Westland High School - Te Kura Tuarua o Hokitika


The aim of this publication is to provide a guide for students in planning their pathways towards further education, training and employment.


  1. Course selection information

    The aim of this publication is to provide a guide to students in planning their pathways towards further education, training and ... Read more…
  2. How to select your courses

    Course selections are made through paper handouts and signed off by relevant Heads of Learning Areas. Follow the instructions to learn ... Read more…
  3. Year 11 courses at Westland High School

    All learners will be working toward completing their NCEA Level 1 qualification. Read more…
  4. Year 12 courses at Westland High School

    All learners will be working toward completing their NCEA Level 2 qualification. Read more…
  5. Year 13 courses at Westland High School

    All learners will be working toward completing their NCEA Level 3 qualification. Read more…
  6. English

    English is the study, use, and enjoyment of the English language and its literature, communicated orally, visually, and in writing, ... Read more…
  7. Mathematics

    Mathematics underpins everyday life and is the tool which helps us make sense of what is around us, from everyday commerce through to ... Read more…
  8. Science

    Science is a way of investigating, understanding, and explaining our natural, physical world and the wider universe. Read more…
  9. Physical Education and Health

    In Health and Physical education, the focus is on the well-being of the students themselves, of other people, and of society through ... Read more…
  10. Social Science

    The Social Science Learning Area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and ... Read more…
  11. The Arts

    The arts are powerful forms of expression that recognise, value, and contribute to the unique bi-cultural and multicultural character ... Read more…
  12. Technology

    Technology is intervention by design. It uses intellectual and practical resources to create technological outcomes, which expand ... Read more…
  13. Gateway

    Gateway is a programme funded by the Tertiary Education Commission for senior students (years 11, 12 and 13). It combines school-based ... Read more…
  14. Video: Trades Academy

    The West Coast Trades Academy gives secondary school students the chance to start training for a trade while they are still at school. Read more…
  15. Net NZ

    NetNZ is a not for profit organisation that specialises in enabling high quality, online education across schools and communities. Read more…