Curriculum Leader: Miss J. Foster.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen entry but NCEA Level 2 is recommended. If no Level 1 and/or 2 Geography, approval from Miss Foster and there is a requirement to purchase and complete the Level 1 and/or 2 Skills workbook by the end of February. This is to familiarise you with the skills taught in Level 1 and/or 2 and needed for Level 3.
This course continues to develop and refine the skills learnt in Levels 1 & 2. The topics covered for the external examinations will be selected from:
Geographic Skills and Concepts, focusing on the selection and application of geographic skills and concepts through the resources provided for a given environment
The internal assessments include:
Fieldwork: One field trip will be held during the year.
The cost of this trip will be invoiced separately through the school office.
All external Geography standards contribute to UE Literacy (reading and/or writing) 2 internals contribute to UE literacy reading and the geographic research standard can contribute to numeracy.
Achievement of 18 credits in Geography will meet the requirements of entry to some University of Auckland programmes.
Internal credits 8 - 11. External credits 8 - 12 Total of 16-23 credits depending on standards attempted.
SOCIAL SCIENCE - TIKANGA-A-IWI
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher