COURSE SELECTION 2020

Year 8

School Structure Academic Pathway

Year 7 - 13

Preppies

Year 9

Core Courses

English

Mathematics

PE and Wellbeing

Religious Studies

Science

Social Studies

You then can choose

up to 6 options.

Plus 1 spare.

Options

Agriculture and Horticulture

Art

Chinese

Dance

Design & Visual Communication

Digital Technology – Computer Studies

Drama

Enterprise Studies

Equine Studies

Fashion Design

Food and Nutrition

French

General Sports Academy

Japanese

Junior Sports Academies

-Rugby

-Football

-Netball

-Cricket

Music

Musical Theatre

Technology – Product Design (Metal)

Technology – Product Design (Wood)

Te Reo Maori

Full-year Options

French

Spanish

Chinese

Te Reo Maori

Japanese

Sports Academies

These are all full-year options, thus these subjects count

as two option choices

1 2 3 4 5 67

Spare

Student A

First half of the year you might

study:

French

Art

DVC

Second half of the year you might

study:

French

Food & Nutrition

Dance

Example 1

French French Art DVCFood &

NutritionDance Music

The spare is if we have a timetable clash with any

of your other subjects.

1 2 3 4 5 67

Spare

Student B

Example 2

First half of the year you might

study:

Equine Studies

Sports Academy

Enterprise Studies

Second half of the year you might

study:

Technology Wood

Sports Academy

Agriculture & Horticulture

Equine

Studies

Sports

Academy

Sports

Academy

Enterprise

Studies

Technology

Wood

Agriculture

&

HorticultureDrama

First half of the year you might

study:

Te Reo Maori

Sports Academy

Fashion Design

Second half of the year you might

study:

Te Reo Maori

Sports Academy

Musical Theatre

Example 3

1 2 3 4 5 67

Spare

Student CTe Reo

Maori

Te Reo

Maori

Sports

Academy

Sports

Academy

Fashion

Design

Musical

Theatre

Digital

Technology

How do I decide what to do?

Think about what you want to do when you leave school.

Are there subjects you must study to do that?

If you think you may want to do the IB diploma in year 12

and 13, it is recommended you take French or Japanese in

years 9, 10 and 11. Or, you can study Spanish in Year 12

and 13 without prior language study.

Do what you love. There is still time to think about what

you want to become.

Don’t be afraid to try new things.

Enhanced Learning

English Support

Just go ahead work out your options and we will slot these in

if they are needed.

Working Backwards...

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13University

Course etc

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Entering option choices?

NCEA or IB?

Differences:● Subjects studied● IB is a two year programme (Yr 12 and 13)● Different Assessment methods

Different roads to the same destination

UniversityApprenticeshipCourse

Quality of achievement is important, not the path I take.

Health Science - Auckland

Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13University

Course etc

University

Entrance

L3 Biology

L3 Chemistry

L3 Language

Rich subject

L3 Maths (nice

to have)

L2 - 17 English

credits

Rank Score

250 or

IB 33

L1 Biology

L1 Chemistry

L1 Physics

L1 English

L1 Maths

L1 French

L3 Biology

L3 Chemistry

L3 Physics

L3 English

L3 Maths Calc

L2 Biology

L2 Chemistry

L2 Physics

L2 English

L2 Maths

L2 French

Science

English

Maths

French

Drama

Tech Wood

Netball

Social Studies

PE/Wellbeing

Religious St

Science

English

Maths

French

Drama

Tech Wood

Netball

Social Studies

PE/Wellbeing

Religious St

How to decide what to do?

Learning Group Coaches

Parents/family Careers/Future Pathways

Deans

Staff

Talk to the following:

How to decide what to do?www.careers.govt.nz

This website provides key information on possible pathways students may wish to take and how to prepare for them through course selection.

Future Pathways Website

Online course selection opens

Friday 24th July

Due date for completion:

Friday 14th August (end of week 4)

Course Selection