8HIS

Year 13 8HIS – History (NCEA L3)

Course Option Description

Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mrs E. Sefo.

Why this course

This UE-accredited course encourages students to be critical in their thinking, improve their literacy skills including reading, annotating, and academic writing, comprehend complex ideas, and hone their research skills through extensive reading. An increasing number of career pathways are open for people who study History. 

This course leads to tertiary studies such as university courses in the areas of history, law, political science, media, journalism, management and administrative systems etc. Additional pathways are also available such as entry levels into various public sectors such as immigration, social and public works.

This course provides students with strong communication and critical thinking skills, which are highly sought after by both the private and public sectors. 

Course Information:

This course involves specific areas of study which will include:

  • the impact of colonisation in both national and global contexts
  • an investigation of the Cambodian Genocide 

Research topics for internal assessment provide students with the opportunity to study topics of their own choice, with guidance.

Scholarship

Students with a strong academic background will be offered an opportunity for extension by participating in the scholarship programme outside of their timetabled class. 

Prerequisites

Completion of Level 2 History or English with a minimum of 14 credits in either course OR entry at the discretion of the HoLA. Please Note: History is a literacy dependent subject.

Assessment Information

This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 25
Internal Assessed Credits: 15
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91434 v2
NZQA Info

History 3.1 - Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders, using primary and secondary sources


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91435 v2
NZQA Info

History 3.2 - Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91436 v2
NZQA Info

History 3.3 - Analyse evidence relating to an historical event of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91437 v2
NZQA Info

History 3.4 - Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91438 v2
NZQA Info

History 3.5 - Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r,6w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 25
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 25
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 25

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.