Te Tipu Whakarito Scholarship

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

• be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolled, have applied for, or be planning to enrol, on one of the approved initial teacher education courses listed on the Teaching Council’s programme-finder tool (see the popular resources section of this page.) These courses may be updated during the year. Priority will be given to applicants intending to study short courses.
• display a strong commitment to growing your proficiency in te reo Māori at a level that meets the requirements of your tertiary provider 
• be studying to teach in:
  • Kaupapa Māori/Māori-medium immersion (levels 1-3)* early childhood education centres
  • Kaupapa Māori/Māori-medium immersion (levels 1-3) primary schools or kura
  • English-medium secondary schools, teaching te reo Māori as a language (levels 2-5).

and

If you want to teach in wharekura, you must:

• have a degree or graduate diploma with specialist secondary subject content at the 300 level in that qualification, for teaching to a senior level. 

If you want to teach te reo Māori in an English-medium secondary setting, you must:

• have a degree or graduate diploma with at least one 300-level paper in Māori studies, development, language, culture or society.

You are not eligible for the scholarship if you:  

• have already received a TeachNZ scholarship
• have already completed initial teacher education training or are already a registered teacher.

*Māori immersion level 1 – curriculum is taught in te reo Māori for 81-100% of the time
Māori immersion level 2 – curriculum is taught in te reo Māori for 51-80% of the time
Māori immersion level 3 – curriculum is taught in te reo Māori for 31-50% of the time
Māori immersion level 4(a) – curriculum is taught in te reo Māori for 12-30% of the time
Māori immersion level 4(b) – students are learning te reo Māori as a separate subject for at least 3 hours a week
Māori immersion level 5 – students are learning te reo Māori as a separate subject for less than 3 hours a week