Curriculum Year 9 and 10
When we consulted our community, they said they wanted our students to be engaged, confident, resilient, risk-taking, flexible thinkers, who respect and value others.
We encourage students’ strengths and interests and support them to identify their future pathway beyond school. Our curriculum is structured to provide students with a depth of experience in a broad range of programmes.
The learning programme for Year 9 and 10 students includes the eight Learning Areas from the New Zealand Curriculum: nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/
These programmes run for the whole year in both Year 9 and 10:
- English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Year 9 students also learn in:
- Arts: a semester each in Dance, Drama, Visual Art, and Music or Performance Music
- Learning Languages: students choose ONE of: French, Japanese, Te Reo Māori
- Technology: a semester each in Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Food Technology, Hard Materials
To complete their course, Year 10 students choose combinations of Arts, Learning Languages and/or Technology courses as listed above. Year 10 students may also choose Enterprise Studies and/or Business and Personal Financial Skills.