwhenua (Māori land post).

Ka tirohia ngā mahi a te tangata, hītori mai, matawhenua mai, ōhanga mai, hei whakatutuki i ōna matea kikokiko, matea pāpori, matea ngākau, matea wairua hoki. Mā reira e mārama ai te ākonga ki te ao e noho nei ia.


Tikanga ā-iwi

A close up shot of a pair of hands assembling a metal car on a desk. There is a green mat underneath it and a screwdriver and plyers beside the person.

Two male students interact witth each other while peeling potatoes and grating carrots. They both wear aprons.

In technology you explore and create a range of physical and digital products. Learn how to design and develop useful models, software, systems and tools. 

Technology

Two female students look at green leaves hanging from a classroom ceiling.

Mā te hangarau ka tū rangatira ngā ākonga. Hei whakahiato i ngā mōhiotanga hangarau, ka tīmata i te ao Māori me tōna hāngai ki te ao hurihuri. E rima ngā aho o te hangarau – te hangarau kai, te koiora, ngā hanga me te pūhanga, te matihiko, te tāhiko me te whakatina.


Hangarau

A close up shot of a person using  a paint brush to paint on a colourful canvas, There is another large brush and a smaller brush placed on the canvas too.

Two students look at a camera. There is a bouquet of flowers on a table in front of them.

In the arts you communicate creative ideas using a variety of art forms. Learn how to use your imagination to create meaningful art works and understand different types of art.

The arts

Two students sit beside each other at a table in a classroom surrounded by paintings. They both paint on canvases.

Ka whakanui ngā toi i ngā pūkenga me ngā mātauranga o mua, ā, ka whakamana, ka wero hoki i ngā tokonga whakaaro o nāianei, o āpōpō. Kua āta whakaritea ngā whāinga paetae kia whānui, i runga i te whakaaro he maha ngā kuhunga, ā, he tirohanga tā tēnā, tā tēna mō ngā toi. 


Ngā toi

A close up shot of a person writing in an open notebook using a pen. They are using a desk with a world map on it.

Two students interact with each other at a desk. There are picture cards and an open notebook on the desk.

In world languages you communicate in a variety of international languages. Learn how to understand different societies, cultures and history.

Explore NCEA subjects, Torotoro marau NCEA

Browse by learning area
Tirotiro mā te wāhanga ako,

Choosing NCEA subjects

Te kōwhiri marau NCEA

Planning for life after school

Te whakamahere i tō ao mō muri i te wehenga i te kura

How NCEA works

Ka pēhea te NCEA e mahi ai

Upskilling after you leave school

Te whakapakari pūkenga ā muri i tō wehenga i te kura