Course Selection
All strands are compulsory in Years 7 - 10. Within the strands, a choice may be made of languages other than English.
A detailed senior course booklet is provided at mid-year to help students in Years 10, 11 and 12 choose their subjects for the following year.
To help in these choices, an Options/Careers evening is held for students and parents. Heads of Departments, subject teachers, the Careers teacher and the Guidance Counsellor (who is responsible for distance learning students) are all available for advice and consultation.
However, the choice today is almost limitless, due to our school's commitment to using new technologies, such as video conferencing, where students from Tokomairiro work with students from other high schools and can have
face-to-face discussions with them and the teacher. They are also able to email this teacher between sessions, and have personal tutorials organised.
Course of Study |
Year 7-10 |
Year 11 |
Year 12 |
Year 13 |
| English |
English (in Homeroom in Year 7/8) |
English Practical English |
English Key Skills in English |
English Alternative English |
| Languages |
French, Maori, Spanish ESOL |
Other languages French ESOL |
Other languages French ESOL |
Other languages French ESOL |
| Mathematics |
Mathematics |
Mathematics Applied Mathematics |
Mathematics Applied Mathematics |
Mathematics with Calculus Mathematics with Statistics Applied Mathematics |
| Science and the Environment |
Science |
Science Alternative Science Horticulture |
Physics Biology Chemistry Horticulture |
Physics Biology Chemistry Horticulture |
| Technology |
Technology |
Food Technology Information Management ITO Units of Work Graphics |
Food & Nutrition Computing ITO Units of Work Graphics |
Food & Nutrition Computing ITO Units of Work Young Enterprise Scheme Graphics |
| Social Sciences |
Social Studies |
Geography History Economics |
Geography History Economics Accounting |
Geography History Economics Accounting Classical Studies |
| The Arts |
Art Music and Dance Drama |
Art Drama Music |
Art Drama |
Art |
| Health and Well-being |
Physical Education Health Careers |
Physical Education Health Careers |
Physical Education Health Careers |
Health Careers |