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Contents:
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2
Making the decision about senior course ........................................................................... 3
Choosing a course of study for 2017 .................................................................................. 3
Which subjects should I choose? ....................................................................................... 4
Programme Planner............................................................................................................ 4
COURSE SELECTION FOR 2017...................................................................................... 5
Level 1 NCEA (Year 11) ..................................................................................................... 6
Literacy and Numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1 ................................................ 7
Level 2 NCEA (Year 12) ..................................................................................................... 8
Level 3 NCEA (Year 13) ..................................................................................................... 9
Scholarship.................................................................................................................... 11
Alternative Courses........................................................................................................... 12
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS.............................................................................................................. 13
Building strong foundations, clear pathways, successful transitions............................. 13
Architecture....................................................................................................................... 15
Arts – Graphic Design....................................................................................................... 16
Commerce Finance/Business ........................................................................................... 17
Early Childhood Education and Childcare ........................................................................ 18
Engineering and Science .................................................................................................. 19
Health Sciences ................................................................................................................ 20
Hospitality and as a Chef .................................................................................................. 21
Languages – Māori ........................................................................................................... 22
Languages – International ................................................................................................ 23
Performing Arts ................................................................................................................. 24
Physical Education ........................................................................................................... 25
Tourism and Travel ........................................................................................................... 26
COURSES offered in 2017............................................................................................................... 27
Religious Education .......................................................................................................... 28
Visual Arts......................................................................................................................... 30
Art and Art History ......................................................................................................... 30
Classical Studies............................................................................................................... 32
Commerce ........................................................................................................................ 33
Accounting, Economics, Digital Technology ................................................................. 33
Financial Literacy, Business Studies............................................................................. 33
Drama ............................................................................................................................... 39
Employment Skills............................................................................................................. 41
English .............................................................................................................................. 42
Food and Nutrition, Food and Hospitality ......................................................................... 44
Languages ........................................................................................................................ 46
Japanese, Māori............................................................................................................ 46
Mathematics...................................................................................................................... 50
Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling, Mathematics ............................. 50
Music................................................................................................................................. 52
Physical Education ........................................................................................................... 54
Science ............................................................................................................................. 56
Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics ........................................................................... 56
Social Sciences................................................................................................................. 60
Geography, History, Tourism ........................................................................................ 60
Technology - Soft Materials .............................................................................................. 64
National Qualification Framework Assessment Policies and Procedures, 2017 .............. 66