Year 11 Course Booklet 2024
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Welcome to the Christ’s College Diploma
At the end of Year 11 you will graduate into NCEA with a Christ’s College Diploma. The Diploma is designed to provide you with a range of learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom. You will be allocated to a range of classes for some subjects and have a choice of classes for other subjects. By the end of the year, you will have experienced many of the subjects on offer at Christ’s College, along with selected courses to prepare you for NCEA. All courses in Year 11 are taught in semesters, allowing you to select a larger number of courses overall. Even though the overall subject may be the same, by changing courses halfway through the year you can be exposed to a range of topics that interest you.
There are two types of courses designed to meet your learning needs. Core courses These give you core knowledge in each subject. As a second year Diploma student, you will complete Core courses in subjects that you did not get to experience yet in Year 10. Prep courses These give you deeper, expert knowledge in a subject. They are designed to prepare you directly for NCEA Level 2, but you may also choose a prep course for deeper knowledge.
Core subjects (assigned)
Core subjects (choose)
Prep subjects (choose) • Biology • Chemistry • Commerce (Accounting, Economics)
• Financial Literacy • Health • Mathematics • MINDfit (Wellbeing) • Physical Education • Religious Education • Science (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics – whichever you did not complete in Year 10)
• Arts (at least one semester of Drama, Music, or Visual Arts – whichever you did not complete in Year 10) • English (at least one core course; prep highly recommended) • Technology (at least one semester of DVC, Digital Technology, Materials Technology) For students who completed Language 2 in Year 10, also choose: • Humanities (one semester of Commerce, History, or Geography – whichever you did not complete in Year 10)
• Japanese • Mathematics • Music • Physical Education • Physics • Te Reo Māori • Visual Arts (Painting, Photography, or Sculpture)
• Digital
Technology
• Drama • DVC • Earth & Space Science
• English • French • Geography • History
• Workshop
and Materials Technology (Wood or Metal)
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Number of subject choices
Assigned core (no choice)
Compulsory core (choice of one of the above)
Additional core or prep options
• Financial literacy or Te Ao Māori – 2 periods • Health - 2 periods • Maths – 4 periods • MindFIT – 2 periods • Science – 4 periods • Religious Education – 2 periods • Physical Education – 4 periods
• Core Art – 2 periods • Core English – 4 periods • Core Technology – 2 periods • *Core Humanities if languages were taken in both semesters in Year 10– 4 Periods
Up to 8 Prep courses – 4 periods each (including compulsory Prep Maths)* Can also replace a Prep course for a 4 period per week core course Learning support classes are in lieu of 1-2 prep courses
20 periods
8 Periods (or *12 periods if Language 2 was taken in in Year 10)
32 periods (or *28 periods if Language 2 was taken in in Year 10)
When considering courses, it is helpful to work backwards from NCEA Level 2. Which subjects MAY you want to take? Do they have a prep course? When you have that list, how many course options do you have left to fill? On the following pages, you will find information on specific courses under each subject.
NB: All courses are subject to sufficient student numbers. No course is guaranteed to run.
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DIPLOMA CORE
DIPLOMA PREP
YEAR 12 NCEA Level 2
YEAR 13 NCEA Level 3
SUBJECT
YEAR 9
Accounting Agribusiness Art (General) Art (Design, Painting, Photography, Sculpture) Art History (online provider) Biology Building Construction Business & Enterprise Chemistry Classical Studies Design & Visual Communication (DVC) Digital Technologies Drama Earth & Space Science Economics English Financial Literacy French Geography
Health History Japanese Materials Technology Mathematics
Mathematics with Calculus Mathematics with Statistics Media Studies Mechanical Engineering Music Physical Education Physics Psychology
Religious Education Sports Leadership Te Ao Māori Te Reo Māori Wellbeing (MindFIT)
KEY
Subject taught
Compulsory for all
Subject not taught
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Entering options online
Options are entered online at http://www.selectmysubjects.com.au.
You will be emailed a direct link to your school email. The email also contains your student access code and password. You can go to the above address and enter your access code and password manually if you prefer. If you do not receive an email, or if you delete it, see Timetabler William Bell. Subject choices 2024 – login details Enter your subject choices for next year when you are ready. You can go back and change or reorder them any time before the deadline. All subject choices must be entered by 8am on Monday 28 August at the latest. You will not be able to enter your options after this date as the school will start to make decisions about 2024 classes immediately after the deadline. Please ensure you discuss your subject selection with your parents/guardians before entering them into the system. Please see Assistant Principal – Curriculum Nicole Billante if you have any questions about your subject options or Timetabler William Bell if you have any problems with submitting your options.
Login Click on this direct link to enter your preferences:
Direct link to my Web Preferences account. Or enter the
www.selectmysubjects.com.au address into your browser and log in with your student access code and password.
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Step 1: Click Add New Preferences To view your subject information, click “View Subject Details” near the top right of the screen. To select (or change) your preferences, click the green “Add New Preferences” button.
Step 2: Select Your Preferences Carefully read the “View Instructions” at the top of the page about your option choices for next year. Select your subjects from the drop-down lists. You have 30 minutes to do this before your session expires. Once complete, click the green “Proceed” button. Note: You are not finished until you complete Step 3.
Step 3: Submit Valid Preferences If you are happy with your preferences, click the green “Submit Valid Preferences” button, which will open your “Preferences Receipt”. Or, if you would like to change your preferences, click “Cancel” and this will take you back to the Preferences selection page. It is important that you enter your choices in order of how important they are to you. You can click “Reorder Preferences” on the right of the screen if you need to change your preference order and then “Save Order”. Note: Your choices will not be submitted unless you click “Submit Valid Preferences”.
Step 4: View/Print Receipt If you wish to print a “Preferences Receipt”, click “Open Print View” and then “Print Receipt”. To continue, click “Return to Home Page”. If you want to change your preferences now, or at any time before the deadline, repeat the whole process by clicking “Add New Preferences”. Exit by clicking “Logout”.
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Course descriptions
A guide to key words Subject: The curriculum areas – the main topic of subject. Courses: The different classes offered by a subject area.
NZC Learning Area
Subject
Course option Course option Course option
Example
The Arts
Visual Arts
Sculpture
Painting
Photography
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The Arts
By the end of Year 11, you must have completed one core course from each Art subject (Drama, Music, Visual Arts). You may choose any prep course.
Drama
Core courses
Prep courses .
Core Drama Explore basic drama skills with plenty of games and fun. This course aims to develop confidence and public speaking skills while looking at script work, improvisation and a wide range of dramatic exercises. Recommend for those keen to try some more drama but unsure if they want to continue with drama in the future. Stage fighting and movement The course focuses on the art of stage combat and how movement can add to character, story and overall impact of a performance. Classes allow for students to extend their acting skills alongside stage fighting, storytelling and creating original performances. Recommended for those wanting to broaden their skills in drama and potentially continue on to a prep class. Acting technique and performance Bring characters to life. Be involved in a class production and extend your skills. Classes look at the dramatic techniques involved in character development and focus on moving towards a higher level of performance. Recommended for those looking to broaden their skills in drama and potentially continue to a prep class.
Prep Drama Extend your acting and devising skills while preparing for Level 2 Drama. Classes will look at combining all of your acting technique, movement, improvisation and devising skills through experimentation and performance to an audience. These skills will be grounded in the history and theories of a variety of theatrical genres and practitioners. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Drama
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Music
Visual Arts
Core courses
Core courses
Solo/ensemble performance Students focus on both solo and ensemble performance skills, working to improve their working knowledge of musical styles and ability to perform music to the best of their ability. It is STRONGLY recommended for students taking this course have practical ability to perform on an instrument if considering taking this course. Create musical works to include songwriting Students create works for both their chosen instrument(s) or ensembles (bands) and develop skills in musical notation, lead sheets, theoretical aspects, sound production, recording, and completing both live performance and professional recordings of their works. There is an element of working with music technology and the use of looping in creating musical works and backing tracks.
Sculpture This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Sculpture. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are nurtured through student-directed projects. Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in an art-making context. They learn about the techniques and processes used by established artists and apply these in the making of their own artwork. This course is inspired by the Scape Public Art festival. Students make a series of maquettes, or scale models, proposed for a site of their choice. This project encourages exploration through a range of art materials and art-making objectives, and explores the theme of connection to place and identity. Photography This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Photography. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are nurtured through student-directed projects. Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in an art-making context, including learning about pictorial, technical and conceptual conventions. They learn about the techniques and processes used by established artists and apply these in the taking of their own photographs. It explores the theme of whakapapa, migration and identity. Students make a series of photographic works for exhibition. This project encourages exploration through a range of approaches to photography and its presentation.
Prep courses
Music-making Developing the technical skills in performance and creativity work to ensure a smooth transition into the Level 2 programme. Ability to perform on an instrument/voice and ensure you are having formal lessons are strongly advised. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Music.
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The Arts
Visual Arts continued ...
Core courses
Contemporary Māori Art This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Contemporary Māori painting. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are nurtured through student- directed projects. Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in an art-making context. They learn about the techniques and processes used by established artists and apply these in the making of their own artwork. In this course, students look at the art of Shane Cotton and make paintings informed by tikanga Māori.
Painting This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Painting. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are nurtured through student-directed projects. Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in an art-making context. They learn about the techniques and processes used by established artists and apply these in the making of their own artwork. Projects include drawing from architecture or assemblage and developing a series of abstract paintings on hardboard.
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Prep courses Year 11 Visual Arts studies give students further opportunities in a range of creative fields, including photography, animation, architecture, film and design. Sculpture This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Sculpture. Students respond to a self-directed brief and produce a coherent series of original sculpture and installation artworks, which are recorded and submitted in the form of an A1 panel. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are extended as they learn to reflect on, and evaluate, their artworks. Students learn to select and present artworks for different contexts. Painting This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Painting. Students respond to a self-directed brief and produce a coherent series of original drawings and paintings, which are recorded and submitted in the form of an A1 panel. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are extended as they learn to reflect on, and evaluate, their artworks. Students learn to select and present artworks for different contexts.
Large-scale Painting For students who have completed the Painting core course. This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Painting. Students develop a series of works and produce resolved large-scale paintings on canvas. A semester of the Painting core course is a prerequisite. Photography This course encourages students to express their creative ideas in the context of Photography. Students respond to a self-directed brief and produce a coherent series of original photographic artworks, which are submitted in the form of an A1 panel. Students' critical-thinking skills and creative abilities are extended as students learn to reflect on, and evaluate, their artworks. Students learn to select and present artworks for different contexts.
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English
This year you must complete one core course from the options below. A prep course is highly recommended.
These courses are designed to teach core English skills in a range of contexts and provide academic rigour and engagement. While all courses are accessible to all students, courses offer differing levels of academic challenge to differentiate for student needs. Students should speak to their English teacher for further advice.
of activism, and gain insight into the power of language and its role in driving social change. Text types: investigative literature, visual art, persuasive speeches, and documentaries. Recommended for students who are interested in social issues and developing their own voice as an activist. How to get away with murder Read a range of texts about characters who commit and get away with homicide. Text types: novels, short stories. Recommended for students interested in the power and intrigue of storytelling. Fake it until you make it It is no secret that marketing can persuade us to spend, but in what ways? Focus on advertising within specific time periods. We will investigate how language and visual aids are used to blindside the truth. Clever marketing can easily fool even the most careful person into believing they are making the right choice – find out if it is you. Text types: print, film, online advertisements. Recommended for students interested in the power of media and marketing.
Core courses
The newsroom: live-streamed investigative journalism Put your sharp mind and curious soul to work in uncovering inconvenient truths. We will be creating our own media company and live- streaming our product. Text types: documentaries, print, television, online news sources. Recommended for students interested in journalism and media. Don’t judge me Honestly face the inequalities in our society. We will take a look at the ways literature exposes these and the solutions it has to offer. Text types: novel, film. Recommended for students interested in social issues and comparing texts. The art of activisim If not us, who? If not now, when? “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” – environmentalist Robert Swan. In this course, we will be creating our own social justice campaign. We will examine different forms
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Prep courses All prep courses can lead to either English 201 or English 202. Direst ambition An investigation into the nature of ambition – from Shakespeare's dire warnings to Andrew Niccol's optimistic exhortations. We find that literature across the last four centuries has a lot to teach us about our fundamental human nature. Prepare to feel discomfort. Alternative reality No sooner do we learn the rules of storytelling: the value of a linear plot, an heroic character and a believable setting - and we find it all upended by authors and directors who ask us to look at the familiar from a new, distorted point of view. This course will bend your mind. In darkness and in light Gothic fiction as a response to The Enlightenment. An exploration of this genre in terms of style – how literature shines a light, or casts a shadow, on the ideas of its time. Articulation and manipulation Looking at how to address the age-old problem of representation (and misrepresentation) in literature. Who has the loudest voice and who is missing from our view?
On the cutting-room floor Explore visual texts as a mode of storytelling. Look specifically at how a director's choices do make a difference. Text types: cartoons, graphic novels, film. Recommended for students interested in film studies. It's the little things that count Look at thematic connections in film and literature that celebrate moments of joy and beauty. This is all about looking at the little moments of pleasure in the everyday. Text types: poetry, film, creative writing. Recommended for students interested in the joy that can come from a good story. An eye for an eye: retribution and revenge Delve into the distinctly human phenomenon of revenge. Text types: short stories, creative writing. Recommended for students interested in exploring philosophical ideas and applying them to different texts. Yeah... nah. For all our advances as a country, the cultural cringe is still alive and well. This course will examine New Zealand’s contemporary identity as it appears in some of our most iconic literature, language and visual art. Text types: short stories, poetry, film, creative writing, visual art and contemporary spoken language. Recommended for students who want to understand our place in the world.
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Health and Wellbeing
By the end of Year 11, you must complete a course in Health Education and a course in Wellbeing Education. For Year 11, you will be assigned to the following two classes:
Health Education
Wellbeing Education
Year 11 MINDfit Within the Year 11 MINDfit programme, students continue to work on the key areas of wellbeing education introduced in Years 9–10. Students focus on how to develop a growth mindset and build strategies for resilience and grit. Mental health, stress, sleep, and self-care are key areas of focus at this level.
Year 11 Health Within the Year 11 health programme, students develop skills that help them navigate a changing and challenging world. Students will examine influences on their wellbeing, and have the opportunity to implement strategies to maintain wellbeing. Students will develop critical-thinking skills in relation to sexuality and positive relationships, investigate and understand their rights and responsibilities in sexual relationships and how consent and the law work. Students take a critical look at the negative role that pornography has played in developing unhealthy ideas in relation to intimate relationships. Students will also examine social justice and the various inequalities that exist in New Zealand and the global society.
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The Humanities
By the end of Year 11, you must have completed one core course in each of The Humanities subjects. You may choose any prep course.
Commerce
Core
Prep Students may take one or both prep courses. Accounting An introduction to the fundamentals of the accounting cycle. Students learn how to process accounting information, both manually and using a software package. They also produce financial information to be able to analyse in order to support the decisions of an organisation. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Accounting Economics An introduction to the fundamentals of micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomics analyses why consumers and producers behave the way they do. Why will a consumer pay $200 for a pair of shoes but will not pay more than $5 for a breakfast bun? Macroeconomics focuses on the big New Zealand picture. Why are house prices so high? What effect does the minimum wage have? How can we make the economy grow? Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking Economics, Agribusiness, or Business and Enterprise at Level 2, but not required.
Business, innovation and enterprise An applied course that combines the foundations of Business, Accounting and Economics, it uses a practical applied lens. Students work as a group to set up a business to sell a product/service on a small scale at the school trade fair. Recommended for students who enjoy working with others to develop Commerce theory and bring it to reality by trying to start your business and sell your product/service. Decisions, decisions, decisions A combined Commerce course that touches on the foundations of Business, Economics and Accounting through the lens of decision-making. It covers several areas: how to process information to see how profitable a business is, how to explain consumer and producer behaviour, how to develop a product's marketing strategy. Recommended for students who enjoy Commerce but would prefer not to carry out their ideas in a practical context and sell their product.
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Geography
Core
Prep Students may take one or both prep courses. Cultural environment – Monsoon Asia A study of population patterns and processes in selected countries in Monsoon Asia. We cover the nature and structure of the population; distribution and growth patterns; the processes of population movement; the reasons for the different living conditions; and sustainability issues associated with each of these.
Megacity madness This course looks at the effects of urbanisation and congestion on people and environments, with case studies from around the world. Recommended for students with an interest in the impact of development on both people and the planet. Extreme natural events This course looks deeper at how extreme natural event(s) have shaped environments. All events have an impact on people and places around the world and students compare the nature of these events and their consequences. Recommended for students with an interest in the physical world.
Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking Geography at Level 2, but not required.
Natural environment – Amazon Rainforest A study of a large natural environment in South America. We focus on rainforests around the world and cover the characteristics of a large natural environment that include how it is formed and changes over time; how people interact with a large natural environment; and how people's perceptions of a large natural environment change over time.
Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking Geography at Level 2, but not required.
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The Humanities
History
Prep Students may take one or multiple prep courses. Rugby, race and revolution An investigation into why New Zealand became divided over a rugby tour from South Africa in 1981. This involves an invesigation into South African apartheid, New Zealand’s sporting contacts with South Africa and the significance of the tour then, and now. Additional case studies may be used to assist in the development of skills such as inquiry, interpretation and critical thinking. Recommended for students especially interested in how sport and the developing maturity of New Zealand collided. Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking History at Level 2, but not required. Outwit, outlast, outplay: The intrigue of gaining world supremacy An investigation into how Joseph Stalin manipulated Russian society to gain power and how he outwitted opposition to extend his domination. The result being Russia outplaying the rest of the world to be the dominant force in the mid-20th century. This influence still has an impact on our world today. Additional case studies may be used to assist in the development of skills such as inquiry, interpretation and critical thinking. Recommended for students especially interested in how an individual can develop into a totalitarian leader and take his country from despair to world domination. Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking History at Level 2, but not required.
Core
The abuse of power Students investigate the rise of leaders who use and abuse their positions for their own personal, ethnic or national ambition. The impact of this then falls on ordinary people. Will you find your leader guilty of crimes against humanity? This course looks at how people and groups have challenged the abuse of power. Recommended for students interested in leadership and how individual leaders assert their influence and impact on people. It is also helpful for those interested in the legal profession. The people at war War may seem glorious, and the purpose of this course is to find the similarities and differences in how and why war is conducted, while being aware of the impact on those left at home. Recommended for students interested in war and conflict but also how people act because of conflict. It is also helpful for those interested in the legal profession.
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History continued ...
Prep continued ...
Colonial and contemporary chronicles This course investigates people, places and events of significance to Aotearoa's colonial and contemporary past. This builds on the foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories Curriculum to provide opportunities for ākonga to compare significant aspects of Aotearoa's past to similar global phenomena, delve deeper into the perspectives of Aotearoa's histories, and explore the significance of key change-makers. Additional case studies may be used to assist in the development of skills such as inquiry, interpretation and critical thinking.
Recommended for students especially interested in learning more about Aotearoa's contested histories, and its significant people, places and events in greater depth. Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking History at Level 2, but not required.
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Languages
At Year 11, languages are optional. You may choose to take Language 3 (and Language 4) for enjoyment, but if you wish to take NCEA Level 2, you must select Language 3 and Language 4.
Prep courses
routines, shopping, leisure and weather. Film study also continues. This course is very useful for travel. Prerequisite for: Japanese Language 4. Level 2 Japanese Japanese Language 4 Students must have completed Japanese Language 3. This course introduces and practises important language for those wishing to gain a national qualification in this subject. Topics include travelling, accommodation, health and school life. Film study also continues. This course is also very useful for travel. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Japanese. Te Reo 3 Students must have completed Te Reo 1 & 2. By the end of the course, students will be able to speak and write in a more flexible way and have developed a wider vocabulary. Topics include food, social events, school and land. Prerequisite for: Te Reo 4. Level 2 Te Reo. Te Reo 4 Students must have completed Te Reo 3. This course introduces and practises important language for those wishing to gain a national qualification in this subject. Topics include health and wellbeing, town and exploring media. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Te Reo.
French Language 3 Students must have completed French Language 1 & 2. By the end of the course, students will be able to speak and write in a more flexible way and have developed a wider vocabulary. Topics include shopping, eating out, my style and making plans for social events. Film study also continues. This course is useful for travel. Prerequisite for: French Language 4. Level 2 French. French Language 4 Students must have completed French Language 3. This course introduces and practises important language for those wishing to gain a national qualification in this subject. Topics include making plans, going on holiday, visiting a chemist or doctor overseas and finding your way around foreign places. Film study also continues. This course is also very useful for travel. Prerequisite for: Level 2 French. Japanese Language 3 Students must have completed Japanese Language 1 & 2. By the end of the course, students will be able to speak and write in a more flexible way and have developed a wider range of vocabulary, including kanji. Topics include town and directions, daily
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Mathematics
In Year 11, you will be assigned to one core and one prep course. The theme of the prep course will be dependant on your understanding of the three preceeding core courses in Mathematics, and will indicate your pathway through Years 12 and 13.
Core
Prep
Number and Algebra with Graphs Students will recognise patterns and relationships in both mathematics and the real world, and be able to generalise from these. They will develop the ability to think abstractly using the relationship between number and algebraic expressions to solve practical problems.
Access to Statistics This course is part of the pathway which enables students without higher level algebra skills to study Mathematics for Statistics through to Level 3. Access to Calculus This course is part of the pathway through to either Level 3 Calculus or Level 3 Statistics and aims to develop considerable skills in algebra. Successful students have the choice of selecting either Level 2 Mathematics or Level 2 Mathematics for Statistics in Year 12.
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Physical Education
By the end of Year 11, you will have completed one of the two Core courses in Physical Education. A Prep Physical Education course is also available as an optional subject. All Year 11 Core and Prep courses are four periods a week for one semester
Core
Prep
Move to improve Students will investigate and develop an
Sports science This course is highly recommended for any student considering taking Level 2 Physical Education. This course will build on the basic biophysical and socio-cultural principles that have been introduced in the Year 10 courses and enhance these ideas and themes. This course will cover a range of scientific content and sociological ideas and investigates how the ideas of Physical Education relate to real-world situations and practices. The main themes covered within this course include: • Influence of Exercise on Hauora • Anatomy & Biomechanics • Exercise Physiology • Principles of Training • Sport Sociology (S.P.E.E.E.C.H. Factors) These themes will be explored through a range of different topics both practically and theoretically and will encourage students to think critically about how science and sociology can be used to enhance sports and personal performance.
understanding of what processes are involved in learning a complex motor skill. Students will also explore and demonstrate interpersonal skills within a variety of sporting contexts. Students will participate in a wide variety of different activities and sporting contexts focusing on skill development and interpersonal skills. Students will then develop and refine different strategies as they look to enhance their performance of a chosen skill or movement. Active in Leisure Students will explore the importance of physical activity, recreation and sport as part of overall Hauora, Wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle. Students will participate in a wide variety of different activities and sporting contexts focusing on developing positive habits and attitudes towards exercise. Development of fitness programmes, exploring interpersonal skills and participation in recreational activities will be part of the course. Students will also investigate the sociological influences on participation in physical activity for young people.
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Religious Education
By the end of Year 11, you will have completed the following course in Religious Education.
God is Love – how then should we live? Anglicanism – Five-star accommodation? How does the God which scripture speaks of as Love inform our ethics? Using sources including C.S Lewis’ The Four Loves, students will explore ethical models, reflect on moral decision making, and cultivation of loving Will in the context of relationships (including friendship and family). How do we remain authentic, and seek unity amidst diversity? Through the lens of The Reformation background to the Elizabethan Settlement, and the establishment of Anglicanism as a ‘middle way’; students will engage with contemporary issues addressing identity and the polarization of society.
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Science
In Year 11, you must complete at least one semester of Science.
All students will complete their final Core Science rotation in Year 11, and in addition, will be able to choose any combination of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science or Physics Prep courses to progress into Level 2. It is highly recommended that students choose the Prep subjects that they intend to carry on with in Level 2 NCEA. However, these can also be taken as interest subjects as well.
Biology
Chemistry
Core (compulsory) This course covers the three main strands of the New Zealand Curriculum – evolution, ecology and genetics. There is also a strong applied theme to the course that has a human biology and health focus. Topics include human body systems, human ecology and genetics. Prep This Prep course emphasis is on developing the skills and understanding required for further study in Biology. We delve deeper into genetics, biotechnology, cellular processes, and plant and animal adaptations. The course is designed to be both practical and fun, giving students the opportunity to learn about a wide range of relevant topics to them now and in the future. We also place a strong emphasis on literacy, research and presentation skills which can be of wider benefit to the students. It prepares students for Years 12–13 Biology courses and beyond. However, it may also serve as an interesting option for those who simply enjoy the subject. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Biology.
Core (compulsory) The mainly descriptive work begun in Year 9 is continued, with the special language that chemists use being extended as students become more familiar with formulae and simple equations. Chemical reactions between different substances is a major focus, engaging all students in developing a well-rounded view and understanding of the chemical nature of our world. Prep The chemical concepts learnt in Core Chemistry form a platform for this course. An attempt is made to systematise chemical information on the basis of the Periodic Table and a great deal of reaction chemistry is introduced. Students engage in a wide range of practical tasks designed to develop and reinforce a deeper understanding of the ways in which chemical species react together. Examples include investigating neutralisation reactions, the properties and uses of carbon- based compounds, non-metal elements and common compounds used in society, and precipitation reactions. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Chemistry.
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Earth & Space Science
Physics
Core (compulsory) The course introduces the study of motion, forces, work done and kinetic energy, along with electrostatics and electrical circuits. The emphasis is on practical work and developing the skills to tackle the required content in the Physics prep course. Prep The concepts learnt in Core Physics form a platform for this course. The course serves as a foundation, prerequisite for Level 2 Physics but also provides a sound base for understanding the physics concepts that underpin aspects of many other subjects. Studies of motion, forces, energy, waves, electricity and magnetism will be further developed. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Physics.
Prep Earth & Space Science is the study of Earth processes, the solar system and space beyond. It is a practical science that applies concepts from physics, chemistry and biology. It develops an understanding of how Earth and space systems interact, how they affect us, and how we affect them. Earth & Space Science will investigate aspects of geology, plate tectonics, atmospheric and oceanic processes. It will also look at components of the solar system, and other astronomical features. There will be plenty of opportunities for practical investigations and field work. Prerequisite for: an advantage for taking Earth and Space Science at Level 2, but not required.
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Technology
By the end of Year 11, you must have completed three courses across two Technology subjects. You may choose any prep course.
Design & Visual Communication
Core courses
Prep courses Students may take one or both prep courses. It is recommended that students with a passion for design take both courses as the Year 12 course will include both product design and architectural design. Architecture Exhibition Architecture. This course enables students to design a piece of relocatable architecture for a festival. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking skills and developing key DVC skills, including sketching, rendering, and layout presentation in an architectural context. Boys will look at inner city architecture as well as exhibition architecture to inform and inspire their project. Students also produce a technical drawing using a drawing board, ruler and compass. Prerequisite for: Level 2 DVC. Product design Contain me Product design. This course enables students to design a sustainable product for a chosen user. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking skills and developing key DVC skills, including sketching, rendering,3D modelling and layout presentation skills in a product design context. Boys will look at the past and present to inform and inspire their project. Students also produce a technical drawing using a drawing
Architecture Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in an architectural context. They learn about the importance of architectural design and layout when sketching, rendering, technical drawing and 3D modelling. They experiment using a range of techniques and have the opportunity to investigate established Aotearoa architects to gather inspiration for their own design work. Recommended for students with an interest in design and architecture. Product design Students learn a range of visual communication techniques in a product design context. They learn about the importance of ergonomic design when developing a product using sketching, rendering, technical drawing and 3D modelling. They experiment using a range of techniques and have the opportunity to investigate established Aotearoa product designers to gather inspiration for their own design work. Recommended for students with an interest in design.
board, ruler and compass. Prerequisite for: Level 2 DVC.
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Digital Technology
Core courses
Prep courses Students may take one or both prep courses. Creating programming outcomes Students develop their own programming-based solutions to a given brief. The emphasis is on developing an understanding of programming in the context of the Python language. Students use an integrated development environment, such as PyCharm or Replit. They also learn how to comment code and develop a development log to show their testing and trialling. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Digital Technologies. Digital media design and development Students are able to develop their own Digital Media solutions to a brief they create. The emphasis is on developing skills that can include UX Design, HTML, CSS and Javascript coding, 3D modelling, animation, branding and photo editing in a website or application context. Students have access to text editors, Adobe Design software, and 3D design software (Blender). They also learn how to comment code and develop a development log to show their testing and trialling. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Digital Technologies.
Robotics and coding Students learn to write code in a range of programming languages as they work in the physical computing environment to problem solve and innovate using robotics. They gain an understanding of algorithms, design thinking and the need for testing and trialling in a programming sense. Recommended for students with an interest in digital technologies. Website design and development Students learn to design and code a website from scratch. They are introduced to a variety of web-coding languages, including HTML, CSS and Javascript, as well as a range of Adobe design software used to prototype web outcomes. They gain an understanding of web development tools, design thinking and the need for testing and trialling in a web environment. Recommended for students with an interest in digital technologies.
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Technology
Prep courses Note: Prep courses are prerequisites for different pathways.
Combined Technology
Core courses
Wood construction Students develop their skills and understanding of workshop techniques in a wood-based context through the construction of a set project. They are introduced to a range of hand tools and machinery used in the building and construction industry. They learn to read and build from a working drawing. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Building & Construction. Metal construction Students develop their skills and understanding of workshop techniques in a metal-based context through the construction of a set project. They are introduced to a range of hand tools and machinery used in the engineering industry. They learn to read and build from a working drawing. Prerequisite for: Level 2 Mechanical Engineering. Materials technology Students learn how to use design and manufacturing processes to produce an outcome. They learn how to write and refine a brief, develop ideas through research and prototyping, and work with stakeholders to produce the desired product. Design tools used may include CAD software, CNC milling, 3D printing, laser cutting and engraving. Strongly recommended for those looking at Level 2 Materials Technology.
Industrial Design Students use digital design tools to produce student-designed outcomes within an inquiry- based process. Outcomes reflect innovative solutions to design problems encountered throughout the design cycle. Product design tools used may include CAD software, CNC milling, 3D printing, laser cutting and engraving. Recommended for students with an interest in design, construction, and digital technologies and the intersection of them.
Workshop Technology
Core courses
Wood construction Students learn how to safely use a range of wood- based tools and machinery to complete small construction projects in a workshop environment. Students gain an appreciation and knowledge of timber properties, tool capabilities and manufacturing processes in the context of Aotearoa. Recommended for students with an interest in design, carpentry and construction. Metal construction Students learn how to safely use a range of metal based tools and machinery to complete small construction projects in a workshop environment. Students gain an appreciation and knowledge of metal properties, tool capability and manufacturing processes in the context of Aotearoa. Recommended for students with an interest in mechanical engineering and related industries.
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Additional subjects
By the end of Year 11, you must have completed a course in Financial Literacy and Te Ao Māori. You will be assigned to whichever course you did not complete in Year 10.
Financial Literacy A basic understanding of how finances work and how to budget and plan is a foundation skill for all students. Through the use of a range of activities and online tools, students have the resources to make informed, financial decisions in their future.
Te Ao Māori Tangata whenua hold a special place in Aotearoa. All people in New Zealand have a moral and legal obligation to contribute to the partnership that our ancestors agreed to in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. By appreciating the history, culture, and traditions of Māori, students are better equipped to engage in the future of New Zealand society, as well as build connections across cultures on a personal level.
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Core Choices
The following table helps you understand the choices you need to make at the end of Year 10. You will be provided with an A3 copy of this table to talk through your options with parents and teachers.
The Arts
Choose one of the courses below from a subject you did not complete in Year 10
Subjects
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Core Drama
Sculpture
Painting
Stage movement and fighting
Create musical works to include songwriting
Solo/ensemble performance
Courses
Acting techniques and performance
Contemporary Māori art
Photography
English
Choose one of the courses below
The newsroom: live-streamed investigative journalism
Fake it until you make it
It's the little things that count
The art of activism
Yeah… Nah.
Courses
An eye for an eye: retribution and revenge
How to get away with murder
On the cutting-room floor
Don’t judge me
Choose one of the courses below from a subject you did not complete in Year 10
Humanities Subjects
Commerce
Geography
History
Business, innovation and enterprise
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Megacity madness
Extreme natural events
The abuse of power
The people at war
Courses
Physical Edcuation
Choose one of the courses below
Courses
Move to improve
Active in leisure
Technology
Choose one of the courses below
Design & Visual Communication
Subjects
Digital Technology
Workshop Technology
Combined Technology
Website design and develop- ment
Product design
Robotics and coding
Wood con- struction
Metal con- struction
Courses
Architecture
Industrial design
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Prep Choices
Choose up to seven dependent on Prep spaces available on your online options selection.
The Arts Subjects
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Sculpture
Photography
Courses
Prep Drama
Music-making
Painting – large scale
Painting
English
Articulation and manipulation
Courses
Direst ambition
Alternative reality
In darkness and in light
Humanities Subjects
Commerce
Geography
History
Natural environment – Amazon Rainforest
Cultural environment – Monsoon Asia
Rugby, race and revolution
Outwit, outlast, outplay
Colonial and contemporary chronicles
Courses
Economics Accounting
Languages Subjects
French
Japanese
Te Reo
French Language 3
French Language 4
Japanese Language 3
Japanese Language 4
Courses
Te Reo 3
Te Reo 4
Sciences Subjects
Biology
Chemistry
Earth and Space Science
Physics
Courses
Prep
Prep
Prep
Prep
Physical Edcuation
Courses
Sports science
Technology
Design and Visual Communication
Digital Technology
Workshop Technology
Subjects
Create programming outcomes
Digital media design and development
Architec- ture
Product design
Materials technology
Metal construction
Wood construction
Courses
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Ngaˉ Miha Maˉtauranga
The Christ’s College Diploma is designed to acknowledge achievement inside and outside the classroom. We believe that learning takes place in several ways and boys should be recognised for all their strengths.
Ngā Miha Mātauranga is the means by which this achievement is tracked.
The seven elements of Ngā Miha:
Academic engagement Showing a commitment to learning through active participation in class, completion of expected work, and contributing to creating a positive learning environment. Character and Leadership A demonstration of Christian principles in what you say and do and utilising your character strengths for the good of yourself or others; helping to lead others to be at their best.
This means ‘the fronds of education’ or more figuratively, ‘unfolding knowledge’. The ‘miha’ is the tender young frond of the bracken fern which grows lushly in the forest and on the hills of the countryside.
This design symbolises the lush growth of the young as they spread out and become fully grown. The academic frond is the largest and all other fronds are off shoots of that. The Christ’s College Hauora Cross is also symbolically at the centre.
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