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Riccarton High School
Course Selection 2019
SELECT YOUR SUBJECTS
Once you have read the information, and had discussions
about your decisions, click on the link above to take you to
the Portal. Once you have logged in click on the Course
Selection tab and enter your subject choices.
CONTENTS
WELCOME TO SUBJECT CHOICE FOR 2019 .............................................................................. 5
CHOOSING A COURSE .............................................................................. 5
HOW MANY SUBJECTS DO I STUDY? .............................................................................. 6
QUALIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 6
NCEA STRUCTURE .............................................................................. 7
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 7
ACADEMIC PROGRESSION .............................................................................. 8
CAREER EDUCATION .............................................................................. 8
CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES .............................................................................. 9
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS .............................................................................. 9
RICCARTON HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM .......................................................................10/11
2019
Subject Descriptions by Faculty
ARTS .............................................................................12
DANCE .............................................................................13
DRAMA .............................................................................14
MEDIA STUDIES .............................................................................15
MUSIC .......................................................................15/16
ART HISTORY .......................................................................16/17
VISUAL ART .............................................................................17
VISUAL ART DESIGN .......................................................................17/18
VISUAL ART PAINTING .............................................................................18
VISUAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY .............................................................................19
ENGLISH .............................................................................20
ENGLISH .............................................................................21
ENGLISH APPLIED .............................................................................21
(2)ENGLISH .............................................................................21
VISUAL ENGLISH .............................................................................22
(3)ENGLISH .............................................................................22
SENIOR INTENSIVE ENGLISH AS AN
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE .............................................................................22
ENGLISH FOR NEW SPEAKERS .............................................................................23ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE .............................................................................23 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES .............................................................................24 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................25 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................26 PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................26 PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXERCISE SCIENCE .............................................................................26 HEALTH .............................................................................27 (2)PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................27 (3)HEALTH .............................................................................27 (3)PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................28 SPORT LEADERSHIP .............................................................................28 LANGUAGES .............................................................................29 FRENCH .............................................................................30 JAPANESE .............................................................................31 TE REO MAORI .............................................................................32 TIKANGA MAORI .............................................................................33 PASIFIKA STUDIES .............................................................................33 MATHEMATICS .............................................................................34 MATHEMATICS .............................................................................35 MATHEMATICS INTERNAL .............................................................................35 MATHEMATICS APPLIED .............................................................................35 (2) MATHEMATICS .............................................................................36 (2) MATHEMATICS INTERNAL .............................................................................36 MATHEMATICS GENERAL .............................................................................36 MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS .............................................................................37 MATHEMATICS WITH STATISTICS .............................................................................37 (3) MATHEMATICS INTERNAL .............................................................................37 SCIENCES .............................................................................38 SCIENCE .............................................................................39 EVERYDAY SCIENCE .............................................................................39 SCIENCE ONWARDS .............................................................................39 BIOLOGY .............................................................................40 CHEMESTRY .......................................................................40/41 ELECTRONICS .......................................................................41/42 PHYSICS .............................................................................42 SCIENCE AND STABILITY .............................................................................43 SOCIAL SCIENCES .............................................................................44 BUSINESS STUDIES AND ACCOUNTING .............................................................................45 ACCOUNTING .......................................................................45/46
BUSINESS STUDIES WITH ECONOMICS .............................................................................46 ECONOMICS .......................................................................46/47 CLASSICAL STUDIES .......................................................................47/48 GEOGRAPHY .......................................................................48/49 HISTORY .......................................................................49/50 LEGAL STUDIES .............................................................................50 SOCIAL SCIENCE .............................................................................51 TOURISM STUDIES .............................................................................51 TECHNOLOGIES .............................................................................52 DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION .............................................................................53 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES .............................................................................54 FOOD AND NUTRITION .............................................................................55 HARD MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................56/57 HOSPITALITY .......................................................................57/58 TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................58/59 ELECTIVES .............................................................................60 BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE .............................................................................60 CAREER PLANING .............................................................................60 COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT .............................................................................60 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN .............................................................................60 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING .............................................................................61 CONTEMPORARY WHAKAIRO CARVING .............................................................................61 COOKING FOOD FOR LIFE .............................................................................61 DIGITAL IMAGING .............................................................................61 KOHANGA AKO LEARNING GUIDES .............................................................................62 LEARN A LANGUAGE - ANY LANGUAGE .............................................................................62 LEARNING TUTORING .............................................................................62 MEDIA AND ADVERTISING .............................................................................62 MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND TECHNOLOGY .............................................................................63 PSYCHOLOGY .............................................................................63 PERFORMANCE DANCE .............................................................................63 SPORT AND LEISURE RECREATION .............................................................................63 THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE .............................................................................64 VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS .............................................................................65 SKILLS FOR YOUR LIFE .............................................................................65 SECONDARY TERTIARY PARTNERSHIP .............................................................................66 FULL TIME TERTIARY LEVEL 2 AND 3 COURSE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF RICCAR- TON HIGH SCHOOL .............................................................................67
WELCOME TO SUBJECT CHOICE
FOR 2019 Return to Contents
Subject choice is an important process in your school year. You need to consider
a number of factors when choosing your subjects for next year. Think carefully
about your learning and talk with as many people as you can about the variety of
subjects available to you.
This document has a lot of information to help you make informed choices. You
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• General points about course selection and career planning.
• Detail about each subject from NCEA Level 1- 3 and Electives.
• Our curriculum chart so you can plan your subject choice and
progression throughout your years at school.
Subject details include:
• A name and code, e.g. English 1ENG. This is English at Level 1. The code is
linked to the level of the subject. Year 11 students generally study at Level
1 so will have a 1.
• Entry requirements, which indicate the prior learning or achievement you
need to be able to study the subject.
• If there are Level 1 Literacy or Numeracy Credits.
• If it is UE accredited and any associated UE Literacy Reading/Writing or
both credits.
• A contact person who is able to answer your questions about the subject.
CHOOSING A COURSE Return to Contents
Choose subjects or a course that:
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YEAR 11 YEAR 12 YEAR 13
6 subjects, which must include 5 subjects and 2 electives, there 5 subjects which are likely to
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and Mathematics. You choose 4 You choose 5 subjects which are from Level 1 or 2 depending on
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code, e.g. 1ECO. 2ART. Electives are half year year.
programmes. Choose one for
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the year. You may also study
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QUALIFICATIONS Return to Contents
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Achievement (NCEA). Subjects in Year 9 and 10 build the foundations for learning
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For Level 1 you must have 80 credits.
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Numeracy and Literacy credits must be included.
For Level 2 you must have 80 Credits.
60 credits at Level 2 or above. 20 credits can be from any Level 1,2 or 3 but
usually come from Level 1
Numeracy and Literacy credits must be included.
For Level 3 you must have 80 credits
60 credits at Level 3 or above. 20 credits from Level 2 or above.
Numeracy and Literacy credits must be included.
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University Entrance Requirements Unit Achieved Achievement Merit
Standards Not Achieved Standards Achieved
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UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS Return to Contents
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• 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1
• 5 Reading credits at Level 2 and/or 3
• 5 Writing credits at Level 2 and/or 3
• Pass NCEA Level 3
14 credits in a university approved subject 14 credits in 3
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14 credits in a university approved subject courses.ACADEMIC PROGRESSION Return to Contents
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level in order to take a full programme at the next level.
• Year 12 students who have not achieved NCEA Level 1 may take a
mixture of Level 1 and 2 subjects.
• Year 13 students who have not achieved NCEA Level 2 should not take 5
subjects at Level 3 but do a multi-level programme of learning.
You must check the entry requirements for each subject you want to take and
ensure you achieve enough credits to continue it in the following year.
Generally, you need to have achieved at least 10 credits in a subject to be allowed
to study it at the next level. Some subjects do not have entry requirements. This
means that you may choose these subjects without having studied them before. If
you have any queries or concerns about entry to a subject you should discuss
this with the contact person listed.
CAREER EDUCATION Return to Contents
Career Education programmes aim at developing career competencies
appropriate for each level. These include self-awareness, exploring opportunities,
deciding and acting, skills for job search and the world of work.
Year 9 students participate in a 3 hour Career Education module.
Year 10 students participate in class and small group workshops.
Year 11-13 students have an individual interview with the careers advisor to assist
them in planning their future.
Year 13 students have an individual interview to assist them in planning their
future. There is also a range of career presentations and seminars for Year 13
students throughout the year in Directions.CAREER DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES Return to Contents
All students are able to make an appointment for a career interview at any time.
• The department aims to “touch base” with each student each year to
assist their pathway planning.
• All students have access to a well-stocked career resource room
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to help students each lunch time.
• Any student in the senior school may request a work experience.
• A range of needs-based STAR courses are available to provide hands on
experience and assist with career decision making.
• There is an opportunity for Year 12 and 13 students to dual enrol to
study in a Trades Academy (STP).
• A job search programme is available to Year 12 and 13 students who are
in transition from school.
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School Careers Page.
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS Return to Contents
Achieving success in a Vocational Pathway means that as a student you have
developed skills and knowledge in areas that employers value and are relevant to
their industries.
• If you are aiming for a career in a particular sector, the Vocational
Pathways tools can help you to see which subjects and standards you
should do to get to where you want to go. If you are undecided on a
career, the pathways can help you see how your strengths and interests
match up to an amazing range of jobs and study options available.
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CURRICULUM 2019 Return to Contents
NCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3
ARTS Dance Dance Dance
Drama Drama Drama
Music Music Music
Visual Art Art History Art History
Visual Art Design Visual Art Design
Visual Art Painting Visual Art Painting
Visual Art Photography Visual Art Photography
Media Studies Media Studies
ENGLISH English English English
English Applied Visual English
ENGLISH English as an English for Academic English for Academic
AS AN Additional Language 1 Purposes Purposes
ADDITIONAL English as an English as an
LANGUAGE Additional Language 2 Additional Language 1
English for New English as an
Speakers Additional Language 2
Senior Intensive
English as an
Additional Language
HEALTH AND Health and Physical Health Health
PHYSICAL Education Physical Education Physical Education
EDUCATION Physical Education Sport Leadership
Physical Education
Exerc ise Science
LANGUAGES French French French
Japanese Japanese Japanese
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Pasifika Studies Pasifika StudiesNCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3
MATHEMATICS Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics with
Mathematics Internal Mathematics Internal Calculus
Mathematics Applied Mathematics Applied Mathematics with
Statistics
Mathematics Internal
SCIENCE Science Biology Biology
Everyday Science Chemistry Chemistry
Science Onwards Electronics Electronics
Physics Physics
Science and Science and
Sustainability Sustainability
SOCIAL Social Science Accounting Accounting
SCIENCE Business Studies and Economics Economics
Accounting Geography Geography
Business Studies with History History
Economics
Classics Classics
Geography
Legal Studies Legal Studies
History
Tourism Tourism
TECHNOLOGY Design and Visual Design and Visual Design and Visual
Communication Communication Communication
Digital Technologies Digital Technologies Digital Technologies
Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition
Hard Materials Hard Materials Hard Materials
Technology Technology Technology
Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality
Textiles Technology Textiles Technology Textiles Technology
VOCATIONAL Skills for Your Life Skills for Your Life
PATHWAYS Secondary Tertiary Secondary Tertiary
Partnership Partnership
ELECTIVES Business and Personal Finance Learning a Language - Any
Language
Electives can be taken
(Level 2 & 3 Career Planning at Level 3 as the 5th
Learning Tutorial subject
Collaborative Art Project
only) Media and Advertising (MAD)
Contemporary Whakairo Carving
Music Performance and
Computer Aided Design
Technology
Computer Programming
Psychology
Cooking for Life
Performance Dance
Digital Imaging
Sport and Leisure Recreation
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