year 9 course structure ...
The Junior School curriculum is broad and aimed at providing exposure to many different learning opportunities. There is a compulsory course based on the essential learning areas in the National Curriculum document. This means all students will take English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Studies and Science. These subjects will be taken for the full year.
Year 9 students will also be offered a range of other subjects as options. These include:
Visual Arts, Health, Nutrition, Te Reo Maori, Maori Studies, Graphics, Japanese, Music, Technology, Drama and ICT. This will lead on to Year 10 where students can choose three subjects to continue their study on towards NCEA Level 1.
All incoming Year 9 students will be tested. According to their results in these tests and in consultation with their Year 8 teachers, students will be streamed into three bands. Students who need special assistance will either come out of the normal core subjects and undertake special programmes or have teacher/teacher aid assistance in their normal classes.
Starting School
All students starting the school will receive information about the different subjects the school offers in both its core and option subjects. There is an Enrolment Information Evening for all intending students. This is for parents, caregivers and future Year 9 students. This evening is to help students and their families start to make those informed decisions.
During term 4 students from the contributing primary and intermediate school will have the opportunity to visit the school during the day. Parents and caregivers are invited to discuss their child’s enrolment at the school at a personal interview, which can take place at the contributing school or at the High School.
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