Learning Areas Overview

2024 Course Options

Optional courses will only run subject to a minimum number of students selecting the option.
Course Options in BOLD are compulsory.
Courses in italics are not available for selection. Students will be counselled into these courses.



YEAR 9
YEAR 10
YEAR 11
NCEA LEVEL 1
YEAR 12
NCEA LEVEL 2
YEAR 13
NCEA LEVEL 3

Arts Ngā Toi


5ART1 – Still Life 
5ART2 – Digital Design with Text    
5ART3 – People and Portraits
5ART4 – Connections with Spaces 
6ARD – Design and Photography
6ARP – Painting and Drawing
7ARD – Art Design

7FOT – Art Photography
7ARP – Art Painting

8ARD – Art Design

8FOT – Art Photography
8ARP – Art Painting


5MUS1 – Performance Music 1: Come as you are
5MUS2 – Performance Music 2: We are the Champions
5MUS3 – Creating Music 1: Counting the Beat
5MUS4 – Creating Music 2: Catching Feelings 

6MUS – Music7MUS – Music8MUS – Music       

5DRA1 – Exploring the Stage    
5DRA2 – Creating the Actor
5DRA3 – On Broadway    

6DRA – Drama

7DRA  – Drama
7PAT – Performing Arts Technology

8DRA – Drama
8PAT – Performing Arts Technology



5ADAN  – Dance6DAN - Dance

English Te Reo Pākeha


5ENW – English (written) (compulsory)
5ENV – English (visual) (compulsory)
5AENW – English (written) (compulsory)
5AENV – English (visual) (compulsory)
6ENG – English

7ENG – English
7MST - Media Studies
8ENA – English Academic & Scholarship
8ENV – English Visual & Creative

8MST - Media Studies

5AENX - Extension English


5ENF1 & 5ENF2 – Foundation English5AENF1 & 5AENF2 – Foundation English6ENF – Foundation English7ENF – Foundation English
5ELL1 & 5ELL2 – English for Second Language Learners 
6ELL – English for Second Language Learners


Health and Physical Education Hauora


5HPE – Health & Physical Education (compulsory)
5AHPE – Health & Physical Education (compulsory)
6PED – Physical Education7PED – Physical Education
8PED – Physical Education

5SES - Sport and Exercise Studies
5ASES – Sport and Exercise Studies
7PEP – Practical Physical Education
8PEP – Practical Physical Education
5HST - Health Studies
5AHST - Health Studies
6HEA – Health Studies
7HEA – Health Education
8HEA – Health Education
7OED – Outdoor Education
8OED – Outdoor Education
Languages Ngā Reo

5FRE1 – Exploring French
5FRE2 – Strengthening French
5FRE3 – Advancing French

6FRE – French7FRE – French8FRE – French
5JPN1 – Exploring Japanese
5JPN2 – Strengthening Japanese
5JPN3 – Advancing Japanese
6JPN - Japanese
6JPN - Japanese8JPN - Japanese

5AOT – Aotearoa: Māori Culture, Geography, History and Language
5MAO1 – Exploring Te Reo Māori
5MAO2 – Strengthening Te Reo Māori
5MAO3 - Advancing Te Reo Māori 

5MPA1 - Exploring Te Ao Haka 
5MPA2 - Strengthening Te Ao Haka

6MAO – Te Reo Māori
 6MPA - Te Ao Haka
7MAO – Te Reo Māori
8MAO – Te Reo Māori
5SPA1 – Exploring Spanish
5SPA2 – Strengthening Spanish
5SPA3 – Advancing Spanish 
6SPA – Spanish7SPA - Spanish

8SPA - Spanish

5ESL1 & 5ESL2 – ELLP Foundation Stage
6ESL – ELLP7ESL – ELLP8ESL – ELLP
Mathematics and Statistics Pāngarau

5MAT1 – General Mathematics (comp)
5MAT2 – General Mathematics (comp)

5AMAT1 – General Mathematics (comp) 
5AMAT2 – General Mathematics (comp) 

6MAC – Theoretical Mathematics7MAC – Pre-Calculus

8MAC – Calculus


6MAT – General Mathematics7MAS – Pre-Statistics

8MAS – Statistics

7MAT – General Mathematics
8MAT – General Mathematics
5NSP - Numeracy Support5ANSP - Numeracy Support 5AMAX – Extension Mathematics & Statistics6MAN – Mathematics for Numeracy

Science Pūtaiao

5SCI1 – Science (compulsory)

5ASCI1 – Science (compulsory)

6SCE – Science7BIO – Biology8BIO – Biology
7CHE – Chemistry8CHE – Chemistry

5ESS - Earth and Space Science

5ASCI2 – Science (compulsory)

6SCS – Specialist Science

7PHX – Physics8PHX – Physics

7ESS - Earth and Space Science

8ESS - Earth and Space Science

Social Sciences Tikanga–ā–Īwi

5SOC1 – Social Studies (Compulsory)
5SOC2 – Social Studies (Compulsory)

5ASOC1 – Social Studies (Compulsory)

5ACOM – Commerce

6COM –Commerce

7BUS – Business Studies8BUS - Business Studies
7ECO – Economics8ECO –Economics

5SOC3 – Social Studies: Exploring Geography and History

6GEO – Geography7GEO – Geography8GEO – Geography

5ACTH – Critical Thinking in the Humanities
6HIS – History7HIS – History8HIS – History



7TOU – Tourism

8TOU – Tourism

Technology Hangarau

5DVC1 & 5DVC2 – Design & Visual Communication5ADVC1 & 5ADVC2 – Design & Visual Communication6DVC – Design & Visual Communication7DVC – Design & Visual Communication
8DVC – Design & Visual Communication
5DIT1 & 5DIT2 – Digital Technology5ADIT1 & 5ADIT2 – Digital Technology6DIT – Digital Technology7DIT – Digital Technology8DIT – Digital Technology
5FTK1 & 5FTK2 – Food Technology5AFTK1 & 5AFTK2 – Food Technology6FTK – Food Technology7FTK – Food Technology8FTK – Food Technology

7HOS – Hospitality
5HTK1  – Hard Materials Technology  5AHTK1 & 5AHTK2 – Hard Materials Technology6HTK – Hard Materials Technology7HTK – Hard Materials Technology

8HTK – Hard Materials Technology




7TRD – Trade Skills 

8TRD – Trade Skills




7AUT – Automotive

8AUT – Automotive

Student Learning Support & Vocational Pathways

5EET – Literacy Support
5AEET – Literacy Support

8ACA – Trades Academy (Offsite)
8GAT – Gateway (Workplace learning)


Programme support Year 11 and Year 12 Foundational Certificate

8SIL – Senior Independent Learning


COR Correspondence – other options may be available for study by distance learning
Cross-Curricular Courses




8PNP – Passions and Pathways