The following subjects are available for students to study in 2024

French:   11Fre   Full Year

Course Description: Students will be preparing to be able to cope in a setting where French is the spoken language. Structures and vocabulary are at a basic level still, but emphasis is on clear, accurate communication in French. Students learn to speak outside the present context, about topics concerning themselves.

Recommended Entry Criteria: successful completion of 10Fre, including passing the final exam with a grade of 60% or more

Qualifications to be gained: 20 Level 1 Achievement Standards credits are offered and students will choose the reading, writing, speaking, listening assessments that suit their needs and ability.

Next step: 12Fre

Contact Person: Ms Lallemant

French:   12Fre   Full Year

Course Description: The emphasis this year is on developing both oral and aural competence, along with written expertise, and an awareness of France, its people and culture. Learning a language develops skills to aid communication, and appreciate other cultures. French is still one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, rivalling Spanish and English. Students learn to present a persuasive argument; to take a viewpoint and to defend it.

Recommended Entry Criteria: Minimum of 10 credits from 11Fre. This must include one internal and one external assessment.

Qualifications to be gained: 24 Level 2 Achievement Standards credits are offered and students will choose the reading, writing, speaking, listening assessments that suit their needs and ability.

UE Literacy:  No

Next step: 13Fre

Contact Person:  Ms Lallemant

French:   13Fre   Full Year

Course Description: This course is a consolidation and extension of skills acquired during Years 9-12. By the end of the year most students can read French magazines and newspapers and be able to understand the content, if not the finer details. Studying French provides skills and disciplines needed by many professionals, and promotes a greater understanding of the nature of human communication.

Recommended Entry Criteria: Minimum of 10 credits from 12Fre. This must include one internal and one external assessment.

Qualifications to be gained: 24 Level 3 Achievement Standards credits are offered and students will choose the reading, writing, speaking, listening assessments that suit their needs and ability.

UE Literacy: No

UE Approved: Yes

Contact Person: Ms Lallemant

Japanese:   11Jap   Full Year

Course Description: This course will continue to improve all components (listening, speaking, reading and writing) of Japanese language, and work on increasing students' understanding of the culture. By the end of the year, students will be able to understand and produce more complex language and communicate about past and future events through the following topics; Whakawhanaungatanga (Relationship building), Hauora (A concept of holistic well-being -healthy eating and daily routine), Manaakitanga (showing respect and care- school life and event). At this level around 50 new Kanji are introduced.

Recommended Entry Criteria: Successful completion of 10Jap, including passing the final exam with a grade of 60% or more and mastering Hiragana and Katakana.

Qualifications to be gained: 20 Level 1 Achievement Standards credits

Next step: 12Jap

Contact Person: Ms Miura

Japanese:   12Jap   Full Year

Course Description: This course continues to focus on developing skills to communicate in Japanese. With increasingly advanced sentence structures, students will be able to express and justify their own ideas and opinions and support or challenge those of others. Students will study the following topics to assist development of understanding of Japanese life: Family Life, Sport and Leisure, and School Life. As well as continuing to cover the language in all components (listening, speaking, reading and writing), around 50 new Kanji are introduced.

Recommended Entry Criteria: Minimum of 15 credits from 11Jap. This must include two internal standards, as well as one of reading or listening (external).

Qualifications to be gained: 20 Level 2 Achievement Standards credits

UE Literacy credits: No

Next step: 13Jap

Contact Person: Ms Miura

Japanese:   13Jap   Full Year

Course Description: This course is a consolidation and extension of skills acquired during Years 9-12. Through the topics (Land and People, My Future Plans, Environment), students will extend their competencies to express and justify their ideas and opinions using more complex language. They will analyse ways in which Japanese is organised in different texts and how the Japanese culture is organised for different purposes. Learning a language provides skills and disciplines required by many professions. As well as developing listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities, around 50 new Kanji are introduced.

Recommended Entry Criteria: Minimum of 15 credits from 12Jap. This must include two internal standards, as well as one of reading or listening (external).

Qualifications to be gained: 21 Level 3 Achievement Standards credits

UE Literacy credits: No

UE Approved: Yes

Contact Person: Ms Miura

Te Reo Māori

Maori:   11Mao   Full Year

Course Description: Students will study Te Reo through these skill areas: Whakarongo (listening), Panui (reading), Mātakitaki (viewing), Korero (speaking), Tuhituhi (writing) and Whakaatu (Presenting).

Learning Context: Tikanga (Marae and Hui procedures and customs); Whakawhanaungatanga (Mihimihi, Marae study, local history, common myths and legends); Te Taiao (the natural world); Manu Korero/Whaikorero (formal speeches); Tangata Rongonui (famous people); Mahinga Kai (food gathering, preparing and presenting); Nga Mahi a te Rehia (leisure, entertainment, and cultural activities); Waiata and Haka; Whakatauki and Kiwaha; Te Ao o te Taiohi (the teenage world).

Recommended Entry Criteria: 10Mao with a pass rate of 60% or more in the end of year exam, as well as completing all oral assessments.

Qualifications to be gained: 20 Level 1 Achievement Standard credits

Level 1 Literacy credits: 20 

Next step: 12Mao

Contact Person: Matua Hone

Maori:   12Mao   Full Year

Course Description: Students will study Te Reo through the following skill areas: Whakarongo (listening), Panui (reading), Mātakitaki (viewing), Korero (speaking), Tuhituhi (writing) and Whakaatu (Presenting).

Learning Contexts: Tikanga (Hui Tangata Ora, Hui Tangata Mate); Travel; National History, Te Tiriti 0 Waitangi; Pakiwaitara, Purakau (local stories, myths and legends); Entertainment and  the Creative Arts; Tangata Rongonui; Hauora (health and wellbeing); Moteatea (traditional chants); Toikupu (poetry); Iwi and Hapu Study, Kupu Whakarite (figurative language); Te Ao Matihiko (the digital age). 

Recommended Entry Criteria: minimum of 12 credits from 11Mao.

Qualifications to be gained: 18 Level 2 Achievement Standards credits

UE Literacy: Yes - 6 Reading credits, and 6 Writing credits

Next step: 13Mao

Contact Person: Matua Hone

Maori:   13Mao   Full Year 

Course Description: Students will study Te Reo through these skills areas: Whakarongo (listening), Panui (reading), Mātakitaki (viewing), Korero (speaking), Tuhituhi (writing) and Whakaatu (presenting).

Learning Context: Tikanga; Status of Te Reo Maori; Tourism; Working and Finding Work; Land Wars; Urbanisation.

Recommended Entry Criteria: minimum of 12 credits from 12Mao.

Qualifications to be gained: 18Level 3 Achievement Standards credits

UE Literacy: Yes - 6 Reading credits, and 6 Writing credits.

UE Approved: Yes

Contact Person: Matua Hone

Gagana Samoa: 11Sam Full year

Course Description: Students will study and gain knowledge of the Gagana and aganu’u fa'asamoa and present through oral and written forms such as talanoa (speaking), talanoaga (interactions) and faitau ma tusi (reading & comprehension).

Learning Context: Students will cover a range of topics to support their development of knowledge of Upu fa’aaloalo (respectful terms) and Aganu’u fa’asamoa (Samoan culture),

Recommended Entry Criteria: 10Sam with a pass rate of 60% or more in the end of year exam, as well as completing all oral assessments.

Qualifications to be gained: 20 Level 1 Achievement Standard credits

Next step: 12Sam

Contact Person: Mr Pesefea