Admission Application and Offer of Place
Enrolment is a two-step process if you’re starting a new degree or other qualification—the first step is applying for a place in your chosen programme of study.
If you are a returning student and you are continuing your current programme of study at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, you do not need to complete an admission application. You just need to enrol for your courses.
Once your application has been approved, we will send you an Offer of Place. Once you have an Offer of Place you can select your courses to complete your enrolment.
Apply for admission
You can apply for admission as soon as you know the qualification you would like to study. You can apply for admission up to two years in advance of the year you plan to start.
Check you meet the entry requirements of your chosen programme. For advice on programmes and courses, get in touch with our Future Students team.
Sign up for the Pūaha portal and complete the admission application form.
Submit your documentation
You might need to supply us with certified copies of certain documents. It is important you submit these as soon as you complete your admission application. You can send us documentation through your Pūaha account.
Your place can't be confirmed without your documentation
If we haven't received your proof of residency or ID documents when your school results are released, we will be unable to access your results. There will be a delay in confirming your place.
Offer of Place
Once your application has been assessed, you will receive notification of your Offer of Place via email and will be able to view it in your application portal, Pūaha. Your Offer of Place contains important information, so please read it carefully.
We will provide you with a Conditional or Unconditional Offer of Place. This will include the details of the programme of study you have indicated. Once you have an Offer of Place you can select your courses to complete your enrolment (our online course enrolment system opens in late September for the next academic year).
Conditional Offer of Place
A Conditional Offer will tell you what conditions you need to meet to have your admission approved. Once you have met the conditions outlined in the Conditional Offer of Place, your admission to the University and to your chosen qualification will be approved.
For example, if you are awaiting academic results or other documentation requirements related to your admission application (this includes NCEA results) you may receive a Conditional Offer of Place.
NCEA results
If you achieve University Entrance on the basis of your NCEA achievements, your application will be automatically updated in Pūaha after NZQA releases the results in mid-January.
Unconditional Offer of Place
An Unconditional Offer of Place means that you are being offered a place at the University in your chosen programme.
Waiting on an Offer of Place
Please check your Pūaha portal for your Offer of Place. If you have only applied for open-entry programmes and your Offer of Place hasn’t arrived after four weeks, email info@vuw.ac.nz or call 0800 04 04 04.
Completing your Admission
Once you have received your Offer of Place, you will be able to progress to selecting your courses (after our online course enrolment system is open in late September).
You will also have the opportunity to change, withdraw from, or defer your Offer of Place. You can do this online in the Pūaha portal or by emailing info@vuw.ac.nz.
- Change an Offer of Place, if you want to change your qualification.
- Defer an Offer of Place, if you want to start your study at a later date.
- Withdraw from an Offer of Place, if you decide not to study at the University.
Declined admission
If you’ve applied to study and have been declined admission to the University or you've been waitlisted—find out what your options are.