1COREQ

NCEA Co-Requisites

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs G. McNeil, Mr J. Faulkner, Mrs S. Bradburn.

This is a compulsory subject for all Year 11 students. Students who have passed the CAA tests prior to entering Year 11 will not be required to take this subject and student's first reserve option will take the place of this subject.

Core Generic Skills. This course runs for four hours per timetable cycle (10 days) in conjunction with 1LCR and 1NCR.  The aim is to support students in gaining additional credits towards their Level 1 NCEA qualification by completing a selection of Unit Standards. Topics include: Keeping ourselves safe, Workplace, Financial literacy.

Numeracy. This course runs for four hours per timetable cycle (10 days) in conjunction with 1CGS and 1LCR. The aim is to develop students’ mathematics and statistics skills to ensure they are ready to sit the Co-requisite Numeracy test.

Literacy. This course runs for four hours per timetable cycle (10 days) in conjunction with 1CGS and 1NCR. The aim is to develop students’ reading and writing skills to ensure they are ready to sit the Co-requisite Literacy tests in Reading and Writing. Students will also develop research, interviewing and listening skills and complete Unit Standards.

Students will have two opportunities to sit the CAA tests: Term 2 and Term 4.