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subject & course information
Birkenhead
College offers a full range of subjects from Year 9 to Year 13. Students
are prepared for Levels 1-3 National Certificate of Educational Achievement
and Level 4, Scholarship. Most of our students go on to tertiary studies.
| what
will students study in Year 9? |
Compulsory
core
English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health & Physical
Education, Music, Art, Technology (including Computing), a language
(French, Japanese, Maori)
Optional
2 options from:
Art, Drama, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Food & Textiles
Technology, Workshop Technology, Graphics and Design, Music., Future
Problem Solving, Sports Academy. |
| what
will students study in Year 10? |
Compulsory
core
English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health & Physical
Education
Optional
3 options from:
Art, Drama, Performance Music, Business Studies, Graphics, Design
Technology, Food Technology, Textile Technology, Information Management,
Electronics, Sports Performance, Creative & Critical Thinking,
English for Speakers of Other Languages, French, German, Japanese,
Maori. |
| what
will students study in Year 11? |
Compulsory
core
English, Mathematics, Science
Optional
3 options from:
Art, Drama, Performance Music, Economic Studies, Accounting, Graphics,
Design Technology, Food & Nutrition, Textile Technology, Information
Management, Geography, History, French, German, Japanese, Maori, Physical
Education, Child Development, English for Speakers of Other Languages,
Alternative Mathematics, Applied Science. |
| what
will students study in Year 12? |
Compulsory
core
English
Optional
5 options from:
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Art,
Art History, Photography, Drama, Performance Music, Economic Studies,
Accounting, Computer Applications, Graphics, Design Technology, Food
Technology, Textile Technology, Information Management (Print Design),
French, German, Japanese, Maori, Physical Education, Sports Education,
Careers & Personal Skills (CAPS), English for Speakers of Other
Languages, Alternative Mathematics, Communication English, Multi-level
Mathematics, Science. |
| what
will students study in Year 13? |
| Optional
5 or 6 options from:
English, Mathematics with Calculus, Mathematics with Statistics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Painting, Art History,
Photography, Economics, Accounting, French, German, Japanese, Maori,
Physical Education, Graphics, Food Technology, Textile Technology,
Performance Music, IELTS, Drama, Sports Education, Mathematics (combined
Calculus & Statistics), Media Studies and Computing. |
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