Year 11 - 13: Course Requirements

LISTON LEVEL 1  

 All Students will study SEVEN subjects.  English, Mathematics, Physical Education, and Religious Education are compulsory. Students choose THREE other subjects. 

What about Science?

It is strongly recommended that students choose Science at Level 1. Advanced Science is for those who know they are aiming for a degree/career that requires Chemistry and Physics. This course focuses on those two areas specifically and gears students towards those subjects at levels 2 and 3. 

General Science will provide a solid foundation for both Chemistry and Physics as well as Biology but, as the name suggests, it is more of a general science course for those students who are not too certain of which area they will focus on.  

Doing science keeps many career pathways open, so we strongly recommend you choose one of the above. If you don't choose Science in Year 11, Mr. Cowie or your dean will meet with you to check in with your career plans.

 It is important for students to maintain a well-balanced subject mix that ensures choice and flexibility in the following years.  

NCEA   LEVEL 2 

There is a mixture of one-year Achievement Standard and some limited Unit Standard courses available at Level 2.

Those students who have gained 15 or more credits in individual subjects, can progress to level 2 in that particular subject only. This is subject to individual subject / HOD Suggested Prior Learning and Achievement.

 Students studying at Level 2 will study Religious Education at this level and those subjects that they have met the Suggested Prior Learning.  To attain NCEA Level 2, Students must study ENGLISH

 In choosing a course for succeeding years students must be careful to see that subjects to be taken at Level 3 have their grounding in Level 2 (especially Mathematics, Sciences, Languages, Visual Arts and Accounting)

NCEA   LEVEL 3

Students studying at Level 3 will study Religious Education at this level and those subjects that they have to meet the Suggested Prior Learning. Those students who have gained 15 or more credits in individual subjects, can progress to level 3 in that particular subject only. This is subject to individual subject / HOD Suggested Prior Learning and Achievement. 

Students need to be aware of the new University Entrance requirements if they wish to enter University in the following year.

 Scholarship opportunities are available to those students who meet the academic criteria (decided yearly). Scholarship subjects (Level 4) are studied concurrently with Level 3 NCEA subjects.

 The course of study will be individually determined for each student in consultation with the Year 13 Dean.