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Contents:
Introduction ........................................................................................................................3
Making the decision about senior course ...........................................................................4
Choosing a course of study for 2015..................................................................................4
Which subjects should I choose? .......................................................................................5
Programme Planner ...........................................................................................................5
COURSE SELECTION FOR 2015 .....................................................................................6
Level 1 NCEA (Year 11).....................................................................................................7
Literacy and Numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1 ................................................8
Level 2 NCEA (Year 12).....................................................................................................9
Level 3 NCEA (Year 13)...................................................................................................10
Scholarship...................................................................................................................12
Alternative Courses ..........................................................................................................13
Distance Learning.........................................................................................................13
Gateway .......................................................................................................................13
Secondary/Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR) .........................................................13
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS..............................................................................................................14
Building strong foundations, clear pathways, successful transitions.............................14
Architecture ......................................................................................................................16
Arts – Graphic Design ......................................................................................................17
Commerce Finance/Business ..........................................................................................18
Early Childhood Education and Childcare ........................................................................19
Engineering and Science .................................................................................................20
Health Sciences ...............................................................................................................21
Hospitality and as a Chef .................................................................................................22
Languages – Māori ..........................................................................................................23
Languages – International................................................................................................24
Performing Arts ................................................................................................................25
Physical Education ...........................................................................................................26
Tourism and Travel ..........................................................................................................27
COURSES offered in 2015...............................................................................................................28
Religious Education .........................................................................................................29
The Visual Arts .................................................................................................................31
Art and Art History ........................................................................................................31
Classical Studies ..............................................................................................................33
Commerce........................................................................................................................34
Accounting, Economics, Digital Technology .................................................................34
Financial Literacy, Business Enterprise ........................................................................34
Drama ..............................................................................................................................40
Employment Skills ............................................................................................................42
English .............................................................................................................................43
Food and Nutrition, Food and Hospitality .........................................................................45
Languages .......................................................................................................................47
French, Japanese, Māori ..............................................................................................47
Mathematics.....................................................................................................................52
Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling, Mathematics .............................52
Music................................................................................................................................54
Physical Education ...........................................................................................................56
Science ............................................................................................................................58
Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics...........................................................................58
Social Sciences ................................................................................................................62
Geography, History, Tourism........................................................................................62
Technology - Soft Materials..............................................................................................66
National Qualification Framework Assessment Policies and Procedures, 2015...............68
