Below are some of the subjects that Nelson College offers to their students for
2026/2027.
Year 9 Visual and Performing Arts
(9ADM)
Level 1 Art Design
(11ADE)
Level 1 Art Photography
(11APH)
Level 1 Art Painting
(11APA)
Level 2 Art Design
(12ADE)
Level 2 Art Painting
(12APA)
Level 2 Art Photography
(12APH)
Level 3 Art Design
(13ADE)
Level 3 Art Painting
(13APA)
Level 3 Art Photography
(13APH)
Year 9 Languages
(9LANG)
Year 10 Athlete Development Program - Rugby
(10SPR)
Year 9 English
(9ENG)
Year 10 English
(10ENG)
Level 1 English Multimedia
(11ELM)
Level 1 English Literature
(11ELT)
Level 1 English Communication Literacy
(11ELC)
Level 2 English Literature
(12ELT)
Level 2 English Communication Literacy
(12ELC)
Level 2 English Language
(12ELG)
Year 9 Science
(9SCI)
Year 10 Science
(10SCI)
Level 1 Science Extension
(11SCX)
Level 1 Practical Science
(11SCP)
Level 1 Commerce
(11COM)
Level 2 Accounting
(12ACC)
Level 2 Business
(12BUS)
Level 2 Economics
(12ECO)
Level 3 Accounting
(13ACC)
Level 3 Business
(13BUS)
Level 3 Economics
(13ECO)
Level 2 Biology
(12BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry
(12CHE)
Level 2 Physics
(12PHY)
Level 2 Earth and Space Science
(12SCE)
Level 3 Biology
(13BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry
(13CHE)
Level 3 Physics
(13PHY)
Level 3 Earth and Space Science
(13SCE)
Year 10 Art Design and Photography
(10ADP)
Year 10 Art Painting
(10APA)
Year 10 Technical Arts - Stage
(10TAS)
Year 10 Music
(10MUS)
Level 1 Computer Digital Technologies
(11CDT)
Level 1 Computer Studies
(11CST)
Level 2 Computer Digital Technologies
(12CDT)
Level 2 Computer Studies
(12CST)
Level 3 Computer Digital Technologies
(13CDT)
Level 3 Computer Studies
(13CST)
Year 10 Japanese - half year
(10JPN1)
Year 10 Japanese - full year
(10JPN)
Level 1 Japanese
(11JPN)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori - Te Ao Haka
(11TRM)
Level 2 Japanese
(12JPN)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori
(12TRM)
Level 3 English Language
(13ELG)
Level 3 English Literature
(13ELT)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori
(13TRM)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori - half year
(10TRM1)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori - full year
(10TRM2)
Level 3 Japanese
(13JPN)
Mathematics for Numeracy
(11MAN)
Level 1 Science
(11SCI)
Level 2 Trade Building - One option course
(14TB)
Level 3 Trade Building - Two option course 8 hrs
(13TB1)
Year 10 Computer Digital Technologies
(10CDT)
Year 10 Design Technology - Metal
(10DTM)
Year 10 Design Technology - Wood
(10DTW)
Year 10 Food Studies
(10FTC)
Year 10 Graphics - half year
(10GRA)
Level 1 Furniture and Timber Trades
(11FTT)
Level 1 Design and CAD Technology
(11DCT)
Level 1 Food and Hospitality
(11FHP)
Level 1 Graphics
(11GRA)
Level 1 Mechanical Engineering
(11MEG)
Level 2 Automotive Engineering
(12AEG)
Level 2 Design and CAD Technology
(12DCT)
Level 2 Food and Hospitality
(12FHP)
Level 2 Furniture and Timber Trades
(12FTT)
Level 2 Graphics
(12GRA)
Level 2 Industrial Engineering
(12IEG)
Level 2 Trade Building - Two option course 8 hrs
(12TB1)
Level 3 Automotive Engineering - Two option course 8hrs
(13AEG1)
Level 3 Design and CAD Technology
(13DCT)
Level 3 Food and Hospitality
(13FHP)
Level 3 Graphics
(13GRA)
Level 3 Industrial Engineering
(13IEG)
Year 9 Mathematics
(9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics
(10MAT)
Level 1 Mathematics with Algebra
(11MAA)
Level 2 Mathematics with Algebra
(12MAA)
Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics
(12MAS)
Level 3 Mathematics
(13MAT)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus
(13MAC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics
(13MAS)
Junior ESOL
(10ESOL)
ESOL Junior Immersion
(IMMJ)
Year 11 ESOL
(11ESOL)
Year 12 ESOL
(12ESOL)
Year 13 ESOL
(13ESOL)
Year 9 Social Studies
(9SST)
Year 10 Social Studies
(10SST)
Level 1 Geography
(11GEO)
Level 1 History
(11HIS)
Level 2 Geography
(12GEO)
Level 2 History
(12HIS)
Level 2 Media Studies
(12MED)
Level 2 Tourism
(12TOU)
Level 3 Geography
(13GEO)
Level 3 History
(13HIS)
Level 3 Media Studies
(13MED)
Level 3 Tourism
(13TOU)
Year 10 Accounting / Business
(10ABU)
Gateway Programme
(13GATE)
Year 10 Physical Education
(10PED)
Level 3 Drama
(13DRA)
Level 3 Music
(13MUS)
Level 1 Drama
(11DRA)
Level 1 Music
(11MUS)
Level 2 Drama
(12DRA)
Level 3 Te Ao Haka
(13TAH)
Level 2 Music
(12MUS)
Level 2 Vocational Pathways & Education
(12VOC)
Level 1 Vocational Pathways & Education
(11VOC)
Level 3 Vocational Pathways & Education
(13VOC)
Level 3 Health
(13HLS)
Level 3 Outdoor Education
(13OED)
Level 3 Physical Education
(13PED)
Level 3 Sports Extension Programme - Rugby
(13SPR)
Level 1 Health
(11HLS)
Level 1 Outdoor Education
(11OED)
Level 1 Physical Education
(11PED)
Level 2 Health
(12HLS)
Level 2 Outdoor Education
(12OED)
Level 2 Physical Education
(12PED)
Level 2 Sports Extension Programme - Rugby
(12SPR)
Level 2 Te Ao Haka
(12TAH)
Year 9 Skills Through Technology
(9TEC)
Level 3 Furniture and Timber Trades
(13FTT)
Year 9 Physical Education
(9PED)
Year 10 Health
(10HLS)
Year 9 Health
(9HLS)
Senior ESOL Immersion
(IMMS)
Trades Academy Programme (TOTSTA)
(TOTS)
Level 3 Automotive Engineering - one option course
(13AEG)
Māori Immersion Programme
(9RUM)
Level 1 Mathematics with Statistics
(11MAS)
Year 10 Geography / History
(10HGE)
Level 2 Mathematics
(12MAT)
Year 10 Sport Athlete Development Program
(10SPA)
