PLEASE VISIT OUR COLLEGE LIBRARY
SENIOR CURRICULUM
Year 12 and Year 13 (NCEA, Scholarship and national certificate candidates)
Year 12 and Year 13 students study 5 curriculum pathway subjects for the whole year. Students select their pathway subjects to align with their careers planning and match their ambitions for their futures.
Year 12s and Year 13s usually aim to achieve Level 2 and Level 3 of NCEA. Some pathways lead toward other national certificates or New Zealand Scholarship.
It is highly recommended that Year 12 students study an English pathway subject. Exceptions may be made for individual students.
All Year 13 curriculum pathway subjects have entry requirements to ensure that students are ready and can sustain their learning.
Please refer to our NCEA Course Information Booklet for more detail.
JUNIOR CURRICULUM
Year 11
Year 11 is a time of transition from junior to senior secondary schooling. Year 11s study a full year of Mathematics, English and Science.
Year 11 students aim to achieve the Rosehill College Year 11 Diploma ensure they have achieved NCEA literacy and numeracy co-requisite requirements and prepare for NCEA Level 2.
Year 11s are often still discovering their talents and interests, so we provide flexibility and choice regarding their curriculum pathway subjects.
Year 11 students will undertake the equivalent of four half-year pathway subjects. This may be in the structure of two year-long subjects, one year-long subject and two half-year subjects, or four half-year subjects.
Please refer to our Year 11 Course Information for more detail.
Year 10
The curriculum studied by Year 10 students attending Rosehill College is very similar to Year 9, but it offers increased academic challenge. Year 10 students also have an additional free choice course.
The aim for all Year 10 students is to have confidence and be able to meet the NCEA literacy and numeracy co-requisite requirements. Year 10 students aim to achieve the Rosehill College Year 10 Diploma. Please refer to the Year 10 Course Information for more detail.
Year 9
The curriculum studied by Year 9s attending Rosehill College is designed to promote a broad and balanced education across all areas of the New Zealand Curriculum, with a focus on developing the ability to apply key literacy and numeracy skills in diverse contexts.
Year 9 students study a full-year of Mathematics (9MATH) and English (9ENGC) curriculum, this is supplemented by Literacy and Numeracy learning within the Manaakitia Mai programme. Year 9 students study a full year of Health and Physical Education (9PECO) and one compulsory semester (half-year) of Science (9SCIC), Social Studies (9SOCO) and Tikanga-a-kura (9TIKK).
Year 9s will choose at least one semester (half-year) of Arts, Languages and Technology curriculum. Additionally, they have free choice of two other courses.
Year 9 students aim to achieve the Rosehill College Year 9 Diploma. Please refer to the Year 9 Course Information for more detail.