Year Level Options

Year 9

Core Compulsory Subjects:

• Religious Education 
• English
• Mathematics
• Physical Education & Health
• Science
• Social Studies

Optional Subjects (students will rotate through all of the following option subjects)

• Art
• Chinese
• Dance
• Digital Technologies
• Drama
• Materials Technologies
• Processing Technologies
• French
• Music
• Te Reo Māori

Year 10

Core Compulsory Subjects:

• Religious Education 
• English
• Mathematics
• Physical Education & Health
• Science 
• Social Studies

Optional Subjects (students to select FOUR options) 

• Art
• Chinese
• Commerce
• Dance
• Digital Technologies
• Drama
• Materials Technologies
• Processing Technology
• French
• Music
• Te Reo Māori

Year 11

Core Compulsory Subjects:

• Religious Education
• English 
• Mathematics
• Science 

Optional Subjects (students to select THREE options) 

In selecting their Year 11 courses, students must think ahead to Years 12 & 13 and ensure that they are not limiting future pathways. Please refer to the Course Choice Guide (page 7).

To achieve a Level 1 Certificate, students must accumulate 60 credits.

Year 12

Core Compulsory Subjects:

• Religious Education
• English.

Optional Subjects (students to select FOUR options) 

At Year 12, students will generally be working towards Level 2 for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

To achieve a Level 2 Certificate, students must accumulate 80 credits, 60 of which must be from Level 2 Standards. It is important to note that to gain University Entrance, students must gain 5 reading and 5 writing credits at Level 2, as well as 10 credits in Numeracy at Level 1.

Year 13

Core Compulsory Subject:

• Religious Education.

Optional Subjects (students to select FIVE options)

Students will have 3 timetabled study periods also. At Year 13, students will mostly be working towards Level 3 for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

For a student to achieve a Level 3 Certificate, she must accumulate 60 Level 3 Standards.

Year 13 students who did not achieve UE literacy in Year 12 will take part in a writing workshop to obtain their reading and/or writing credits. 

New Zealand Scholarship Award

Scholarship is available to Year 13 students. It is a monetary award and does not attract credits. Students may enter in one or more Scholarship Standards. The NZ Scholarship Certificate is awarded to students who have achieved the Scholarship Standard in three or more subjects. Students may choose to enter scholarship, in consultation with their classroom teacher.