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Senior School
Senior School Curriculum (Years 7 - 13)
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All Year 7 and 8 students follow a core curriculum. There are 31 periods in the week.
| English |
8 periods a week |
| Mathematics |
5 periods a week |
| Science |
4 periods a week |
| Social Studies |
4 periods a week |
| Religious Studies |
1 period a week |
| Physical Education and Swimming |
3 periods a week |
| Health |
| Art |
1 period a week* (* 2 periods a week for half a year in Year 8) |
| Music |
1 period a week |
Year 7 students also study the following five Units or Modules which comprise:
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
4 periods a week (each Unit or Module is studied for 2 periods a week for a third or half of the year) |
| French |
| German |
| Drama and Dance |
| Text and Information Management |
Year 8 students also study Food Technology for half a year and five Units or Modules which comprise:
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
2 periods a week (each Unit or Module is studied for 2 periods a week for a third of a year) |
| French |
| German |
| Drama and Dance |
1 period a week (each Unit or Module is studied for 1 period a week for half of the year) |
| Computing/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
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Students take a core programme of:
| English |
4 periods a week |
| Mathematics |
4 periods a week |
| Science |
4 periods a week |
| Social Studies |
3 periods a week |
| Religious Studies |
1 period a week |
| Physical Education and Swimming |
2 periods a week |
All students also study six Units or Modules which comprise:
| Drama |
4 periods a week (each Unit or Module is studied for 2 periods a week for a third of the year) |
| Health |
| Materials Technology |
| Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Text and Information Management |
In addition, each student chooses three option subjects from the following list. Option subjects are studied for a full year.
| Art |
9 periods a week (3 periods for each option subject)
Total: 31 periods in the week |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
| Economics |
| French |
| German |
| Music |
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Students take a core programme of:
| English |
4 periods a week |
| Mathematics |
4 periods a week |
| Science |
4 periods a week |
| Social Studies |
3 periods a week |
| Physical Education |
2 periods a week |
All students also study four Units or Modules which comprise:
| Dance |
2 periods a week (each Unit or Module is studied for 2 periods a week for a term) |
| Health |
| Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Religious Studies |
In addition, each student chooses three option subjects from the following list. Students may drop an option subject at the end of Year 9 and pick up another one at Year 10 level. Option subjects are studied for a full year.
| Art |
12 periods a week (4 periods for each option subject)
Total: 31 periods in the week |
| Economics |
| French |
| German |
| Japanese (2007; from 2008 Chinese) |
| Music |
| Text and Information Management |
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For NCEA Level 1 students take a core programme of:
English
Mathematics
Science*
* The Science requirement can be met in the following ways:
Level 1 Science or Level 1 Chemistry or Level 1 Physics
or Level 1 Science and Level 1 Chemistry
or Level 1 Science and Level 1 Physics
or Level 1 Chemistry and Level 1 Physics
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| Course |
Number of periods a week (31) |
| English, Mathematics, Science |
5 each |
| Options (2 or 3 subjects) |
5 (per subject) |
| Health and Life Skills, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Physical Education and Religious Studies. |
1 |
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Students are not permitted to study Level 1 Science and Level 1 Chemistry and Level 1 Physics (three Sciences).
There are also core courses in Health and Life Skills, ICT, Physical Education and Religious Studies.
In addition, students choose two or three option subjects from:
| Art |
Geography |
Music |
| Chemistry |
German |
Physics |
| Economics |
History |
Text and Information Management |
| French |
Japanese (2007 and 2008; from 2009 Chinese) |
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Students take five or six subjects, one of which must be English. A wide range of subjects is offered which lead to the NCEA level 2 qualification. The subjects offered are:
Accounting
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Computing
Design
Economics
French
Geography
German
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History
Japanese (2007 - 2009; from 2010 Chinese)
Mathematics
Music
Painting
Photography
Physical Education
Physics
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| Course |
Number of periods a week (31) |
| All NCEA Level 2 courses |
5 (per subject) |
| Careers, Health and Life Skills, Physical Education and Religious Studies. |
1 |
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Specialisation is unavoidable at this level and students should consider carefully the course requirements for their proposed careers or tertiary study before making their course choice.
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Five or six NCEA Level 3 subjects may be taken at this level and English is no longer compulsory. Six subjects is a significant commitment. Students can also enter NCEA scholarship. The subjects offered are:
Accounting
Art History
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Computing
Design
Economics
English
French
Geography
German
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History
Japanese (2007 - 2010; from 2011 Chinese)
Mathematics with Calculus
Mathematics with Statistics
Music
Painting
Photography
Physical Education
Physics
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| Course |
Number of periods a week (31) |
| All NCEA Level 3 courses |
5 (per subject) |
| Careers, Health and Life Skills, Physical Education and Religious Studies. |
1 |
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Students may take a NCEA Level 2 subject in place of a Level 3 subject, if the timetable permits. |
Life Skills
Health and Life Skills, Religious Studies and Physical Education Units or Modules are undertaken by girls at each senior form level (Years 11 to 13), plus a special topic: Careers (Year 12 and 13) and ICT (Year 11).
The Life Skills Unit is an important part of the senior curriculum with every girl in Years 11 to 13 involved in it. The Life Skills programme includes topics such as women's health, young people and safety issues, CPR, alcohol and drug education, and the interface between school and university. |
