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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.