last updated Thu 3 Apr 08
High School
The high school delivers the following essential learning areas of the New Zealand National Curriculum:
- Mathematics
- Science
- The Arts
- Technology
- English
- Physical Education and Health
- Social Sciences
In delivering the curriculum, individualised programmes for students allow a focus to be placed on developing a number of essential skills:
- Communication skills
- Numeracy skills
- Information skills
- Problem solving skills
- Self-management and competitive skills
- Social and cooperative skills
- Physical skills
- Work and study skills
The high school also offers:
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A full choice of subjects at the following levels:
- NCEA Level 1/2/3
- NZQA Registered Unit Standards
- National Certificate offered by community providers & NZ Correspondence School
- National Certificate
- Short courses
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Opportunities for:
- Leadership skills
- Independent study skills
- Lifeskills & transition programmes
In addition, students in the high school have access to a local curriculum which includes:
- Deaf Studies
- Literacy
- Speech/Language
For those students transitioning to work or to ongoing study, programmes tailored to their individual needs are available. These may include:
- Core generic skills
- Health and safety units
- Social and cooperative skills
- Basic English and maths units
- Information about community service agencies
- STAR courses run by private training providers in Christchurch
- Work exploration placements ranging from one day a week to one week blocks
- Polytech courses with support from the Centre