In Year 11 the curriculum is still broad-based, but there is some opportunity to begin to specialise in subjects that are of greatest importance or interest to you.

The opportunity to specialise is taken further in Years 12 and 13 as you prepare for further study and participation in the workforce.

Year 12 - 14 students may choose a course in which not all subjects are studied at the same level. This flexibility provides students with the opportunity to:

• choose from a wider range of subjects;
• shape a course suited to their individual needs;
• choose almost any combination of subjects at or below their year level;
• reinforce learning where they are experiencing difficulties;
• develop basic skills to equip them in the competition for employment.

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• English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology, and Health and Physical Education are compulsory for the full year, and Art for a half-yearly semester.
  
  
• Subjects that are part of the option system are:
  
  Full Year Courses: Performance Music, French, Japanese, Latin, Maori
  
  Half Year (Semester) Courses: Music, Economics, Home Economics, Graphics, Horticulture, Performance Music.
  
  
• Students may take:
  either: one full year course and one half year course
  or: three half year courses
  
  
• All students placed in upper-band classes will be required to take
  either: a language in addition to English (all year)
  or: Performance Music (all year)
  or: Performance Music and Music (one semester each)
  
  
• Classes are banded according to ability levels. There are two upper band classes, eight middle ability classes, and a class for students with learning difficulties.
  
  
• All students are tested for ability in reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and mathematics, with remedial assistance provided if necessary.
  
  
• Students whose poor attendance and poor classroom behaviour has a major impact on their performance to the extent that they have neither the skills/knowledge or attitude necessary to move onto the higher level will not move to Year 10 in 2010.
  
  
• All Year 9 courses are given detailed descriptions in the Prospectus.

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• All students study English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Health and Physical Education for the full year and Technology and Art each for half-yearly semester.
  
  
• Subjects that are part of the option system are:
  
  Full Year Courses:
  French, Japanese, Latin, Maori, Spanish, Performance Music.
  
  Half Year (Semester) Courses:
  Economics, Enterprise Studies, Graphics, Home Economics, Horticulture, Workshop Technology, Music.
  
  
• Students may take:
  either: two half year courses
  or: one full year course
  
  
• Heads of Department of core subjects are given the freedom to stream individual pupils according to ability and needs.
  
  
• Students whose poor attendance and poor classroom behaviour has a major impact on their performance to the extent that they have neither the skills/knowledge or attitude necessary to move onto the higher level will not move to Year 11 in 2010.

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In Year 11 the curriculum is still broad-based, but there is some opportunity to begin to specialise in subjects that are of greatest importance or interest to you.

The opportunity to specialise is taken further in Years 12 and 13 as you prepare for further study and participation in the workforce.

Year 12 - 14 students may choose a course in which not all subjects are studied at the same level. This flexibility provides students with the opportunity to:

• choose from a wider range of subjects;
• shape a course suited to their individual needs;
• choose almost any combination of subjects at or below their year level;
• reinforce learning where they are experiencing difficulties;
• develop basic skills to equip them in the competition for employment.

[ Goto Top ]

In Year 11 the curriculum is still broad-based, but there is some opportunity to begin to specialise in subjects that are of greatest importance or interest to you.

The opportunity to specialise is taken further in Years 12 and 13 as you prepare for further study and participation in the workforce.

Year 12 - 14 students may choose a course in which not all subjects are studied at the same level. This flexibility provides students with the opportunity to:

• choose from a wider range of subjects;
• shape a course suited to their individual needs;
• choose almost any combination of subjects at or below their year level;
• reinforce learning where they are experiencing difficulties;
• develop basic skills to equip them in the competition for employment.

[ Goto Top ]

In Year 11 the curriculum is still broad-based, but there is some opportunity to begin to specialise in subjects that are of greatest importance or interest to you.

The opportunity to specialise is taken further in Years 12 and 13 as you prepare for further study and participation in the workforce.

Year 12 - 14 students may choose a course in which not all subjects are studied at the same level. This flexibility provides students with the opportunity to:

• choose from a wider range of subjects;
• shape a course suited to their individual needs;
• choose almost any combination of subjects at or below their year level;
• reinforce learning where they are experiencing difficulties;
• develop basic skills to equip them in the competition for employment.

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