Curriculum


The School-wide Goals for 2010 are:

To ensure that the curriculum and teaching and learning programmes enable students to achieve standards of personal excellence.

  • To measure progress by tracking a cohort using a targeted language, symbol or text skill
  • To implement the Pastoral Care Plan so that barriers to learning are minimised
  • Data from standardised tests and other sources used to differentiate teaching practice
  • To target participation and improve performance of Pasifika students in conjunction with the Pasifika plan
  • To implement National Standards requirements

 

Year 7 & 8 Curriculum
Students in year 7 and 8 complete a compulsory course including:
  • Art
  • Chinese
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • English
  • French
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Religious Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Te Reo Maori
  • Technology
Year 9 Curriculum
Students continue with compulsory core curriculum:
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Education
  • Religious Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Technology
  • Plus two of:
  • Art
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Plus two of:
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Te Reo Maori
Year 10 Curriculum
Students continue with compulsory core curriculum:
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Education and Health
  • Religious Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Plus three subjects from the choices below:
  • Business Studies
  • Chinese
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • English Language Studies
  • Fabric Technology
  • Food Technology
  • French
  • Information Technology
  • Music
  • Te Reo Maori
  • Visual Art
Year 11 Curriculum
Students study six subjects for NCEA level 1
  • Academic Physical Education
  • Accounting
  • Business Studies
  • Chinese
  • Drama
  • Design Photography
  • Economics
  • French
  • Personal Development
  • Religious Education
  • Science
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Music
  • Te Reo Maori
  • Technology - Food
  • Technology - Materials
  • Visual Arts
  • English
  • Mathematics
Year 12 Curriculum
Students can study six subjects for NCEA level 2
  • Academic Physical Education
  • Accounting
  • Art - Design
  • Art - History
  • Art - Painting
  • Art - Photography
  • Biology
  • Business Enterprise
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Drama
  • Economics
  • French
  • English
  • Gateway
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Music
  • National Certificate in Tourism
  • Personal Development Certificate
  • Physics
  • Religious Education
  • Technology - Food
  • Technology - Materials
Year 13 Curriculum
Students study six subjects for NCEA level 3
  • Academic Physical Education
  • Accounting
  • Art - Design
  • Art - History
  • Art - Painting
  • Art - Photography
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Drama
  • Economics
  • English
  • French
  • Gateway
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Mathematics with Calculus
  • Media Studies
  • Music
  • National Certificate in Tourism
  • Performing Arts Technology
  • Personal Development Certificate
  • Physics
  • Religious Education
  • Statistics and Modelling
  • Technology - Materials
  • Technology - Food