Want to teach your favourite secondary school subjects to a new generation of New Zealanders, and embark on a career that will inspire and make a difference to young people's lives? The Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching will give you practical techniques based on sound research to teach your curriculum subject(s) in secondary schools. This is a professional qualification with strong emphasis on practical experience and applied learning. Develop confidence in public speaking and establish your own teaching pedagogy. Significant classroom experience with half of the programme based in secondary schools. Staff with extensive experience in the secondary sector and in teacher education.

Career opportunities Student teachers who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching are eligible to seek provisional registration as a teacher and apply for teaching positions in secondary schools.