Curriculum Overview

Year 9 - All students study all Learning Areas

Compulsory Subjects: 

Arts, English, Health & Physical Education, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Technology and Te Reo Māori

Within some Learning Areas there is a choice among subjects:

Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts or Digital Visual Arts) Students can only choose Visual Arts or Digital Visual Arts, not both, Languages (French, Spanish), Technologies (Digital Enhancement Technology, Design Technology, Design & Visual Communication, Digital Technology, Robotics or Textiles Technology)

Students may be placed in one or more of the following subjects to support their learning needs: Literacy or Numeracy

Year 10 - All students study FIVE Learning Areas

Compulsory Subjects:

English, Health & Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Social Science

Students are able to select THREE options from the following:

Animal & Plant Science, Business Studies, Dance, Design Technology, Design & Visual Communication, Digital Technology,
Digital Visual Arts, Drama, Food and Nutrition, French, Music, Spanish, Sports Education, Sustainability, Te Reo Māori, Textiles Technology and Visual Arts

Students may be placed in Literacy and/or Numeracy to support their learning needs. (NCEA Level 1 courses with students are an option for students whom this challenge is appropriate).

 Year 11 - Students select SIX subjects                           

 Compulsory Subjects:

English, Mathematics and a Science

and

Students select THREE options from a list of approximately 26 subjects.

All Year 11 students take the compulsory Numeracy and Literacy Co-Requisite course unless they have achieved these prior to Year 11.

Year 12 - Students select SIX subjects

Compulsory Subject:

English

and 

Students select FIVE options from a list of approximately 42 subjects

OR

Students may choose ‘Shape your Future’, an integrated project-based course including English and four further options.

 Year 13 – Students select a full course of FIVE subjects and also have a study line

Students select all of their subjects from a list of 46 subjects.

OR

Students may choose ‘Shape your Future’, an integrated project-based course including English and three further options.

NCEA Levels 1, 2 & 3 - Senior students can select courses from any NCEA level appropriate to their ability. Please note the preferred prior learning. 

Alternative or more practically based courses are available in some subject areas. This range of specialist alternative courses includes a learning support programme. Timetabled and supplementary Vocational Training opportunities are available to senior students at NCEA Levels 1, 2, 3 and higher.

All Year 11, 12 and 13 students have one spell per week alternating between Mahi Tahi (Life Skills) and Wellbeing Programmes.