The Curriculum in Year 9 and Year 10

Students in Years 9 and 10 do a wide range of subjects so they will have plenty of choices available to them in the senior school.

Subjects in Year 9

Students do all of these:  English, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Physical Education, Health Education, and Technology. 

In Technology, students will study two technology subjects chosen from:  Food Technology; Information Technology (IT); Soft Materials Technology (Fabrics); Hard Materials Technology(Workshop); Graphics 

Students choose two of these:  Chinese, Drama and Dance, Economics, French,  Latin, Reading, ESOL (English for speakers of other languages), Samoan, Te Reo Maori

Subjects in Year 10

Students do all of these:  English, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Health Education.

Students choose three of these:  Art, Chinese, Fabrics and Design, Drama and Dance, ESOL, Food Technology, Economics, French, Graphics and Design, Geography, Latin, Information Management, History, Maori, Music, Reading, Workshop Technology and Samoan.

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The Curriculum in the Senior School

We are proud of the academic successes girls achieve in external examinations in the senior school.

A focus on course and career counselling helps all students leave school with worthwhile qualifications and a direction to pursue in further education or employment.

Subjects in Year 11

All students do a course in:  English, Mathematics and Statistics, and Science

Students choose three of these:  Accounting, Art, Maori and Pacific Art, Chinese, Dance, Drama, Economics, ESOL, Fabrics and Design, Food and Nutrition, French, Geography, Graphics, History, Information Management, Latin, Maori, Music, Physical Education, Samoan, Workshop Technology.

Subjects in Year 12 and 13

Students do all of these:  English (or Alternative English). Some Year 13 students gain exemptions from studying English in order to pursue specialist courses.Students choose:  Five further options in Year 12 and four further options in Year 13

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