Below are some of the subjects that Whangarei Girls’ High School offers to their students for 2026/2027.
Year 9 Art
(9ART)
Year 10 Digital Art
(10DAR)
Level 2 Art Visual
(2ARTV)
Level 3 Art Painting*
(3PAI)
Year 9 Dance
(9DNC)
Year 9 Performing Arts
(9PFA)
Year 10 Dance
(10DNC)
Level 2 Dance
(2DNC)
Level 3 Dance*
(3DNC)
Year 9 Drama
(9DRA)
Year 10 Drama (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(10DRA)
Level 2 Drama
(2DRA)
Level 3 Drama*
(3DRA)
Year 9 Music
(9MUS)
Year 10 Music
(10MUS)
Level 2 Music
(2MUS)
Level 3 Music*
(3MUS)
Year 10 French
(10FRA)
Level 2 French
(2FRE)
Level 3 French*
(3FRE)
Year 9 Health Education
(9HLT)
Year 10 Health Education
(10HLT)
Level 2 Health Education (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(2HLT)
Level 3 Health Education*
(3HLT)
Level 2 Biology - Cells and Genetics
(2BIOCG)
Level 2 Biology - Skills and Adaptations
(2BIOSA)
Level 3 Biology*
(3BIO)
Year 9 English
(9ENG)
Year 10 English
(10ENG)
Level 2 English Discovery of Analysis
(2ENGDOA)
Level 2 English Journeys Through Unfamiliar Texts (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(2ENGJUT)
Level 3 English Appreciation of Literature and Language*
(3ENGALL)
Level 3 English Exploring the Human Condition *
(3ENGEHC)
Year 10 History
(10HIS)
Level 2 History
(2HIS)
Level 3 History*
(3HIS)
Level 2 Physics
(2PHY)
Level 3 Physics*
(3PHY)
Year 9 Primary Industries
(9PRI)
Year 9 Science
(9SCI)
Year 10 Science
(10SCI)
Level 2 Primary Industries
(2PRI)
Year 10 Spanish
(10SPA)
Level 2 Spanish
(2SPA)
Level 3 Spanish*
(3SPA)
Level 2 Tourism
(2TOU)
Level 3 Tourism
(3TOU)
Level 2 Economics
(2ECO)
Level 2 Enterprise Business
(2ENT)
Level 3 Enterprise Business and Marketing*
(3ENT)
Level 2 Chemistry with Reactivity
(2CHER)
Level 2 Chemistry with Titrations
(2CHET)
Level 3 Chemistry*
(3CHEM)
Year 9 Money Smart
(9MSM)
Year 10 Money Smart
(10MSM)
Level 2 Geography
(2GEO)
Level 3 Geography*
(3GEO)
Year 10 Accounting
(10ACC)
Level 3 Accounting*
(3ACC)
Level 2 Art Design
(2DES)
Level 3 Art Design*
(3DES)
Year 10 Enterprise
(10ENT)
Level 2 Creative Digital Technologies
(2CDT)
Level 3 Art History*
(3ARH)
Level 2 Hospitality
(2HOS)
Year 9 Mathematics
(9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics
(10MAT)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus*
(3MATC)
Level 3 Mathematics and Statistics*
(3MATS)
Level 2 Mathematics with Calculus
(2MATC)
Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics
(2MATS)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics and Probability* (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(3MASP)
Level 2 Photography (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(2PHO)
Level 3 Photography* (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(3PHO)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori
(2REO)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori *
(3REO)
Year 10 Toi Māori (Māori Art)
(10TOI)
Level 2 Film and Media
(2FMED)
Year 9 Social Studies
(9SST)
Year 10 Social Studies
(10SST)
Year 10 Classics - Gods, Warriors and Lost Cities
(10CLA)
Level 2 Classical Studies
(2CLA)
Level 2 Outdoor Education
(2OED)
Level 3 Outdoor Education
(3OED)
Year 9 European Passport
(9EUR)
Year 9 Food and Nutrition
(9FNT)
Year 10 Food and Nutrition
(10FNT)
Level 2 Food and Nutrition
(2FNT)
Level 3 Food and Nutrition*
(3FNT)
Year 9 Physical Education
(9PED)
Year 10 Physical Education
(10PED)
Level 2 Physical Education
(2PED)
Level 3 Physical Education*
(3PED)
Level 2 Early Childhood Development
(2ECD)
Level 3 Early Childhood Development
(3ECD)
Year 9 Product and Design
(9PAD)
Year 10 Product and Design Technology
(10PAD)
Level 2 Product and Design
(2PAD)
Level 3 Product and Design Technology*
(3PAD)
Year 10 Creative Digital Technologies
(10CDT)
Year 9 Design and Visual Communication
(9DVC)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication
(10DVC)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication
(2DVC)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication*
(3DVC)
Year 9 Product and Manufacturing
(9PAM)
Year 9 Textiles and Fashion Technology
(9TFT)
Year 10 Textiles and Fashion Technology
(10TFT)
Level 2 Textiles and Fashion Technology
(2TFT)
Level 3 Textiles and Fashion Technology*
(3TFT)
Year 10 Art (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(10ART)
Level 2 Accounting
(2ACC)
Year 11 Classical Studies - Rome Revealed: Gods, Games, and the Chains of Power (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE
(11CLAR)
Year 11 Classical Studies - Behind the Veil: Love, Power and Gender in Ancient Greece (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE
(11CLAG)
Year 11 Art - Illustration
(11ARTI)
Year 11 Art - Visual
(11ARTV)
Year 11 Enterprise -Business Builder (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(11ENTB)
Year 11 English with Literacy
(11ENGL)
Year 11 Hospitality
(11HOS)
Year 11 Health - Mental Health Matters (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(11HLTM)
Year 11 Health - Meaningful Connections
(11HLTC)
Year 9 Chinese Passport
(9CHI)
Year 11 Mathematics - Numeracy
(11MATN)
Year 11 Mathematics - Elements of Mathematics
(11MATE)
Year 11 French NCEA Pathway
(11FRE)
Year 11 Spanish - NCEA Pathway
(11SPA)
Year 11 Spanish - Beginners' Practical Spanish
(11SPAP)
Year 11 French - Beginners' Practical French
(11FREP)
Year 11 Outdoor Education
(11OED)
Year 11 Science - Biology
(11SCIB)
Year 11 Science - Kiwi Kai and Realistic Reproduction
(11SCIRK)
Year 11 Science - Chemistry
(11SCIC)
Year 11 Science - Environmental and Marine
(11SCIEM)
Year 11 Primary Industries
(11PRI)
Year 11 Te Reo Māori
(11REO)
Year 11 Geography (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(11GEO)
Year 11 History - Racist America? - The struggle for equal rights
(11HISRA)
Year 11 History - Hitler: Monster or Madman
(11HISM)
Level 3 Science - General*
(3SCIG)
Year 11 Textile and Fashion Technology - Technical Skills
(11TFTS)
Year 11 Textile and Fashion Technology - Drawing and Design Thinking
(11TFTD)
Year 11 Product and Design - Design and Construct
(11PAD)
Year 11 Design and Visual Communication - Design and Manufacturing
(11DVCD)
Year 11 Design and Visual Communication - Amazing Spaces
(11DVCA)
Year 11 Creative Digital Technologies
(11CDT)
Year 11 Art Design
(11ARTD)
Year 11 Art - Photography
(11ARTP)
Year 11 Accounting
(11ACC)
Year 11 Social Studies Course Two - Exile and Extremism
(11SST2)
Year 11 Physical Education - Practical Physical Education
(11PEDP)
Year 11 Physical Education - Sports Management
(11PEDSM)
Year 11 Physical Education - Education Training Programmes
(11PEDT)
Year 11 Music - Create
(11MUSC)
Year 11 Music - Instrumental
(11MUSI)
Year 11 Music - Vocal
(11MUSV)
Year 10 Primary Industries (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(10PRI)
Year 11 Physical Education - Sports Science
(11PEDSS)
Year 11 Dance Essentials
(11DANE)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori
(10REO)
Level 3 Hospitality
(3HOS)
Level 2 Academy - Product and Design
(2ACT)
Level 2 Art History
(2ARH)
Level 2 Academy - Cafe and Bakery Trades
(2ACB)
Level 3 Creative Digital Technologies*
(3CDT)
Year 10 Outdoor Education
(10OED)
Level 2 Social Studies (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(2SST)
Year 11 Economics
(11ECO)
Year 11 Money Smart
(11MSM)
Year 9 Switch
(9SWI)
Level 3 Classical Studies*
(3CLA)
Level 2 Science - General
(2SCIG)
Level 2 Psychology
(2PSYC)
Level 3 Psychology*
(3PSYC)
Year 11 Drama
(11DRA)
Year 10 Switch
(10SWI)
Core Programmes - Year 9
(9CORE)
Subject Specific - Year 10
(10SUBSP)
SWITCH - Year 10 (THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW FULL FOR 2026)
(10SWITCH)
Level 2 Health Science
(2HLTSC)
Level 2 Academy - Primary Industries
(2ACP)
Year 11 Science - Earth and Space
(11SCIES)
Year 11 Tourism
(11TOU)
Year 11 Early Childhood Development
(11ECD)
Level 3 Social Studies* (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(3SST)
Year 11 Toi Māori
(11TOI)
Level 2 Toi Māori
(2TOI)
Level 2 Physical Education - Sports Management
(2PEDSM)
Level 2 Academy - Toi Māori: Tupu Pūkare
(2ACM)
Year 9 Toi Māori (Māori Art)
(9TOI)
Level 3 Physical Education - Sports Management*
(3PEDSM)
Year 11 Delve Deeper Dance
(11DANDD)
Year 11 English
(11ENG)
Year 11 Health - Introduction to the Human Body
(11HPEB)
Year 9 Māori Studies (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2026, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)
(9MAOS)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori for Advance Beginners
(9REOAB)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori for Beginners
(9REOB)
Year 10 Māori Studies
(10MAOS)
Year 11 Science - Physics
(11SCIP)
Year 11 Māori Studies
(11MAOS)
Year 11 Food and Nutrition
(11FNT)
Year 11 Music - History and Theory of Music
(11MUSH)
Level 3 Māori Studies*
(3MAOS)
Level 3 Film and Media
(3FMED)
Level 3 Toi Māori
(3TOI)
Level 3 Whakairo (Carving)
(3WHA)
Level 2 Māori Studies
(2MAOS)
Year 11 Te Ao Haka
(11HAKA)
Year 11 Mathematics - Applications of Mathematics
(11MATA)
Year 9 Brain Hacks
(9BHK)
Year 9 Te Ao Haka
(9HAKA)
Year 10 Te Ao Haka
(10HAKA)
Level 3 Academy - Product and Design
(3ACT)
Level 3 Te Ao Haka*
(3HAKA)
Level 2 Te Ao Haka
(2HAKA)
Year 9 Creative Digital Technology
(9CDT)
Year 11 Social Studies Course One - Manipulation and Migration
(11SST1)
Year 9 Digital Art
(9DAR)
Level 2 Academy - English
(2ENGACE)
Level 2 Pasifika Dance - Culture and Creative Expression
(2PAS)
Year 11 Pasifika Dance - Culture and Creative Expression
(11PAS)
Level 3 Pasifika Dance - Culture and Creative Expression
(3PAS)
Year 10 Pasifika Pathways - Through Dance and Storytelling
(10PAS)
Level 3 Primary Industries
(3PRI)
Level 2 Mathematics with Applications for Numeracy
(2MAN)
