SUBJECT SELECTION 2027



NAU MAI HAERE MAI

We are delighted to present to you the Course Selection Booklet for the upcoming academic year. This book serves as your guide to the diverse range of subjects and extracurricular opportunities available at Catholic Cathedral College. As you embark on this journey of academic and personal growth, we encourage you to explore our comprehensive offerings designed to inspire curiosity, foster creativity, and cultivate a love for learning.


SUBJECT SELECTION FOR 2027

Subject selection is an important process in your school year. When choosing your subjects, you need to consider a number of factors. Think carefully about your learning. Talk to your whānau, your teachers, and your peers and make sure the choice you make is what you want to learn.  Talk to our Careers team to ensure your subject choices provide a pathway in to your future career goals and aspirations. 

CHOOSING SUBJECTS

Choose subjects that:

• You enjoy

• You are good at

• Will allow you to follow the career path you have chosen

• Will allow you to get the qualification you need

*Subjects will run based on sufficient student number


HOW MANY SUBJECTS?

SENIOR CURRICULUM

Tailor your academic journey to suit your interests and career goals. Our diverse range of subjects ensures that you have the flexibility to choose courses that resonate with your passions and aspirations.


SUBJECT SELECTION FOR 2027

(See Course Selection Booklet)


NZQA QUALIFICATIONS

Credits are earned as a result of being assessed against Achievement Standards or Unit Standards. All Unit Standards are assessed internally. Achievement Standards can be either internally or externally assessed. Externally assessed Achievement Standards are generally completed in the November exam period.


ENDORSEMENTS 

Course Endorsements: Subjects that complete Achievement Standards may be endorsed with Merit or Excellence. This is possible if the student achieves 14 credits or more at Merit or Excellence. 3 of these credits must come from an external assessment. 

Level Endorsements: All NCEA certificates may be endorsed with Merit or Excellence. To gain an endorsement at least 50 credits at Merit or Excellence must be gained at the same level.

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Level 1 Numeracy or higher

• NCEA Level 3

• 14 Credits in 3 University approved subjects

• UE Literacy: 10 credits Level 2 or above, 5 Reading Credits, 5 Writing Credits


UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE SUBJECTS

The list of subjects that Catholic Cathedral College offer that meet the University Entrance Level 3 criteria are listed below. 

• Art: Painting

•  Art: Photography 

• Biology 

• Business Studies

• Chemistry 

• Classics 

• Design & Visual Communication 

• Digital Technology

•  Drama

• English

• Geography

• Health

• History

• Mathematics with Calculus

• Mathematics with Statistics

• Music

• Physics 

• Physical Education

• Religious Education 

• Food & Health Nutrition

The following Level 3 subjects are approved but are not taught at Catholic Cathedral College. Some of these may be available by studying through Te Kura. 

Accounting, Agriculture and Horticulture, Art History, Chinese, Construction & Mechanical Technologies, Cook Islands Māori. Dance, Earth & Space Science, Education for Sustainability, German, Home Economics, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Print Making, Samoan, Sculpture, Spanish, Te reo Māori, Tongan.


NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIP YEAR 13 

New Zealand Scholarship provides recognition and monetary reward to top students in their last year of schooling. Scholarship candidates are expected to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalisation, and to integrate, synthesise and apply knowledge, skills, understanding, and ideas to complex situations. To be eligible to receive a scholarship award, the student must be enrolled in tertiary study in New Zealand for the years in which they receive monetary awards. For awards with second or subsequent year payments, recipients must maintain a ‘B’ grade average each year of their tertiary study in New Zealand.

*For further information see the NZQA website.