Entry to Courses

Students should note any course pre-requisites or special conditions for the subjects they wish to apply for. 

Entry to some courses is by consultation with the Year Level Dean and Head of Department concerned.  Strict criteria apply.

Selecting Your Course

All Year 11 students should undertake a course of study in 6 subjects. The National Curriculum Framework requirement is that all students must enrol in English or Te Reo, Mathematics and Science as well as a course of study in three other subjects.  Decisions should be made in consultation with your year level Dean and staff responsible for subjects you choose.  Your Year Level Dean must approve your choices.

The range of subjects available to Year 11 students is wide.  It is important in your planning that you keep in mind that although some subjects can be taken up for the first time in Year 11, there are many subjects which lead from Year 11 to Years 12 and 13.

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 1

will be the National Award for Year 11 in 2002.

1.        Students will be awarded Achievement or Unit Standards depending on the subjects they choose.  Achievement Standards will be awarded as credits and students will be able to gain the credits with a merit or excellence award.

Unit Standards will be awarded as credits.

2.              A number of subjects will have internal and external components.  Students will be given the assessment information relevant to their subject by Subject Teachers at the beginning of the school year.

3.              A student will need to gain 80 credits to achieve NCEA Level 1. 

60 of the 80 credits must be awarded at Level 1, 20 may come from Level 2 or above.

REMEMBER – consider ABILITY > INTEREST > LIKELY  OCCUPATION

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