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