Alongside the regular curriculum is our Tutor Mentoringprogrammethat promotes metacognitive approaches to understand how to learn and mentoring processes focused on reflection on academic goals and progress. This is supported by Year 12 and 13 students.
The curriculum meets the requirements of the where the Key Competencies and Values are developed within the eight learning areas.
Learners have four periods aweek of English, and three periods a weekof Mathematics and Statistics, Health and Physical Education, Science and Social Studies.
These five subjects continue into Year 10 as compulsory subjects.
Learners also study two languages (Japanese and French or Te Reo Māori) three periods a week for one semester; and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) (approximately 10 weeks each of Music, Visual Art, Dance, and Drama) and Technology (approximately 10 weeks each of Food, Multi-Materials, Textiles, and Design andVisual Communication).
Learners continue with compulsory English, Mathematics and Statistics, Health and Physical Education, Science and Social Studies.
Learners have fourperiods a week of Mathematics and threeperiods a week of English, Science, Social Studies and Health and Physical Education.
In addition, they choose THREEoptions from the remaining learning areas (Languages,Visual and Performing Arts, and Technology).
Students to select THREE options.