Below are some of the subjects that Riccarton High School offers to their students for 2026/2027.
Level 1 Visual Art
(1ART)
Level 1 Dance
(1DAN)
Level 1 Drama
(1DRA)
Level 1 Music
(1MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Design
(2ARD)
Level 2 Dance
(2DAN)
Level 2 Drama
(2DRA)
Level 2 Media Studies
(2MST)
Level 2 Music
(2MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Photography
(2PHO)
Level 2 Visual Art Painting
(2PTG)
Level 3 Visual Art Design
(3ARD)
Level 3 Dance
(3DAN)
Level 3 Drama
(3DRA)
Level 3 Media Studies
(3MST)
Level 3 Music
(3MUS)
Level 3 Visual Art Photography
(3PHO)
Level 3 Visual Art Painting
(3PTG)
Year 9 Visual Arts
(9ART)
Year 9 Dance
(9DAN)
Year 9 Drama
(9DRA)
Year 9 Music
(9MUS)
Year 10 Visual Art
(10ART)
Year 10 Dance
(10DAN)
Year 10 Drama
(10DRA)
Year 10 Music
(10MUS)
Level 3 English for Academic Purposes
(3EAP)
English - NCEA Readiness
(1ENR)
Level 1 English
(1ENG)
Level 2 English
(2ENG)
Level 3 English
(3ENG)
Year 9 English
(9ENG)
Year 10 English
(10ENG)
Level 1 Science Readiness
(1SCR)
Level 1 Science
(1SCI)
Level 2 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora
(2BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry
(2CHE)
Level 2 Physics
(2PHY)
Level 2 Science and Sustainability
(2SUS)
Level 2 Electronics
(2TEL)
Level 3 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora
(3BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry
(3CHE)
Level 3 Physics
(3PHY)
Level 3 Science and Sustainability
(3SUS)
Level 3 Electronics
(3TEL)
Year 9 Science
(9SCI)
Year 10 Science
(10SCI)
RHS Media and Advertising Division (M.A.D.)
(MAD)
Level 1 Digital Technologies
(1DGT)
Level 1 Design and Visual Communication
(1DVC)
Level 1 Food and Nutrition
(1TEF)
Level 1 Hospitality
(1TEH)
Level 1 Design Technology
(1DTC)
Level 1 Textiles Technology
(1TXT)
Level 2 Digital Technologies
(2DGT)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication
(2DVC)
Level 2 Food and Nutrition
(2TEF)
Level 2 Hospitality
(2TEH)
Level 2 Design Technology
(2DTC)
Level 2 Textiles Technology
(2TXT)
Level 3 Digital Technologies
(3DGT)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication
(3DVC)
Level 3 Food and Nutrition
(3TEF)
Level 3 Hospitality
(3TEH)
Level 3 Design Technology
(3DTC)
Level 3 Textiles Technology
(3TXT)
Year 9 Technology
(9TEC)
Year 10 Digital Technologies
(10DGT)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication
(10DVC)
Year 10 Food
(10TEF)
Year 10 Design Technology
(10DTC)
Year 10 Textiles
(10TXT)
Level 1 Mathematics
(1MAT)
Year 9 Mathematics
(9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics
(10MAT)
Year 10 Mini-MAD: Direct and Produce Digital Media on a Device
(10MAD)
Level 1 Commerce
(1COM)
Level 1 Geography
(1GEO)
Level 1 History
(1HIS)
Level 2 Accounting
(2ACC)
Level 2 Classical Studies
(2CLS)
Level 2 Economics
(2ECO)
Level 2 Geography
(2GEO)
Level 2 History
(2HIS)
Level 2 Legal Studies
(2LST)
Level 2 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi
(2TOU)
Level 3 Accounting
(3ACC)
Level 3 Classical Studies
(3CLS)
Level 3 Economics
(3ECO)
Level 3 Geography
(3GEO)
Level 3 History
(3HIS)
Level 3 Legal Studies
(3LST)
Level 3 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi
(3TOU)
Year 9 Social Studies
(9SOC)
Year 10 Business and Personal Finance
(10BUS)
Year 10 Enterprise Studies
(10ENT)
Year 10 Social Studies
(10SOC)
Year 9 Literacy
(9LIT)
Level 1 French
(1FRE)
Level 1 Japanese
(1JPN)
Level 1 Pasifika Studies
(1PAS)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori
(1TRM)
Level 2 French
(2FRE)
Level 2 Japanese
(2JPN)
Level 2 Pasifika Studies
(2PAS)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori
(2TRM)
Level 3 French
(3FRE)
Level 3 Japanese
(3JPN)
Level 3 Pasifika Studies
(3PAS)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori
(3TRM)
Year 9 French
(9FRE)
Year 9 Japanese
(9JPN)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori
(9TRM)
Year 10 French
(10FRE)
Year 10 Japanese
(10JPN)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori
(10TRM)
Level 2 Computer Skills
(2CSK)
Secondary Tertiary Partnership
(STP)
Level 2 Skills for Your Future
(2SYF)
Level 3 Skills for Your Future
(3SYF)
Year 10 Literacy
(10LIT)
Level 1 Health
(1HEA)
Level 1 Physical Education
(1PED)
Level 2 Health
(2HEA)
Level 2 Physical Education
(2PED)
Level 3 Health
(3HEA)
Level 3 Physical Education
(3PED)
Level 3 Sport Leadership
(3SPL)
Year 9 Physical Education & Health
(9PED)
Year 10 Physical Education & Health
(10PED)
Level 1 English Language for Practical Purposes
(1ELP)
Level 2 English Language for Practical Purposes
(2ELP)
Level 3 English Language for Practical Purposes
(3ELP)
Year 9 English as an Additional Language
(9EAL)
Year 10 English as an Additional Language
(10EAL)
Level 1 English for Academic Purposes
(1EAP)
Level 1 English Language Literacy Internal
(1ELITI)
Junior Intensive English
(JINE)
Level 2 Mathematics with Flexibility
(2MFLX)
Level 2 Childcare
(2CHC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Flexibility
(3MFLX)
Level 2 Sculpture
(2SCU)
Level 1 Building and Construction
(1BCN)
Level 2 Building and Construction
(2BCN)
Level 3 Building and Construction
(3BCN)
Year 10 English for Practical Purposes
(10ELP)
Year 11 Maths Readiness
(1MTR)
Year 12 Gateway
(2GWAY)
Year 13 Gateway
(3GWAY)
Level 2 English for Academic Purposes
(2EAP)
Senior Intensive English
(SINE)
Level 3 Sculpture
(3SCU)
Te Kura Senior Language
(TEKURA)
Te Kura Senior Language
(2TEKURA)
Mathematics with Numeracy
(2MAN)
Senior Intensive English Mathematics
(SINEMAT)
Senior Intensive English Science
(SINESCI)
Year 10 Numeracy
(10NUM)
