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	Other languages (French, Maori)  ESOL	Other languages ESOL	Other languages  ESOL	Other languages ESOL
Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics Foundation Mathematics	Mathematics Applies Mathematics	Mathematics with Calculus Mathematics with Statistics
Science and the Environment	Science	Science Alternative Science Horticulture Agricultural Science	Biology Chemistry Physics Horticulture Agricultural Science	Biology Chemistry Physics Horticulture Agricultural Science
Technology	Digital Technology Materials Technology Food Technology Workshop Technology Graphics	Digital Technology Food Technology Hard Materials Technology Graphics	Digital Technology Food Technology Hard Materials Technology  Graphics	Digital Technology Food Technology Hard Materials Technology Graphics
Social Sciences	Social Studies (Homeroom in Year 7/8)   Year 9/10 includes elements of Economics	Geography History	Geography History Classical Studies	Geography History Classical Studies
The Arts	Art Music and Dance Drama	Art Music Drama	Art Drama	Art Drama
Health and Well-being	Physical Education Health	Physical Education         Health	Physical Education           Health	Physical Education Peer Support Health
Work Experience	Careers	Careers Gateway	Careers Gateway	Careers Gateway
Online Learning (Dependent on availability)		Accounting Economics Languages Psychology Media Studies	Accounting Economics Languages Psychology Media Studies	Accounting Economics Languages Psychology Media Studies