3ACC

Level 3 Accounting (3ACC)

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr E. Brown.

Accounting is the language of business. 

The Level 3 Accounting course focuses the financial accounting requirements of Companies and Partnerships. It has a strong focus on how financial decisions are made and how to run an efficient business. The course is a mixture of both theoretical knowledge and practical accounting practice.

Accounting is a practical subject that focuses on real businesses and looks at how to decide if a business is a good investment. The skills that the students learn in Accounting lead to careers in Business, Commerce, Tourism, Management, Marketing, Banking, Information Technology, Finance and Self-Employment. 


Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 13
External Assessed Credits: 9
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91405 v2
NZQA Info

Accounting 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of accounting for partnerships


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91406 v2
NZQA Info

Accounting 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of company financial statement preparation


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91407 v2
NZQA Info

Accounting 3.4 - Prepare a report for an external user that interprets the annual report of a New Zealand reporting entity


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91408 v2
NZQA Info

Accounting 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of management accounting to inform decision-making


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91409 v2
NZQA Info

Accounting 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of a job cost subsystem for an entity


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 93203 v21
NZQA Info

SCHL - Accounting


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 0
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.