The following table helps you understand the choices you need to make at the end of Year 9. You will be provided with an A3 copy to talk through your options with parents and teachers.
Choose two of the three subjects (Drama, Music, or Visual Arts); then choose one course under those subjects. You will complete the third subject in Year 11.
The Arts
Subjects
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Stagemovement and fighting
Clowning around
Sculpture
Painting
Solo and ensemble performance
Createmusical works
Courses
Acting techniques and performance
Creating theatre and theatresports
Contemporary Ma¯ori Art
Photography
English
Choose two of the courses below
On the cutting-room floor
The newsroom: live-streamed journalisim An eye for an eye: retribution and revenge
Taking it to the streets
How to get away withmurder
Fake it until you make it
Don’t judgeme
Courses
Our New Zealand identity
Rage against the machine
All the world’s a stage
It's the little things that count
The evolution of English
Humanities Choose two of the three subjects (Commerce, Geography, or History); then choose one course under those subjects. You will complete the third subject in Year 11 or in lieu of a Language 2 choice. Subjects Commerce Geography History
Business, innovation and enterprise
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Megacity madness – urbanisation
Extreme natural events
The abuse of power
Courses
The people at war
Languages
Choose one of the courses below
The FrenchWay (Cultural studies)
The JapaneseWay (Cultural studies)
Courses
French Language 1 Japanese Language 1 Te ReoMa¯ori 1
For students continuing language study, choose one of the courses below (must be the same language as above)
French Language 2
Japanese Language 2
Te ReoMa¯ori 2
Physical Education
Choose one of the courses below
Courses
Classic games
Exploring games andmovement
Invasion games
Technology
Choose two of the courses below
Design & Visual Communication
Subjects
Digital Technology
Workshop Technology
Combined Technology
Website design and development
Product design
Robotics and coding
Wood construction
Metal construction
Courses
Architecture
Industrial design
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