Curriculum

All students follow the national curriculum of New Zealand. All students from Year 7 to Year 9 cover the eight areas of the curriculum plus Religious Education and there is a increasing option choice for Year 10 to 13.

Years 7-9
Religious Education
English and Language
Health and Physical Education
Mathematics
The Performing Arts including: Art, Music, Drama,
Science
Social Studies
Technology

Year 10
Year 10 students will have option choice regarding
Languages, Technology, the Performing Arts and Enterprise Studies.

Year 11
As part of the National Certificate for Educational Achievement (NCEA) all Year 11 students must study:
Religious Education
English
Mathematics
Science
and a range of options including Accounting, Art, Geography, Drama, Economics, French, Graphics, History, Music, Physical Education, Te Reo Maori, Hard Materials, Soft Materials and Food Technology

Year 12
As part of the National Certificate for Educational Achievement all Year 12 students study:
Religious Education
An English subject
A Mathematics subject
And a range of options likely to include Accounting, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, Economics, French, Geography, Graphics, History, Music, Photography, Physics, Science, Sports Science, Te Reo, Technology.
(The subjects offered will depend on student choice, and staff availability)

Year 13
Year 13 must study for the NCEA and where appropriate for a national Scholarship qualification.
Religious Education is compulsory.
Subjects include Art History, Mathematics with Calculus, Mathematics with Statistics and similar options as for Yr 12 depending on staff availability, and student choice.