If you are proficient in te reo, you can choose to specialise in learning teaching skills in the Māori-medium curriculum through the one-year Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Māori-medium). The programme aims to develop your understanding of education and familiarise you with the Māori-medium curriculum, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. It will enhance your knowledge and skills in the areas of te reo matatini (literacy), pāngarau (numeracy), tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, Māori pedagogy and second language acquisition and pedagogy. You will gain first-hand experience of teaching by applying your learning in Māori-medium, bilingual and mainstream classrooms during noho ā kura (practicum).

Other study options include a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Education, aimed at students who are interested in education as a subject but not requiring teacher registration. This programme offers an introduction to Māori education. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Māori Studies looks at Māori knowledge and learning as well as te reo and tikanga Māori.

You can also undertake a research masters degree that looks at areas such as: Māori and Indigenous language revitalisation, language education, and language policy; the critical study of race and ethnicity in education, Kaupapa Māori theory; Māori-Pakeha (and wider colonial-Indigenous) educational relationships; and Indigenous and postcolonial studies in education.

By completing the Graduate Diploma in (Māori-medium) you’ll be qualified to teach in Māori-medium, bilingual and mainstream primary and intermediate schools or at secondary level (years 8-13). This qualification, as well as other studies in Māori-medium Education, can lead to careers in school management and curriculum development, as well as working with iwi and community groups.