Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College

Kapa Haka

Nau mai ki te whānau! Join our whānau kapa haka: students of all ages and year levels are welcome! This course is open to everyone, regardless of experience, and will introduce you to the world of Māori Performing Arts (and possibly Pasifika Performing Arts). Expand your skills and confidence, with the goal of performing as a group at both regional and school events. There is some expectation to attend extra rehearsals outside school or during lunchtime when the need arises. Students in this course also connect with Dance and Music standards to achieve between 18-30 credits across NCEA Levels 2 and 3.

Course Components 

• work together as part of a team to create a performance
• expand your skills and knowledge in waiata, haka, poi and mōteatea

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL1 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL2 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Maths, Science and Health, Physical Education

Studying at High School (ELL3)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL2 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL3 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Math, Science and Health, Physical Education

11 Architecture and Product Design

This course teaches the elements of Design and helps you apply your learning to create conceptual Architecture & Product forms.

Course Components

• Learn Design element/principles extraction from influential architecture and cultural heritage.
• Understand the tools of creativity available to apply influenced characteristics to generate new and different ideas.
• Learn to critique your work
• Refine form concepts using prototype modelling incorporated into your work. 
• Develop a design idea through refinement.
• Construct a final solution which communicates it meeting the brief.
• Work on each project independently using effective presentation techniques.

11 Art

Expand your skills in drawing, painting and printmaking as you develop your own artworks.

 Course Components

• Develop practical skills in different art-making techniques
• Learn and be inspired by a range of New Zealand artists
• Explore ideas from initial first drawings to make your own completed artworks
• Produce your own portfolio of art works

11 Child and Family Studies

The Child Minder: Have fun gaining knowledge, skills and experience to understand the basic care of young children.

Course Components

• Development and basic needs of young children
• Manaakitanga -Plan and prepare healthy kai to share and apply to  Te Whare Tapa Whā
• Make safe, age-appropriate resources
• Gain qualifications to support being a competent babysitter including First Aid
• Strong hands-on, practical component
• Plan and run an event for Te Pito o Te Puna Wai o Waipapa -Hagley College Preschool

Learn about three great cultures of the ancient world: Greece, Egypt and Rome. First we study the structure of Greek, Roman and Egyptian society as early patriarchies: men in charge, women subservient. We will explore what it was like to grow up in Greek society, and creation myths and what they tell us about Greek religion. Finally we will study both the Egyptian temple and the Greek and Roman army as social institutions. All aspects of the course provide context and pathways into Year 12 and 13 Classics.

Course components

• Greek, Roman or Egyptian society as patriarchies
• Growing up in Ancient Greece
• Greek mythology: Hesiod's creation myths
• The Egyptian temple as social institution
• The Greek or Roman army as social institution

11 Commerce

This course contains elements of three Commerce areas: Economics, Accounting, and Business, with an emphasis on Business. Commerce concepts and models are used to make sense of society and solve problems. There is a strong focus on student-centred learning as students take an active role in their learning by participating in a trip to a local business, and working in teams to design and market a product. Students will learn about local, sustainable businesses, including future-proofing strategies.

Course Components

Ākonga will:

• build the knowledge, skills, and values needed to navigate and participate in the economic world. 
• learn how participants make decisions and analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability. 
• learn that scarcity necessitates decision-making, and that cultural perspectives and lenses inform decisions. 

11 Dance

Learn to communicate through movement and interpret meaning from dance.  Express and share your culture through movement. Nurture whanaungatanga through dance and movement.

Course components

• Expand the ways you express ideas, feelings, values, and beliefs, as well as how you understand those of others through dance
• Develop literacy in dance as you learn about, and extend skills in movement, performance, and choreography
• Strengthen relationships by collaborating, communicating, working as a team, and problem-solving
• Develop confidence and deeper awareness in your own identity through dance

11 Design

If you want to become confident with digital drawing skills, Photoshop and explore visual ideas and digital media, this course is for you.

Course Components

• Learn skills in Photoshop
• Learn about digital illustration techniques 
• Gain skills in graphic design while working on projects

11 Digital Technology

Make a positive difference in the world. Digital technologies drives innovation in industry, sciences, engineering, entertainment, and education.  This course introduces Digital Technology, laying the foundation for further studies in Web development, Computer Science, and Robotics.

 Course Components

• Introduction to programming and algorithms using the Python programming language
• Development of individual project
• Investigation of human computer interaction and usability to enable you to evaluate other software and improve the design of your own

11 Drama

This course is designed to prepare students for a pathway in Drama, as well as letting them explore who they are through developing positive and nurturing relationships.

Over the course of the year students will explore ways of creating, Performing, and responding through drama, while also reflecting upon their own place in the world.

Course Components

• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Respond to and share identity, culture, and different perspectives
• Research, communicate and interpret drama
• Coursework and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

11 English 

In this course you will read and view a range of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films and speeches. You will develop your writing skills.

Course Components

• Learn a range of text and language features
• Explain how texts make meaning
• Explain how language is used in different situations
• Write a range of text types

11 Fashion and Textiles Technology

Develop skills to make garments while learning about the function of fabrics used in everyday life.
Akonga will research and discover how materials and processing practice impact on people and the environment.
Akonga complete a portfolio of their own ideas and use stakeholder feedback to inform decisions and personal reflections when making practical sewing projects.

Course Components

• Produce quality textile items following patterns and develop design ideas.
• Explore traditional and contemporary materials and techniques.
• The ability to use a sewing machine is recommended.

11 Film and Photography

The course is designed to progressively prepare students to become skilled in all areas of art Photography and Filmmaking, and for future engagement in Film Studies and Photography at a higher level.

Course Components

• Learn how to use accepted art practices for Photography and Film making; developing ideas through a robust art making process
• Learn DSLR camera skills and techniques of composition in still and moving images
• Develop skills in digital image manipulation and postproduction film technology using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Create finished works of photography and film by following industry standard processes

11 Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition is about developing an understanding of current issues related to food, nutrition, and health, while learning how a range of factors influence hauora and wellbeing. We learn about and develop strategies and health enhancing activities that impact the food choices we make for our daily lives.

There is a balance of practical and theory activities each week.

11 Geography

Geography is a unique subject that looks at current global and local issues now as well as problem solving. This course is a mix of human and natural based topics including chocolate production, extreme natural disasters, sustainable islands and much more. Future problem solvers this course is for you! 

Course Components

• Learn how we respond to natural disasters
• Learn about population patterns and the consequences for the future
• Learn about sustainability and the environment
• Examine local, regional and national issues
• Study global patterns and trends
• Includes a field trip and a research topic
• Focus on Mātauranga Māori world views

11 Hard Materials 

To offer students the opportunity to gain experience about the use of tools to design and construct an item of personal interest based on the BCITO programme.

Course Components

• Become proficient in the design process to aid planning and execution
• To construct personalised projects
• Hands on approach to learning backed up with BCITO Level 1 Unit Standards
• Use a wide range of tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

11 Health

In this course, you develop an understanding of current health issues, and learn how a range of factors influence wellbeing beyond personal choice and individual responsibility. This also includes understanding what contributes to healthy relationships, and develop strategies to strengthen a sense of identity and self-worth. 

Course Components

• Explore various models of health and apply this knowledge to the maintenance and enhancement of health.
• Identify a ‘health-related’ situation and factors that might influence decision making 
• Apply knowledge of personal, interpersonal, societal factors in relation to a specific context 
• Identify and explain strategies that enhance hauora  

11 History

History is all about great stories and peoples’ experiences in fascinating and bizarre situations. Learn the art of being an historian through a close study of primary evidence. Complete research into the historical significance of a chosen person or event. Consider different perspectives on an event from New Zealand history. 

Potential Topics

• early Māori Pākehā interactions before 1840: Tasman 1642, Cook 1769, The Boyd incident 1809
• a person or event of your choice: historical significance
• the Harriet shipwreck of 1834 in Taranaki: different perspectives on an event

11 Horticultural Science 

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science and can prepare you for Biology and Earth Space Science courses at Level 2.  It covers the interconnectedness of all aspects of the production of a primary product, which include people, soils, water, climate, husbandry, economics, and plants. Horticulture is a multidisciplinary subject that incorporates elements of kaitiakitanga, business, science, technology, innovation, and sustainability.

The course is a pathway into Level 2 Biology & Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Travelling to the Climate Action Campus each week to take part in practical horticultural work
• Learning about and carrying out plant propagation
• Undertaking practical garden maintenance work
• Understanding how a life process is managed in a primary production system
• Understanding how soil properties are managed

11 Hospitality: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Dive into the world of Hospitality and gain invaluable life skills in food preparation within the vibrant Hospitality Industry. This course offers a unique opportunity to develop your culinary talents, master safe food practices, and acquire the knowledge that can pave the way for exciting career opportunities.

Course Highlights:

• Master Health and Safety: Learn essential health and safety requirements to ensure excellence in food preparation.
• Explore Ingredients: Discover a variety of ingredients and their practical applications in cooking.
• Perfect Your Presentation: Develop top-notch meal presentation skills that will impress in any hospitality setting.
• Balanced Learning: Enjoy a mix of hands-on food experiences and insightful written research tasks.

Join us and embark on a culinary adventure that will prepare you for success in the dynamic world of Hospitality!

11 Literacy

This course is designed for students who have not yet attained their literacy co-requisite. 

In this course you will read a range of texts including short stories, poems, non fiction and speeches. You will learn how to write to communicate ideas and information.

Course Components

• Read to understand ideas and information
• Write a range of text types

11 Maths

Look at all aspects of maths needed for life including Number, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Measurement and Statistics and Probability. Students who did not pass the numeracy CAA in Year 10 will get an opportunity to sit it in this course. The course provides a pathway to 12MAT.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear algebra and geometry
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Maths with Algebra

This course has an emphasis on algebra and graphing and provides a good base for all courses at Year 12, 13 and beyond.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear and higher algebra, and geometry
• Manipulate and solve algebraic expressions and examine optimisation using graphs
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Outdoor Education

In this course you improve your practical and interpersonal skills, learn about the outdoors and experience a range of outdoor activities. This course is a great introduction to the outdoors and helpful preparation for those wanting to take 12OED

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence in rock climbing
• Participate in orienteering and mountain biking
• Complete a day tramp
• Gain skills and confidence in a water sport

11 Physical Education

In this course you will engage with how movement affects self, those around you, and your wider communities. You will learn to recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement, and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. 

Course Components

• Explore Te Ao Māori influences on movement
• Understand a range of biophysical principles to enhance sporting performance
• Develop capabilities and explore strategies to promote kotahitanga
• Develop movement skills and strategies in challenging movement contexts
• Explore how movement experiences impact hauora

11 Science

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science, and is to prepare for specialised science courses in senior school. The course is a pathway into Level 2 Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Develop the key skills of working as a scientist 
• Understand a science-informed response to a local issue
• Carry out a range of scientific investigative approaches
• Learn how scientists develop science ideas
• Investigate science-related claims

Beginner Music

This is a course for those who have an interest in Music but who have not yet had an opportunity to do any formal music learning. This course will introduce learners to musical concepts and language, as well as giving them a space to explore their relationship with music and what it means to them.

Course Components

• Learn to read music notation
• Learn to play an instrument and perform one piece of music as a featured soloist or as a member of a group
• Learn to compose and record a simple piece of original music
• Learn to use technology in Music (Notation, Sequencing and composition)
• Understand music in relation to concepts and contexts.

Intermediate Music

This course develops your performance and composition skills, your analysis of musical works and your understanding of theory.

Course Components

• Analyse music in a range of styles and contexts
• Develop practical knowledge of music theory
• Create compositions
• Prepare and present performances
• Introduction to music technology (Notation, sequencing and composition)
• Learn to read notation
• Understand music in context and concepts

Kapa Haka

Nau mai ki te whānau! Join our whānau kapa haka: students of all ages and year levels are welcome! This course is open to everyone, regardless of experience, and will introduce you to the world of Māori Performing Arts (and possibly Pasifika Performing Arts). Expand your skills and confidence, with the goal of performing as a group at both regional and school events. There is some expectation to attend extra rehearsals outside school or during lunchtime when the need arises. Students in this course also connect with Dance and Music standards to achieve between 18-30 credits across NCEA Levels 2 and 3.

Course Components 

• work together as part of a team to create a performance
• expand your skills and knowledge in waiata, haka, poi and mōteatea

L1 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Hoea tonutia te waka! This course is designed for those wanting to develop their ability to speak and write in te reo Māori and strengthen comprehension through reading and listening. You will also expand your understanding of tikanga Māori and will be assessed through Level 1 Achievement Standards. 11TRE is for students with prior knowledge in reo Māori.

Course Components 

• Use conversational language in a variety of situations 
• Improve spoken and written language skills 
• Research aspects of tikanga Māori

L2 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Nau mai ki te kaupapa whakamatatau! This course will further expand your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of te ao Māori. You will focus on contexts relevant to society today and strengthen your ability to read and listen to, and speak and write in, formal and informal te reo Māori. You will complete Level 2 Achievement Standards.

Course Components 

• Use complex language in a variety of situations 
• Gain fluency in spoken and written language skills

L3 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Ki te tihi o te maunga! This course will solidify your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, further develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of Māori society. You will complete Level 3 Achievement standards.

Course Components 

• Use increasingly complex language in a variety of situations 
• Consolidate fluency in spoken and written language skills 
• Research contemporary issues from a Māori perspective

Mātauranga Māori 

Haere mai ki te ao Māori! This course is perfect for those seeking knowledge of the Māori world. You will learn about the vibrant world of Māori culture and society. Explore customs, history, and traditions of Māori, and learn how to participate in the Māori world. Te reo Māori will be woven throughout this course, and you will begin to build a foundation in te reo o tēnei whenua – the language of this land.

Course Components 

• Gain insight into the Māori world
• Learn basic tikanga Māori (protocol and cultural practices) and apply it in real-life contexts
• Gain confidence in speaking basic conversational reo Māori

Other Notes

If you are wanting to personalise your timetable, then you can select this option.

For example if you wish to be considered for 

• Te Kura for one of your subjects

Then you can select this "subject" where you will be asked to provide notes as to why you want this for 2026.

Please make sure that you provide clear notes so we can follow up with you as needed.

Pacific Studies

In this course we will explore Pasifika cultures, learning about fa’asinomaga (cultural identity), cultural values and gaining confidence in who we are as Pasifika. We will cast our nets wide across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa through Pacific language weeks to pull out the treasures that make our Pacific nations unique and beautiful. This course will help recognise and understand differences, but also aspects of culture that we share.

Students in the course will participate in preparations for Polyfest, either performance, design or support.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in learning about Pacific cultural values. For Pasifika, this course offers a safe space to step further into your Pacific identity, have a sense of belonging in the Pasifika community and build confidence to have a voice in Pasifika space.

• The Pacific studies assessments in this class are unit standards, including an investigation and a presentation standard (10-12 credits)
• Dance standards are not part of the course directly, but assessment may be organised for students who participate in Pacific dance throughout the year.
• Language options may be possible by negotiation.

Up to 18 credits available.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL1 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL2 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Maths, Science and Health, Physical Education

Studying at High School (ELL3)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL2 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL3 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Math, Science and Health, Physical Education

Te Ao Haka

'E haka i te haka a Tane-Rore, e tū te tū o Tane-Rore' 

'Adopt the stance and essence of Tane-Rore the God of haka'

Ākonga enrolled in Te Ao Haka must also be enrolled in Kapa Haka.  

Te Ao Haka is a multi-level (NCEA L1-3) class delving deep into Te Ao Haka. Ākonga will use research, creativity and wānanga to develop a deeper understanding of the whakapapa and creative skills, elements of mahi kapa haka, and the responsibilities of a successful kaihaka. This course will be delivered bilingually and observes kawa and tikanga Māori.  

Course components:

- build and develop foundational knowledge of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives (he tāonga tuku iho), and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development. 

- Explore creativity in performance and understand their role as a part of a wider group. 

- Explore their own role in the promotion and sharing of te ao Māori.

11 Architecture and Product Design

This course teaches the elements of Design and helps you apply your learning to create conceptual Architecture & Product forms.

Course Components

• Learn Design element/principles extraction from influential architecture and cultural heritage.
• Understand the tools of creativity available to apply influenced characteristics to generate new and different ideas.
• Learn to critique your work
• Refine form concepts using prototype modelling incorporated into your work. 
• Develop a design idea through refinement.
• Construct a final solution which communicates it meeting the brief.
• Work on each project independently using effective presentation techniques.

11 Art

Expand your skills in drawing, painting and printmaking as you develop your own artworks.

 Course Components

• Develop practical skills in different art-making techniques
• Learn and be inspired by a range of New Zealand artists
• Explore ideas from initial first drawings to make your own completed artworks
• Produce your own portfolio of art works

11 Child and Family Studies

The Child Minder: Have fun gaining knowledge, skills and experience to understand the basic care of young children.

Course Components

• Development and basic needs of young children
• Manaakitanga -Plan and prepare healthy kai to share and apply to  Te Whare Tapa Whā
• Make safe, age-appropriate resources
• Gain qualifications to support being a competent babysitter including First Aid
• Strong hands-on, practical component
• Plan and run an event for Te Pito o Te Puna Wai o Waipapa -Hagley College Preschool

Learn about three great cultures of the ancient world: Greece, Egypt and Rome. First we study the structure of Greek, Roman and Egyptian society as early patriarchies: men in charge, women subservient. We will explore what it was like to grow up in Greek society, and creation myths and what they tell us about Greek religion. Finally we will study both the Egyptian temple and the Greek and Roman army as social institutions. All aspects of the course provide context and pathways into Year 12 and 13 Classics.

Course components

• Greek, Roman or Egyptian society as patriarchies
• Growing up in Ancient Greece
• Greek mythology: Hesiod's creation myths
• The Egyptian temple as social institution
• The Greek or Roman army as social institution

11 Commerce

This course contains elements of three Commerce areas: Economics, Accounting, and Business, with an emphasis on Business. Commerce concepts and models are used to make sense of society and solve problems. There is a strong focus on student-centred learning as students take an active role in their learning by participating in a trip to a local business, and working in teams to design and market a product. Students will learn about local, sustainable businesses, including future-proofing strategies.

Course Components

Ākonga will:

• build the knowledge, skills, and values needed to navigate and participate in the economic world. 
• learn how participants make decisions and analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability. 
• learn that scarcity necessitates decision-making, and that cultural perspectives and lenses inform decisions. 

11 Dance

Learn to communicate through movement and interpret meaning from dance.  Express and share your culture through movement. Nurture whanaungatanga through dance and movement.

Course components

• Expand the ways you express ideas, feelings, values, and beliefs, as well as how you understand those of others through dance
• Develop literacy in dance as you learn about, and extend skills in movement, performance, and choreography
• Strengthen relationships by collaborating, communicating, working as a team, and problem-solving
• Develop confidence and deeper awareness in your own identity through dance

11 Design

If you want to become confident with digital drawing skills, Photoshop and explore visual ideas and digital media, this course is for you.

Course Components

• Learn skills in Photoshop
• Learn about digital illustration techniques 
• Gain skills in graphic design while working on projects

11 Digital Technology

Make a positive difference in the world. Digital technologies drives innovation in industry, sciences, engineering, entertainment, and education.  This course introduces Digital Technology, laying the foundation for further studies in Web development, Computer Science, and Robotics.

 Course Components

• Introduction to programming and algorithms using the Python programming language
• Development of individual project
• Investigation of human computer interaction and usability to enable you to evaluate other software and improve the design of your own

11 Drama

This course is designed to prepare students for a pathway in Drama, as well as letting them explore who they are through developing positive and nurturing relationships.

Over the course of the year students will explore ways of creating, Performing, and responding through drama, while also reflecting upon their own place in the world.

Course Components

• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Respond to and share identity, culture, and different perspectives
• Research, communicate and interpret drama
• Coursework and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

11 English 

In this course you will read and view a range of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films and speeches. You will develop your writing skills.

Course Components

• Learn a range of text and language features
• Explain how texts make meaning
• Explain how language is used in different situations
• Write a range of text types

11 Fashion and Textiles Technology

Develop skills to make garments while learning about the function of fabrics used in everyday life.
Akonga will research and discover how materials and processing practice impact on people and the environment.
Akonga complete a portfolio of their own ideas and use stakeholder feedback to inform decisions and personal reflections when making practical sewing projects.

Course Components

• Produce quality textile items following patterns and develop design ideas.
• Explore traditional and contemporary materials and techniques.
• The ability to use a sewing machine is recommended.

11 Film and Photography

The course is designed to progressively prepare students to become skilled in all areas of art Photography and Filmmaking, and for future engagement in Film Studies and Photography at a higher level.

Course Components

• Learn how to use accepted art practices for Photography and Film making; developing ideas through a robust art making process
• Learn DSLR camera skills and techniques of composition in still and moving images
• Develop skills in digital image manipulation and postproduction film technology using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Create finished works of photography and film by following industry standard processes

11 Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition is about developing an understanding of current issues related to food, nutrition, and health, while learning how a range of factors influence hauora and wellbeing. We learn about and develop strategies and health enhancing activities that impact the food choices we make for our daily lives.

There is a balance of practical and theory activities each week.

11 Geography

Geography is a unique subject that looks at current global and local issues now as well as problem solving. This course is a mix of human and natural based topics including chocolate production, extreme natural disasters, sustainable islands and much more. Future problem solvers this course is for you! 

Course Components

• Learn how we respond to natural disasters
• Learn about population patterns and the consequences for the future
• Learn about sustainability and the environment
• Examine local, regional and national issues
• Study global patterns and trends
• Includes a field trip and a research topic
• Focus on Mātauranga Māori world views

11 Hard Materials 

To offer students the opportunity to gain experience about the use of tools to design and construct an item of personal interest based on the BCITO programme.

Course Components

• Become proficient in the design process to aid planning and execution
• To construct personalised projects
• Hands on approach to learning backed up with BCITO Level 1 Unit Standards
• Use a wide range of tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

11 Health

In this course, you develop an understanding of current health issues, and learn how a range of factors influence wellbeing beyond personal choice and individual responsibility. This also includes understanding what contributes to healthy relationships, and develop strategies to strengthen a sense of identity and self-worth. 

Course Components

• Explore various models of health and apply this knowledge to the maintenance and enhancement of health.
• Identify a ‘health-related’ situation and factors that might influence decision making 
• Apply knowledge of personal, interpersonal, societal factors in relation to a specific context 
• Identify and explain strategies that enhance hauora  

11 History

History is all about great stories and peoples’ experiences in fascinating and bizarre situations. Learn the art of being an historian through a close study of primary evidence. Complete research into the historical significance of a chosen person or event. Consider different perspectives on an event from New Zealand history. 

Potential Topics

• early Māori Pākehā interactions before 1840: Tasman 1642, Cook 1769, The Boyd incident 1809
• a person or event of your choice: historical significance
• the Harriet shipwreck of 1834 in Taranaki: different perspectives on an event

11 Horticultural Science 

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science and can prepare you for Biology and Earth Space Science courses at Level 2.  It covers the interconnectedness of all aspects of the production of a primary product, which include people, soils, water, climate, husbandry, economics, and plants. Horticulture is a multidisciplinary subject that incorporates elements of kaitiakitanga, business, science, technology, innovation, and sustainability.

The course is a pathway into Level 2 Biology & Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Travelling to the Climate Action Campus each week to take part in practical horticultural work
• Learning about and carrying out plant propagation
• Undertaking practical garden maintenance work
• Understanding how a life process is managed in a primary production system
• Understanding how soil properties are managed

11 Hospitality: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Dive into the world of Hospitality and gain invaluable life skills in food preparation within the vibrant Hospitality Industry. This course offers a unique opportunity to develop your culinary talents, master safe food practices, and acquire the knowledge that can pave the way for exciting career opportunities.

Course Highlights:

• Master Health and Safety: Learn essential health and safety requirements to ensure excellence in food preparation.
• Explore Ingredients: Discover a variety of ingredients and their practical applications in cooking.
• Perfect Your Presentation: Develop top-notch meal presentation skills that will impress in any hospitality setting.
• Balanced Learning: Enjoy a mix of hands-on food experiences and insightful written research tasks.

Join us and embark on a culinary adventure that will prepare you for success in the dynamic world of Hospitality!

11 Maths

Look at all aspects of maths needed for life including Number, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Measurement and Statistics and Probability. Students who did not pass the numeracy CAA in Year 10 will get an opportunity to sit it in this course. The course provides a pathway to 12MAT.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear algebra and geometry
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Maths with Algebra

This course has an emphasis on algebra and graphing and provides a good base for all courses at Year 12, 13 and beyond.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear and higher algebra, and geometry
• Manipulate and solve algebraic expressions and examine optimisation using graphs
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Outdoor Education

In this course you improve your practical and interpersonal skills, learn about the outdoors and experience a range of outdoor activities. This course is a great introduction to the outdoors and helpful preparation for those wanting to take 12OED

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence in rock climbing
• Participate in orienteering and mountain biking
• Complete a day tramp
• Gain skills and confidence in a water sport

11 Physical Education

In this course you will engage with how movement affects self, those around you, and your wider communities. You will learn to recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement, and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. 

Course Components

• Explore Te Ao Māori influences on movement
• Understand a range of biophysical principles to enhance sporting performance
• Develop capabilities and explore strategies to promote kotahitanga
• Develop movement skills and strategies in challenging movement contexts
• Explore how movement experiences impact hauora

11 Science

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science, and is to prepare for specialised science courses in senior school. The course is a pathway into Level 2 Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Develop the key skills of working as a scientist 
• Understand a science-informed response to a local issue
• Carry out a range of scientific investigative approaches
• Learn how scientists develop science ideas
• Investigate science-related claims

12 Architecture and Product Design

This course continues the Architectural Design emphasis of L1 design of informed work through design influence to incorporate broader ideas in describing the aesthetic and function detail of your design. 

Course Components

• Design is informed from a chosen era or movement.
• Design skills build on sketching, exploring and refining spatial design ideas in response to a brief.
• Development of Spatial and Product Design outcomes which go through two regenerations of refinement.
• The use of 3D modelling, which is incorporated as presentations, is a critical aspect of our work. 
• Critically outlining detail of both the aesthetic and functional solutions are reviewed during the design progression.

12 Art Passion Project

Art Passion Project is a course designed for students wanting to pursue their passion for art in an entrepreneurial context. This course is aimed at creative students who want to pursue art without completing a portfolio. 

Course Components

• Come up with creative ideas for your project and get feedback along the way 
• Create concept drawings to visually develop ideas
• Make prototype artworks as practice towards exhibiting in a gallery

12 Biology

This course will take you through the adaptations that animals have and how those allow them to survive in their habitat. It will look at how genetics works and how genes can also be influenced by the environment. You will also learn practical skills while doing the investigation which looks at cell membrane functions. This is a fun, interactive course which will build your knowledge of Biology. This course leads on to 13 Biology. 

Course Components

• Learn about adaptations of living organisms including animal form and function
• Cell structure and important cell reactions in a practical investigation
• Gene expression, genetic change, variation and evolution

12 Business Studies

Business for beginners: get started on your pathway to business success and gain real world entrepreneurial experience. Students will develop an understanding of issues affecting a business and apply this through case studies and real life examples.

Course Components:

• Gain practical experience in operating a business as part of a group, creating a product, and selling it
• Develop creative thinking and problem solving skills
• Investigate how businesses motivate their staff, and look at this firsthand when visiting a local business
• Apply business knowledge to a critical problem in a large business context

12 Chemistry

This course prepares you for Year 13 and Scholarship Chemistry. You are likely to need this course if you are considering engineering, health, veterinary or food science pathways.

Course Components

• Revise atomic structure and its implications for bonding
• Analyse chemical solutions for ions present 
• Understand factors which affect chemical reactions including reactions at equilibrium
• Relate structure of everyday materials to their properties

12 Child and Family Studies

The theme of this course is A Child’s World and its Influences. This course is designed for students who want to learn about children and the issues facing families today. Gain knowledge, skills and attitudes to prepare for further study in early childhood and other related fields.

Course Components

• Learn about the determinants of Health, as they relate to young children
• Construct and use play resources and learn the importance of play in child development
• Introduction to Child Development
• Self-management skills for learning and household conservation
• Introduction to learning styles and goal setting 
• Acquire skills necessary to start to provide quality interactions essential for a child’s development

12 Classics

The world of ancient Greece was a patriarchal one: men in power, women controlled. 

We will explore this reality and several of the women who challenged these values. Firstly, Helen of Sparta, whom Greeks blamed for the worst war in their history. Then we consider the great LBGTQIA+ icon Sappho, who wrote some of the most beautiful love poetry in history – to other women. We analyse her poetry as she likely intended it to be read, then explore how later cultures have interpreted and understood her: Greek, Roman, medieval, nineteenth century art – and modern lesbian culture.

Finally, we study how the Greeks depicted the body in sculpture, with a special focus on the work of Praxitelles.

Topics:

• Attitudes to women in Ancient Greece
• Mythical women as monsters
• Helen of Troy and the Trojan War
• Sappho’s life and love poetry
• Sappho’s influence on and reputation in later cultures
• Greek sculpture: the body

12 Computer Science

Become a problem solver and innovator. Computer science enables cutting edge problem solving in a huge range of fields. Students who complete the core achievement standards can also take part in our robotics or advanced programming programs.

Course Components

• Advanced programming techniques in the Python programming language.
• Students will iteratively develop their own software project.
• Learn about key concepts in computer science such as encryption, error control, complexity and tractability.

12 Dance

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 1 with more emphasis on dance technique and choreography

Course Components 

• Learn, rehearse and perform a variety of group dances for a live audience 
• Learn a range of dance genres and styles
• Choreograph your own solo and group dances
• Build other skills such as fitness, teamwork, determination and creativity

12 Design

In this course you will combine creativity with digital technology to communicate ideas using image and text.

Course Components

• Learn to understand the design process
• Analyse and reconstruct examples of good design practice
• Develop your skills in Adobe Photoshop
• Apply techniques learned to your own work

12 Drama

This course builds on the performance skills learnt in Level 1, with a stronger emphasis on the social and political aspects of live theatre. You strengthen your devising skills, explore the principles and conventions of Brecht's Epic Theatre and perform in a major production.

Course Components

• Explore the drama of different cultures
• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Apply specific drama techniques and conventions
• Rehearse and perform drama in a range of styles and theatre forms
• Course work and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

12 Earth and Space Science

This course covers a range of astronomical and geological ideas which help to develop basic understandings of Earth and Space Science. Students will investigate the birth and evolution of stars, planet formation, and how extreme geological events impact our planet.

Course Components

• Explore an issue about space
• Learn about extreme environments and organism survival
• Explore the structure and life cycle of stars
• Learn about Geological and Earth processes
• Learn about extreme events
• Investigate and write scientific reports

12 Electronics

Be a hands-on problem solver and innovator. Electronics enables engineers and inventors to create solutions that tackle global problems and improve lives.

This course is based on ETITO unit standards. 

Course Components

• Learn the symbols and language of electronics
• Make prototype circuits to discover how components work
• Investigate current voltage and effects of components on circuits

12 English

In this course you will read and view a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels and  films. You will develop reading and analysis skills. You will develop your writing skills to further craft and control your writing in a range of forms.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Craft persuasive writing, creative writing and essays
• Develop information literacy skills

12 English with Drama

This English course is designed especially for Drama students while still covering everything a regular English course would. You will study and write a range of scripts as well as watch and review plays and films. 

This course works best for students enrolled in 12 DRA.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Create, edit and workshop scripts for performance
• Analyse and write a range of dramatic texts
• Prepare and present scripts

12 Fashion and Textiles Technology

The focus is on students developing knowledge and skills that enable them to form, transform and work with materials, textiles and fashion.
This allows them to create conceptual and practical technological outcomes that solve problems and satisfy needs and opportunities. researching, consulting and creating a variety of garments while reflecting on factors which influence fashion and clothing and textiles items.

Course Components

• Create and make garments using advanced techniques and commercial patterns
• Consider the function of fabrics to enable sustainable practices during and after construction of garments
• Take a vision to reality by making garments from your design ideas

12 Film Studies

In this course you will build knowledge and understanding of film through the study of a genre, and a topic of film theory. You will also write a screenplay and plan and produce your own short film product, which you will also film and edit using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Plan and produce a short film product
• Explore a film theory
• Write a screenplay
• Examine the audience expectations of a genre

12 Financial Life Skills

This course will provide you with a good understanding of financial literacy and how your own personal finances can affect your life. It will teach you about budgeting and managing money, and how significant life events can impact this. We explore the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components:

• Investigating the financial life stages
• Managing debt and KiwiSaver
• Becoming financially secure and responsible
• Banking products
• Insurance products
• Understanding employment and taxation

12 Food for Sustainable Living

Not everyone in New Zealand can access healthy food to eat easily. Some of us may require different foods for health or ethical reasons This course discusses ideas and attitudes linked to food security, health enhancing food choices and sustainable practices that relate to the provision of food for New Zealand families. 

Course Components

• Develop understandings about sourcing and using locally produced seasonal foods
• Investigate people’s attitudes to food and how these influence wellbeing
• There is a balance of practical food experiences and written tasks each week.

12 Geography

Geography is all about learning about our natural and cultural environment both locally and globally. We look at current issues today and decisions in our future. First half of the year involves:

Current global issues and crime

The focus of this course is on global issues and crime. We will explore global issues such as malaria and piracy as well as urban issues such as murder rates in Chicago and urban planning. There is also the opportunity to do an exam based on geographic skills.

The second half of the year involves

 Aotearoa NZ 

This course will focus on the interaction of people and environment exploring both the physical environment and the role of predators in Aotearoa. The course includes a 3 day trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook and is a highlight for many who have never been there. This is an optional trip and a donation of $200 is required. There is also the potential for those who wish to further expand their Geography skills in the latter part of the year.

Come and join!

12 Hard Materials 

This Level 2 BCITO based course builds upon the skills previously learnt in the 11 HM course, by modifying existing plans to create pieces of furniture.

Course Components

• Use the design process to extend your knowledge and capabilities.
• Learn self-management skills as you complete projects of your choosing
• Have access to a wide range of hard materials
• Become proficient in the use of hand tools and workshop machinery

12 Health

In this course you investigate influences, consequences and strategies within a range of health issues.

Course Components

• Investigate factors that influence sexuality and strategies that reflect social justice to address them
• Take action to improve well-being in school and community
• Investigate factors that impact on a person’s resilience
• Analyse an adolescent health issue

12 History

Have you ever thought to yourself, "well, how did we get here?" Or you may find yourself thinking, "Where are we heading?" And you may ask yourself "am I right or am I wrong?". Then Year 12 History is the subject for you!

Learn whether we are caught in an endless cycle, where everything seems the same as it ever was or whether we are learning from our past mistakes and making progress. We will critically examine decisions made in the past that are impacting us today and build your confidence to discuss what future may lie ahead.

This course will have a unique international flavour and build your skills and confidence in being a historian.

Potential Topics:

• The 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
• World War 2: The Māori Battalion at Cassino
• Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre
• LBGTQIA+ life in NZ and Around the World
• Dawn Raids & Civil Rights

Grow Your Passion: Level 2 Horticulture in New Zealand

Discover the joy of growing with your hands and sustainable practices. Our Level 2 Horticulture course offers a practical introduction to sustainable gardening, production horticulture, landscape design and plant science.

What You'll Learn:

• Soil & Plant Science: Soil health, fertilizers, watering, plant nutrition.
• Propagation & Pruning: Seedlings, cuttings, pruning.
• Garden Management: Seed sowing, tool use, pest/weeds control, irrigation.
• Landscape Planning: Design principles, create a plan.

12 Hospitality

Here you develop the skills needed to work in the industry at an entry level, including gaining a barista qualification. You can also gain credits towards a Hospitality qualification.

Course Components

• Prepare and cook a range of foods with safe food hygiene
• Learn basic knife skills
• Evaluate your processes and products
• Train in hospitality specifics such as customer service
• Barista Training

12 Legal Studies

To be informed citizens, you need an understanding of the concepts, principles, and processes that provide the foundations for our legal system and of the issues that confront it. This course will provide students with the opportunity to gain such an understanding in both a NZ and a global context. Students will be encouraged to look critically at our justice system and develop their understanding of the application of law in Aotearoa.

Potential Components

• The causes and consequences of crime and different ways of dealing with it.
• How the court system works including a visit to the District Courts.
• Concepts of justice and how these are applied in different legal systems.
• Concepts of law in regard to legal scenarios.
• Civil law and disputes resolution processes.
• Opportunities to learn about a wide range of jobs in the legal sector.

12 Literacy

This course is designed to support students who have not yet attained their literacy co-requisite. The primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Literacy CAA exams.

Course Components

During the year there may be opportunities to complete a Level 1 Achievement Standard.

12 Maths

This course moves at your pace and is internally assessed. The course provides a pathway to 13MAT and 13MAS.

Course Components

• Solve trigonometry problems
• Learn about using network theory
• Further your understanding of statistics and probability
• Become familiar with sequences and series
• Take coordinate geometry to the next level

12 Maths with Algebra 

This course is designed for students who wish to continue Maths to a higher level. It is excellent preparation for NCEA Level 3 Calculus and Statistics and/or a Science pathway.

Course Components

• Learn how to apply algebraic methods to solving problems
• Practice applying calculus methods in solving problems
• Gain further skills in statistics and probability problems
• Make connections between algebra and graphs

12 Motion Graphics

Develop knowledge and skills in character design. Apply animation methods by filming and digitally painting frames to create an animation. Year 11 students can apply for an interview to determine Level 2 drawing ability to gain enrolment to this class.

Course Components

• Create your own original character and environment designs
• Develop a short animated or stop motion film
• Develop skills and knowledge of digital applications appropriate to animation

12 Music

This course extends the skills learned at Level 1 with a wide range of options available in performance and written music.

Course Components

• Research and create digital music
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural
• Create compositions
• Prepare and present performances
• Research an area of interest within the New Zealand music industry

Year 12 MUS Music Course Outline

The Year 12 MUS programme is a whole year course. NCEA Level 2 music is consist of Achievement standards and Music Technology standards.

• Achievement standards - 23 internal credits,  6 external credits
• Music Technology - a total of 6 credits (internal credits) ➡️ optional

In a total of 35 credits.

Each strand has a mixture of internal and external standards and may be 'mixed and matched'.  

Year 12 NCEA Level 2 Music nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/music/levels

12 Outdoor Education

In this course you are introduced to a variety of outdoor pursuits, with a goal to develop your personal skills. This course is an excellent introduction for those wanting to take 13OEX.

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence kayaking on moving water
• Learn how to prepare for, and participate in an overnight tramp
• Learn about weather, survival skills and topographic maps
• Complete a first aid course
• Gain skills and confidence in rock-climbing

12 Painting

This is a practical course for students that teaches skills and techniques on how to paint and develop your own artistic ideas. 

Course Components

• Become familiar with different painting styles and techniques
• Using drawing and book work to support studio practice
• Develop a systematic approach to picture making
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Pathways

Work Ready Skills: Explore potential career pathways and gain valuable skills and resources to support your pathway into employment.

Course Components

• Use a range of tools and resources to explore possible career options
• Create a CV & develop cover letter writing skills
• Explore the process in applying for employment
• Develop interview skills
• Life Skills: Develop an understanding of the types of skills required to support a successful transition in to life beyond school.
• Explore implications of living independently in rental/flatting scenarios

This course can be taken in conjunction with Financial Life Skills classes

12 Philosophy and Politics

This is a course in political and ethical philosophy, built around Social Studies achievement standards. Come and join for wide ranging discussions, a space aiming to foster curiosity, and an approach to philosophy that it very grounded in the real world.

Course Components

• Explore ethical decision-making
• Gain an understanding of some key ideologies, and ideas about what the world should look like
• Develop the ability to connect abstract ideas with their real world consequences.
• Apply skills of philosophical inquiry
• Organise ideas into reasoned arguments

12 Photography

This is a practical course for art students to develop the skills and techniques needed to make photographs. Students will develop skills to think analytically and make a body of photographic work.

Course Components

• Become familiar with the forms that photography can take
• Develop the use of photographic conventions as a central means to make images
• Develop a systematic approach to photography
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Physical Education 

This course builds on your understanding of how biophysical principles impact performance, as well as learning how to run a sporting event and participate responsible in competitive sporting situations.

Course Components

• Learn and apply biophysical principles to improve sports performance 
• Improve performance and social responsibility in competitive sporting contexts
• Run and evaluate a physical activity event
• Analyse technical performance by applying biophysical principles

12 Physics

Physics is all about understanding the world around you. This course gives you a grounding for career pathways like aviation, health science and engineering. You will use mathematics skills of algebra and trigonometry to solve problems about motion, energy, forces and electrical circuits. 

Course Components

• Develop skills of data processing, drawing and interpreting graphs
• Learn the language and symbols of physics
• Use practical work to help understand the principles governing the universe
• Study mechanics, electromagnetism, and atomic physics
• A self-directed extension standard is available

12 Printmaking

Explore and develop a range of different ways of making pictures appropriate to printmaking. Gain knowledge and skills in processes that relate to etching, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint and more.

Course Components

• Develop practical skills in drawing and printmaking conventions
• Learn about a range of traditional and contemporary artists
• Explore how to develop ideas for a printmaking context
• Produce your own portfolio of artworks

12 Psychology
Why do people think, feel, and behave the way they do?

Step into the world of psychology and explore how human behaviour is understood, researched, and debated. This course introduces you to key psychological approaches, research methods, and real-world issues that help explain what drives people, and why they sometimes act in unexpected ways.

You will:

• Explore major psychological perspectives and how they explain human behaviour
• Investigate real-world topics like addiction, aggression, relationships, and more
• Discuss big psychological debates, such as nature vs nurture
• Learn how to carry out your own psychological research
• Examine ethical issues and responsibilities in psychology, both locally and nationally

Perfect for curious thinkers, future changemakers, and anyone interested in understanding people (including yourself). Psychology is a great fit for careers in health, education, law, social services, business and beyond.

12 Sculpture +

Connected curriculum with Art and Technology. 

Explore types of established sculpture and a variety of skills from welding, casting glass to knitting. Then develop work and processes based on a theme relevant to you.

Course Components

• 2 hours studio time and 2 hours workshop time each week
• Develop a systematic approach to ideating and creating
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Tourism

Learn about the New Zealand tourism industry in a domestic and international context. Tourism in Aotearoa is one of the main 'exports' in our country, the industry is booming and back to pre-Covid levels. Investigate its sustainability and how many wonderful opportunities it brings as a relevant and exciting career.

Course Components

• Examine work roles in the tourism industry
• Consider the characteristics and needs of tourists
• Identify New Zealand’s unique features and cultures
• Explore business models related to tourism
• Discover popular international tourist destinations
• Investigate environmental and social impacts of tourism
• Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch.
• Potential trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (appx $150)

This course offers guest speakers from the industry, connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of others, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - ACADEMIC ENGLISH

Part-time ELL class for Young Adolescents who are under 20, alongside other mainstream subjects to make up a full-time programme

ELL4: Level 3 English Language credits (General - Applied), leading to Level 4 EAP - Academic reading & writing credits for UE literacy, where appropriate 

These classes prepare students for higher-level study and are suitable for students who wish to study at a university, polytechnic or improve their formal English in the workplace.

Course Components

• Speak and participate in academic settings such as an interview, speech
• Improve your academic listening and reading skills
• Develop clear and effective writing skills for communication in academic situations or the workplace

Beginner Music

This is a course for those who have an interest in Music but who have not yet had an opportunity to do any formal music learning. This course will introduce learners to musical concepts and language, as well as giving them a space to explore their relationship with music and what it means to them.

Course Components

• Learn to read music notation
• Learn to play an instrument and perform one piece of music as a featured soloist or as a member of a group
• Learn to compose and record a simple piece of original music
• Learn to use technology in Music (Notation, Sequencing and composition)
• Understand music in relation to concepts and contexts.

12/13 Fitness Studies 

In this course you will improve your understanding and application of a variety of methods of training to improve sporting performance. 

Course Components 

• Implement a personal exercise plan with a weights room component
• Improve cardiovascular endurance and performance in a 4 or 8km run
• Learn and apply biophysical principles to a training programme to improve performance
• Understand different methods such as cardiovascular, resistance, hybrid.
• As a class create a fitness focused event to help people in your community 

Intermediate Music

This course develops your performance and composition skills, your analysis of musical works and your understanding of theory.

Course Components

• Analyse music in a range of styles and contexts
• Develop practical knowledge of music theory
• Create compositions
• Prepare and present performances
• Introduction to music technology (Notation, sequencing and composition)
• Learn to read notation
• Understand music in context and concepts

Kapa Haka

Nau mai ki te whānau! Join our whānau kapa haka: students of all ages and year levels are welcome! This course is open to everyone, regardless of experience, and will introduce you to the world of Māori Performing Arts (and possibly Pasifika Performing Arts). Expand your skills and confidence, with the goal of performing as a group at both regional and school events. There is some expectation to attend extra rehearsals outside school or during lunchtime when the need arises. Students in this course also connect with Dance and Music standards to achieve between 18-30 credits across NCEA Levels 2 and 3.

Course Components 

• work together as part of a team to create a performance
• expand your skills and knowledge in waiata, haka, poi and mōteatea

L1 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Hoea tonutia te waka! This course is designed for those wanting to develop their ability to speak and write in te reo Māori and strengthen comprehension through reading and listening. You will also expand your understanding of tikanga Māori and will be assessed through Level 1 Achievement Standards. 11TRE is for students with prior knowledge in reo Māori.

Course Components 

• Use conversational language in a variety of situations 
• Improve spoken and written language skills 
• Research aspects of tikanga Māori

L2 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Nau mai ki te kaupapa whakamatatau! This course will further expand your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of te ao Māori. You will focus on contexts relevant to society today and strengthen your ability to read and listen to, and speak and write in, formal and informal te reo Māori. You will complete Level 2 Achievement Standards.

Course Components 

• Use complex language in a variety of situations 
• Gain fluency in spoken and written language skills

L3 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Ki te tihi o te maunga! This course will solidify your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, further develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of Māori society. You will complete Level 3 Achievement standards.

Course Components 

• Use increasingly complex language in a variety of situations 
• Consolidate fluency in spoken and written language skills 
• Research contemporary issues from a Māori perspective

Mātauranga Māori 

Haere mai ki te ao Māori! This course is perfect for those seeking knowledge of the Māori world. You will learn about the vibrant world of Māori culture and society. Explore customs, history, and traditions of Māori, and learn how to participate in the Māori world. Te reo Māori will be woven throughout this course, and you will begin to build a foundation in te reo o tēnei whenua – the language of this land.

Course Components 

• Gain insight into the Māori world
• Learn basic tikanga Māori (protocol and cultural practices) and apply it in real-life contexts
• Gain confidence in speaking basic conversational reo Māori

Numeracy

This course is designed to support students in Years 12 and 13 who have not yet attained their numeracy co-requisite. Primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Numeracy CAA exams.

Other Notes

If you are wanting to personalise your timetable, then you can select this option.

For example if you wish to be considered for 

• Te Kura for one of your subjects

Then you can select this "subject" where you will be asked to provide notes as to why you want this for 2026.

Please make sure that you provide clear notes so we can follow up with you as needed.

Pacific Studies

In this course we will explore Pasifika cultures, learning about fa’asinomaga (cultural identity), cultural values and gaining confidence in who we are as Pasifika. We will cast our nets wide across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa through Pacific language weeks to pull out the treasures that make our Pacific nations unique and beautiful. This course will help recognise and understand differences, but also aspects of culture that we share.

Students in the course will participate in preparations for Polyfest, either performance, design or support.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in learning about Pacific cultural values. For Pasifika, this course offers a safe space to step further into your Pacific identity, have a sense of belonging in the Pasifika community and build confidence to have a voice in Pasifika space.

• The Pacific studies assessments in this class are unit standards, including an investigation and a presentation standard (10-12 credits)
• Dance standards are not part of the course directly, but assessment may be organised for students who participate in Pacific dance throughout the year.
• Language options may be possible by negotiation.

Up to 18 credits available.

School of Music - 20 hours per week

Do you love performing and playing music? Are you looking for a course that will enable you to be a full-time musician?

Hagley School of Music is designed for students who are passionate about, capable of, and interested in pursuing a music career. The course is run by musicians for musicians of the future. 

Year 12 Hagley School of Music will enable you to fully immerse yourself in music while working towards a National Certificate in Music and NCEA Level 2. This full-time music course comprises 16 hours of Music Immersion classes and 4 hours of Industry Studies packaged classes. The course comprises 4 strands: 

• Music Making Study
• Music Teaching Study
• Music Technology Study
• Music Business Study

Course Components for Music Immersion Classes (16 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Music Immersion Classes: 55 credits (includes 6 writing UE Literacy requirements)

The Music Making Study: Performance & Creation

Students will learn to:

• Develop instrumental and vocal skills through performance workshops and performances
• Develop performance and composition/songwriting skills through music-making
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural learning skills through music-making
• Develop music analysis skills through the study of musical works

The Music Teaching Study: Pedagogy, Music Theory, and Coaching

Students will learn to:

• Gain knowledge of teaching and coaching music
• Acquire a history of music and research skills related to the music topics

The Music Technology: Live Sounds and Recording

Students will learn to:

• Develop music technology skills, including recording and software engineering
• Develop skills for studio performance and learn to use recording equipment
• Develop music video planning and production skills

Course Components for Industry Studies Classes (4 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Industry Studies: 27 credits (includes 6 writing and 5 reading for UE literacy requirements)

• Learning about bookkeeping for the music business
• Learn to create and manage a gig
• Learn to create their own promotional kit - including CV writing
• Develop knowledge of screenwriting

This course is designed for our school of music students to obtain their Level 2 Literacy credits, and for our Level 3 students to obtain a domain in Business Studies and Media Studies for their NCEA Level 3 qualification.

Stagecraft

This course introduces you to the technical skills needed to design and produce components for theatre and film projects. It also helps you develop the practical skills needed for make-up, costume, prop and set design.

Course Components

• Research, design and construct costumes, props, lighting and make-up designs for a variety of performance contexts
• Use drama and technical tools to create and direct work for film and theatre projects
• Practical, project-based course
• Workshops and collaborative learning
• Written work is required to achieve all standards

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL1 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL2 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Maths, Science and Health, Physical Education

Studying at High School (ELL3)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL2 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL3 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Math, Science and Health, Physical Education

Te Ao Haka

'E haka i te haka a Tane-Rore, e tū te tū o Tane-Rore' 

'Adopt the stance and essence of Tane-Rore the God of haka'

Ākonga enrolled in Te Ao Haka must also be enrolled in Kapa Haka.  

Te Ao Haka is a multi-level (NCEA L1-3) class delving deep into Te Ao Haka. Ākonga will use research, creativity and wānanga to develop a deeper understanding of the whakapapa and creative skills, elements of mahi kapa haka, and the responsibilities of a successful kaihaka. This course will be delivered bilingually and observes kawa and tikanga Māori.  

Course components:

- build and develop foundational knowledge of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives (he tāonga tuku iho), and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development. 

- Explore creativity in performance and understand their role as a part of a wider group. 

- Explore their own role in the promotion and sharing of te ao Māori.

11 Architecture and Product Design

This course teaches the elements of Design and helps you apply your learning to create conceptual Architecture & Product forms.

Course Components

• Learn Design element/principles extraction from influential architecture and cultural heritage.
• Understand the tools of creativity available to apply influenced characteristics to generate new and different ideas.
• Learn to critique your work
• Refine form concepts using prototype modelling incorporated into your work. 
• Develop a design idea through refinement.
• Construct a final solution which communicates it meeting the brief.
• Work on each project independently using effective presentation techniques.

11 Art

Expand your skills in drawing, painting and printmaking as you develop your own artworks.

 Course Components

• Develop practical skills in different art-making techniques
• Learn and be inspired by a range of New Zealand artists
• Explore ideas from initial first drawings to make your own completed artworks
• Produce your own portfolio of art works

11 Child and Family Studies

The Child Minder: Have fun gaining knowledge, skills and experience to understand the basic care of young children.

Course Components

• Development and basic needs of young children
• Manaakitanga -Plan and prepare healthy kai to share and apply to  Te Whare Tapa Whā
• Make safe, age-appropriate resources
• Gain qualifications to support being a competent babysitter including First Aid
• Strong hands-on, practical component
• Plan and run an event for Te Pito o Te Puna Wai o Waipapa -Hagley College Preschool

Learn about three great cultures of the ancient world: Greece, Egypt and Rome. First we study the structure of Greek, Roman and Egyptian society as early patriarchies: men in charge, women subservient. We will explore what it was like to grow up in Greek society, and creation myths and what they tell us about Greek religion. Finally we will study both the Egyptian temple and the Greek and Roman army as social institutions. All aspects of the course provide context and pathways into Year 12 and 13 Classics.

Course components

• Greek, Roman or Egyptian society as patriarchies
• Growing up in Ancient Greece
• Greek mythology: Hesiod's creation myths
• The Egyptian temple as social institution
• The Greek or Roman army as social institution

11 Commerce

This course contains elements of three Commerce areas: Economics, Accounting, and Business, with an emphasis on Business. Commerce concepts and models are used to make sense of society and solve problems. There is a strong focus on student-centred learning as students take an active role in their learning by participating in a trip to a local business, and working in teams to design and market a product. Students will learn about local, sustainable businesses, including future-proofing strategies.

Course Components

Ākonga will:

• build the knowledge, skills, and values needed to navigate and participate in the economic world. 
• learn how participants make decisions and analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability. 
• learn that scarcity necessitates decision-making, and that cultural perspectives and lenses inform decisions. 

11 Dance

Learn to communicate through movement and interpret meaning from dance.  Express and share your culture through movement. Nurture whanaungatanga through dance and movement.

Course components

• Expand the ways you express ideas, feelings, values, and beliefs, as well as how you understand those of others through dance
• Develop literacy in dance as you learn about, and extend skills in movement, performance, and choreography
• Strengthen relationships by collaborating, communicating, working as a team, and problem-solving
• Develop confidence and deeper awareness in your own identity through dance

11 Design

If you want to become confident with digital drawing skills, Photoshop and explore visual ideas and digital media, this course is for you.

Course Components

• Learn skills in Photoshop
• Learn about digital illustration techniques 
• Gain skills in graphic design while working on projects

11 Digital Technology

Make a positive difference in the world. Digital technologies drives innovation in industry, sciences, engineering, entertainment, and education.  This course introduces Digital Technology, laying the foundation for further studies in Web development, Computer Science, and Robotics.

 Course Components

• Introduction to programming and algorithms using the Python programming language
• Development of individual project
• Investigation of human computer interaction and usability to enable you to evaluate other software and improve the design of your own

11 Drama

This course is designed to prepare students for a pathway in Drama, as well as letting them explore who they are through developing positive and nurturing relationships.

Over the course of the year students will explore ways of creating, Performing, and responding through drama, while also reflecting upon their own place in the world.

Course Components

• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Respond to and share identity, culture, and different perspectives
• Research, communicate and interpret drama
• Coursework and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

11 English 

In this course you will read and view a range of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films and speeches. You will develop your writing skills.

Course Components

• Learn a range of text and language features
• Explain how texts make meaning
• Explain how language is used in different situations
• Write a range of text types

11 Fashion and Textiles Technology

Develop skills to make garments while learning about the function of fabrics used in everyday life.
Akonga will research and discover how materials and processing practice impact on people and the environment.
Akonga complete a portfolio of their own ideas and use stakeholder feedback to inform decisions and personal reflections when making practical sewing projects.

Course Components

• Produce quality textile items following patterns and develop design ideas.
• Explore traditional and contemporary materials and techniques.
• The ability to use a sewing machine is recommended.

11 Film and Photography

The course is designed to progressively prepare students to become skilled in all areas of art Photography and Filmmaking, and for future engagement in Film Studies and Photography at a higher level.

Course Components

• Learn how to use accepted art practices for Photography and Film making; developing ideas through a robust art making process
• Learn DSLR camera skills and techniques of composition in still and moving images
• Develop skills in digital image manipulation and postproduction film technology using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Create finished works of photography and film by following industry standard processes

11 Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition is about developing an understanding of current issues related to food, nutrition, and health, while learning how a range of factors influence hauora and wellbeing. We learn about and develop strategies and health enhancing activities that impact the food choices we make for our daily lives.

There is a balance of practical and theory activities each week.

11 Geography

Geography is a unique subject that looks at current global and local issues now as well as problem solving. This course is a mix of human and natural based topics including chocolate production, extreme natural disasters, sustainable islands and much more. Future problem solvers this course is for you! 

Course Components

• Learn how we respond to natural disasters
• Learn about population patterns and the consequences for the future
• Learn about sustainability and the environment
• Examine local, regional and national issues
• Study global patterns and trends
• Includes a field trip and a research topic
• Focus on Mātauranga Māori world views

11 Hard Materials 

To offer students the opportunity to gain experience about the use of tools to design and construct an item of personal interest based on the BCITO programme.

Course Components

• Become proficient in the design process to aid planning and execution
• To construct personalised projects
• Hands on approach to learning backed up with BCITO Level 1 Unit Standards
• Use a wide range of tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

11 Health

In this course, you develop an understanding of current health issues, and learn how a range of factors influence wellbeing beyond personal choice and individual responsibility. This also includes understanding what contributes to healthy relationships, and develop strategies to strengthen a sense of identity and self-worth. 

Course Components

• Explore various models of health and apply this knowledge to the maintenance and enhancement of health.
• Identify a ‘health-related’ situation and factors that might influence decision making 
• Apply knowledge of personal, interpersonal, societal factors in relation to a specific context 
• Identify and explain strategies that enhance hauora  

11 History

History is all about great stories and peoples’ experiences in fascinating and bizarre situations. Learn the art of being an historian through a close study of primary evidence. Complete research into the historical significance of a chosen person or event. Consider different perspectives on an event from New Zealand history. 

Potential Topics

• early Māori Pākehā interactions before 1840: Tasman 1642, Cook 1769, The Boyd incident 1809
• a person or event of your choice: historical significance
• the Harriet shipwreck of 1834 in Taranaki: different perspectives on an event

11 Horticultural Science 

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science and can prepare you for Biology and Earth Space Science courses at Level 2.  It covers the interconnectedness of all aspects of the production of a primary product, which include people, soils, water, climate, husbandry, economics, and plants. Horticulture is a multidisciplinary subject that incorporates elements of kaitiakitanga, business, science, technology, innovation, and sustainability.

The course is a pathway into Level 2 Biology & Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Travelling to the Climate Action Campus each week to take part in practical horticultural work
• Learning about and carrying out plant propagation
• Undertaking practical garden maintenance work
• Understanding how a life process is managed in a primary production system
• Understanding how soil properties are managed

11 Hospitality: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Dive into the world of Hospitality and gain invaluable life skills in food preparation within the vibrant Hospitality Industry. This course offers a unique opportunity to develop your culinary talents, master safe food practices, and acquire the knowledge that can pave the way for exciting career opportunities.

Course Highlights:

• Master Health and Safety: Learn essential health and safety requirements to ensure excellence in food preparation.
• Explore Ingredients: Discover a variety of ingredients and their practical applications in cooking.
• Perfect Your Presentation: Develop top-notch meal presentation skills that will impress in any hospitality setting.
• Balanced Learning: Enjoy a mix of hands-on food experiences and insightful written research tasks.

Join us and embark on a culinary adventure that will prepare you for success in the dynamic world of Hospitality!

11 Maths

Look at all aspects of maths needed for life including Number, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Measurement and Statistics and Probability. Students who did not pass the numeracy CAA in Year 10 will get an opportunity to sit it in this course. The course provides a pathway to 12MAT.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear algebra and geometry
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Maths with Algebra

This course has an emphasis on algebra and graphing and provides a good base for all courses at Year 12, 13 and beyond.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear and higher algebra, and geometry
• Manipulate and solve algebraic expressions and examine optimisation using graphs
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Outdoor Education

In this course you improve your practical and interpersonal skills, learn about the outdoors and experience a range of outdoor activities. This course is a great introduction to the outdoors and helpful preparation for those wanting to take 12OED

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence in rock climbing
• Participate in orienteering and mountain biking
• Complete a day tramp
• Gain skills and confidence in a water sport

11 Physical Education

In this course you will engage with how movement affects self, those around you, and your wider communities. You will learn to recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement, and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. 

Course Components

• Explore Te Ao Māori influences on movement
• Understand a range of biophysical principles to enhance sporting performance
• Develop capabilities and explore strategies to promote kotahitanga
• Develop movement skills and strategies in challenging movement contexts
• Explore how movement experiences impact hauora

11 Science

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science, and is to prepare for specialised science courses in senior school. The course is a pathway into Level 2 Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Develop the key skills of working as a scientist 
• Understand a science-informed response to a local issue
• Carry out a range of scientific investigative approaches
• Learn how scientists develop science ideas
• Investigate science-related claims

12 Architecture and Product Design

This course continues the Architectural Design emphasis of L1 design of informed work through design influence to incorporate broader ideas in describing the aesthetic and function detail of your design. 

Course Components

• Design is informed from a chosen era or movement.
• Design skills build on sketching, exploring and refining spatial design ideas in response to a brief.
• Development of Spatial and Product Design outcomes which go through two regenerations of refinement.
• The use of 3D modelling, which is incorporated as presentations, is a critical aspect of our work. 
• Critically outlining detail of both the aesthetic and functional solutions are reviewed during the design progression.

12 Art Passion Project

Art Passion Project is a course designed for students wanting to pursue their passion for art in an entrepreneurial context. This course is aimed at creative students who want to pursue art without completing a portfolio. 

Course Components

• Come up with creative ideas for your project and get feedback along the way 
• Create concept drawings to visually develop ideas
• Make prototype artworks as practice towards exhibiting in a gallery

12 Biology

This course will take you through the adaptations that animals have and how those allow them to survive in their habitat. It will look at how genetics works and how genes can also be influenced by the environment. You will also learn practical skills while doing the investigation which looks at cell membrane functions. This is a fun, interactive course which will build your knowledge of Biology. This course leads on to 13 Biology. 

Course Components

• Learn about adaptations of living organisms including animal form and function
• Cell structure and important cell reactions in a practical investigation
• Gene expression, genetic change, variation and evolution

12 Business Studies

Business for beginners: get started on your pathway to business success and gain real world entrepreneurial experience. Students will develop an understanding of issues affecting a business and apply this through case studies and real life examples.

Course Components:

• Gain practical experience in operating a business as part of a group, creating a product, and selling it
• Develop creative thinking and problem solving skills
• Investigate how businesses motivate their staff, and look at this firsthand when visiting a local business
• Apply business knowledge to a critical problem in a large business context

12 Chemistry

This course prepares you for Year 13 and Scholarship Chemistry. You are likely to need this course if you are considering engineering, health, veterinary or food science pathways.

Course Components

• Revise atomic structure and its implications for bonding
• Analyse chemical solutions for ions present 
• Understand factors which affect chemical reactions including reactions at equilibrium
• Relate structure of everyday materials to their properties

12 Child and Family Studies

The theme of this course is A Child’s World and its Influences. This course is designed for students who want to learn about children and the issues facing families today. Gain knowledge, skills and attitudes to prepare for further study in early childhood and other related fields.

Course Components

• Learn about the determinants of Health, as they relate to young children
• Construct and use play resources and learn the importance of play in child development
• Introduction to Child Development
• Self-management skills for learning and household conservation
• Introduction to learning styles and goal setting 
• Acquire skills necessary to start to provide quality interactions essential for a child’s development

12 Classics

The world of ancient Greece was a patriarchal one: men in power, women controlled. 

We will explore this reality and several of the women who challenged these values. Firstly, Helen of Sparta, whom Greeks blamed for the worst war in their history. Then we consider the great LBGTQIA+ icon Sappho, who wrote some of the most beautiful love poetry in history – to other women. We analyse her poetry as she likely intended it to be read, then explore how later cultures have interpreted and understood her: Greek, Roman, medieval, nineteenth century art – and modern lesbian culture.

Finally, we study how the Greeks depicted the body in sculpture, with a special focus on the work of Praxitelles.

Topics:

• Attitudes to women in Ancient Greece
• Mythical women as monsters
• Helen of Troy and the Trojan War
• Sappho’s life and love poetry
• Sappho’s influence on and reputation in later cultures
• Greek sculpture: the body

12 Computer Science

Become a problem solver and innovator. Computer science enables cutting edge problem solving in a huge range of fields. Students who complete the core achievement standards can also take part in our robotics or advanced programming programs.

Course Components

• Advanced programming techniques in the Python programming language.
• Students will iteratively develop their own software project.
• Learn about key concepts in computer science such as encryption, error control, complexity and tractability.

12 Dance

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 1 with more emphasis on dance technique and choreography

Course Components 

• Learn, rehearse and perform a variety of group dances for a live audience 
• Learn a range of dance genres and styles
• Choreograph your own solo and group dances
• Build other skills such as fitness, teamwork, determination and creativity

12 Design

In this course you will combine creativity with digital technology to communicate ideas using image and text.

Course Components

• Learn to understand the design process
• Analyse and reconstruct examples of good design practice
• Develop your skills in Adobe Photoshop
• Apply techniques learned to your own work

12 Drama

This course builds on the performance skills learnt in Level 1, with a stronger emphasis on the social and political aspects of live theatre. You strengthen your devising skills, explore the principles and conventions of Brecht's Epic Theatre and perform in a major production.

Course Components

• Explore the drama of different cultures
• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Apply specific drama techniques and conventions
• Rehearse and perform drama in a range of styles and theatre forms
• Course work and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

12 Earth and Space Science

This course covers a range of astronomical and geological ideas which help to develop basic understandings of Earth and Space Science. Students will investigate the birth and evolution of stars, planet formation, and how extreme geological events impact our planet.

Course Components

• Explore an issue about space
• Learn about extreme environments and organism survival
• Explore the structure and life cycle of stars
• Learn about Geological and Earth processes
• Learn about extreme events
• Investigate and write scientific reports

12 Electronics

Be a hands-on problem solver and innovator. Electronics enables engineers and inventors to create solutions that tackle global problems and improve lives.

This course is based on ETITO unit standards. 

Course Components

• Learn the symbols and language of electronics
• Make prototype circuits to discover how components work
• Investigate current voltage and effects of components on circuits

12 English

In this course you will read and view a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels and  films. You will develop reading and analysis skills. You will develop your writing skills to further craft and control your writing in a range of forms.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Craft persuasive writing, creative writing and essays
• Develop information literacy skills

12 English with Drama

This English course is designed especially for Drama students while still covering everything a regular English course would. You will study and write a range of scripts as well as watch and review plays and films. 

This course works best for students enrolled in 12 DRA.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Create, edit and workshop scripts for performance
• Analyse and write a range of dramatic texts
• Prepare and present scripts

12 Fashion and Textiles Technology

The focus is on students developing knowledge and skills that enable them to form, transform and work with materials, textiles and fashion.
This allows them to create conceptual and practical technological outcomes that solve problems and satisfy needs and opportunities. researching, consulting and creating a variety of garments while reflecting on factors which influence fashion and clothing and textiles items.

Course Components

• Create and make garments using advanced techniques and commercial patterns
• Consider the function of fabrics to enable sustainable practices during and after construction of garments
• Take a vision to reality by making garments from your design ideas

12 Film Studies

In this course you will build knowledge and understanding of film through the study of a genre, and a topic of film theory. You will also write a screenplay and plan and produce your own short film product, which you will also film and edit using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Plan and produce a short film product
• Explore a film theory
• Write a screenplay
• Examine the audience expectations of a genre

12 Financial Life Skills

This course will provide you with a good understanding of financial literacy and how your own personal finances can affect your life. It will teach you about budgeting and managing money, and how significant life events can impact this. We explore the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components:

• Investigating the financial life stages
• Managing debt and KiwiSaver
• Becoming financially secure and responsible
• Banking products
• Insurance products
• Understanding employment and taxation

12 Food for Sustainable Living

Not everyone in New Zealand can access healthy food to eat easily. Some of us may require different foods for health or ethical reasons This course discusses ideas and attitudes linked to food security, health enhancing food choices and sustainable practices that relate to the provision of food for New Zealand families. 

Course Components

• Develop understandings about sourcing and using locally produced seasonal foods
• Investigate people’s attitudes to food and how these influence wellbeing
• There is a balance of practical food experiences and written tasks each week.

12 Geography

Geography is all about learning about our natural and cultural environment both locally and globally. We look at current issues today and decisions in our future. First half of the year involves:

Current global issues and crime

The focus of this course is on global issues and crime. We will explore global issues such as malaria and piracy as well as urban issues such as murder rates in Chicago and urban planning. There is also the opportunity to do an exam based on geographic skills.

The second half of the year involves

 Aotearoa NZ 

This course will focus on the interaction of people and environment exploring both the physical environment and the role of predators in Aotearoa. The course includes a 3 day trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook and is a highlight for many who have never been there. This is an optional trip and a donation of $200 is required. There is also the potential for those who wish to further expand their Geography skills in the latter part of the year.

Come and join!

12 Hard Materials 

This Level 2 BCITO based course builds upon the skills previously learnt in the 11 HM course, by modifying existing plans to create pieces of furniture.

Course Components

• Use the design process to extend your knowledge and capabilities.
• Learn self-management skills as you complete projects of your choosing
• Have access to a wide range of hard materials
• Become proficient in the use of hand tools and workshop machinery

12 Health

In this course you investigate influences, consequences and strategies within a range of health issues.

Course Components

• Investigate factors that influence sexuality and strategies that reflect social justice to address them
• Take action to improve well-being in school and community
• Investigate factors that impact on a person’s resilience
• Analyse an adolescent health issue

12 History

Have you ever thought to yourself, "well, how did we get here?" Or you may find yourself thinking, "Where are we heading?" And you may ask yourself "am I right or am I wrong?". Then Year 12 History is the subject for you!

Learn whether we are caught in an endless cycle, where everything seems the same as it ever was or whether we are learning from our past mistakes and making progress. We will critically examine decisions made in the past that are impacting us today and build your confidence to discuss what future may lie ahead.

This course will have a unique international flavour and build your skills and confidence in being a historian.

Potential Topics:

• The 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
• World War 2: The Māori Battalion at Cassino
• Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre
• LBGTQIA+ life in NZ and Around the World
• Dawn Raids & Civil Rights

Grow Your Passion: Level 2 Horticulture in New Zealand

Discover the joy of growing with your hands and sustainable practices. Our Level 2 Horticulture course offers a practical introduction to sustainable gardening, production horticulture, landscape design and plant science.

What You'll Learn:

• Soil & Plant Science: Soil health, fertilizers, watering, plant nutrition.
• Propagation & Pruning: Seedlings, cuttings, pruning.
• Garden Management: Seed sowing, tool use, pest/weeds control, irrigation.
• Landscape Planning: Design principles, create a plan.

12 Hospitality

Here you develop the skills needed to work in the industry at an entry level, including gaining a barista qualification. You can also gain credits towards a Hospitality qualification.

Course Components

• Prepare and cook a range of foods with safe food hygiene
• Learn basic knife skills
• Evaluate your processes and products
• Train in hospitality specifics such as customer service
• Barista Training

12 Legal Studies

To be informed citizens, you need an understanding of the concepts, principles, and processes that provide the foundations for our legal system and of the issues that confront it. This course will provide students with the opportunity to gain such an understanding in both a NZ and a global context. Students will be encouraged to look critically at our justice system and develop their understanding of the application of law in Aotearoa.

Potential Components

• The causes and consequences of crime and different ways of dealing with it.
• How the court system works including a visit to the District Courts.
• Concepts of justice and how these are applied in different legal systems.
• Concepts of law in regard to legal scenarios.
• Civil law and disputes resolution processes.
• Opportunities to learn about a wide range of jobs in the legal sector.

12 Literacy

This course is designed to support students who have not yet attained their literacy co-requisite. The primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Literacy CAA exams.

Course Components

During the year there may be opportunities to complete a Level 1 Achievement Standard.

12 Maths

This course moves at your pace and is internally assessed. The course provides a pathway to 13MAT and 13MAS.

Course Components

• Solve trigonometry problems
• Learn about using network theory
• Further your understanding of statistics and probability
• Become familiar with sequences and series
• Take coordinate geometry to the next level

12 Maths with Algebra 

This course is designed for students who wish to continue Maths to a higher level. It is excellent preparation for NCEA Level 3 Calculus and Statistics and/or a Science pathway.

Course Components

• Learn how to apply algebraic methods to solving problems
• Practice applying calculus methods in solving problems
• Gain further skills in statistics and probability problems
• Make connections between algebra and graphs

12 Motion Graphics

Develop knowledge and skills in character design. Apply animation methods by filming and digitally painting frames to create an animation. Year 11 students can apply for an interview to determine Level 2 drawing ability to gain enrolment to this class.

Course Components

• Create your own original character and environment designs
• Develop a short animated or stop motion film
• Develop skills and knowledge of digital applications appropriate to animation

12 Music

This course extends the skills learned at Level 1 with a wide range of options available in performance and written music.

Course Components

• Research and create digital music
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural
• Create compositions
• Prepare and present performances
• Research an area of interest within the New Zealand music industry

Year 12 MUS Music Course Outline

The Year 12 MUS programme is a whole year course. NCEA Level 2 music is consist of Achievement standards and Music Technology standards.

• Achievement standards - 23 internal credits,  6 external credits
• Music Technology - a total of 6 credits (internal credits) ➡️ optional

In a total of 35 credits.

Each strand has a mixture of internal and external standards and may be 'mixed and matched'.  

Year 12 NCEA Level 2 Music nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/music/levels

12 Outdoor Education

In this course you are introduced to a variety of outdoor pursuits, with a goal to develop your personal skills. This course is an excellent introduction for those wanting to take 13OEX.

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence kayaking on moving water
• Learn how to prepare for, and participate in an overnight tramp
• Learn about weather, survival skills and topographic maps
• Complete a first aid course
• Gain skills and confidence in rock-climbing

12 Painting

This is a practical course for students that teaches skills and techniques on how to paint and develop your own artistic ideas. 

Course Components

• Become familiar with different painting styles and techniques
• Using drawing and book work to support studio practice
• Develop a systematic approach to picture making
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Pathways

Work Ready Skills: Explore potential career pathways and gain valuable skills and resources to support your pathway into employment.

Course Components

• Use a range of tools and resources to explore possible career options
• Create a CV & develop cover letter writing skills
• Explore the process in applying for employment
• Develop interview skills
• Life Skills: Develop an understanding of the types of skills required to support a successful transition in to life beyond school.
• Explore implications of living independently in rental/flatting scenarios

This course can be taken in conjunction with Financial Life Skills classes

12 Philosophy and Politics

This is a course in political and ethical philosophy, built around Social Studies achievement standards. Come and join for wide ranging discussions, a space aiming to foster curiosity, and an approach to philosophy that it very grounded in the real world.

Course Components

• Explore ethical decision-making
• Gain an understanding of some key ideologies, and ideas about what the world should look like
• Develop the ability to connect abstract ideas with their real world consequences.
• Apply skills of philosophical inquiry
• Organise ideas into reasoned arguments

12 Photography

This is a practical course for art students to develop the skills and techniques needed to make photographs. Students will develop skills to think analytically and make a body of photographic work.

Course Components

• Become familiar with the forms that photography can take
• Develop the use of photographic conventions as a central means to make images
• Develop a systematic approach to photography
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Physical Education 

This course builds on your understanding of how biophysical principles impact performance, as well as learning how to run a sporting event and participate responsible in competitive sporting situations.

Course Components

• Learn and apply biophysical principles to improve sports performance 
• Improve performance and social responsibility in competitive sporting contexts
• Run and evaluate a physical activity event
• Analyse technical performance by applying biophysical principles

12 Physics

Physics is all about understanding the world around you. This course gives you a grounding for career pathways like aviation, health science and engineering. You will use mathematics skills of algebra and trigonometry to solve problems about motion, energy, forces and electrical circuits. 

Course Components

• Develop skills of data processing, drawing and interpreting graphs
• Learn the language and symbols of physics
• Use practical work to help understand the principles governing the universe
• Study mechanics, electromagnetism, and atomic physics
• A self-directed extension standard is available

12 Printmaking

Explore and develop a range of different ways of making pictures appropriate to printmaking. Gain knowledge and skills in processes that relate to etching, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint and more.

Course Components

• Develop practical skills in drawing and printmaking conventions
• Learn about a range of traditional and contemporary artists
• Explore how to develop ideas for a printmaking context
• Produce your own portfolio of artworks

12 Psychology
Why do people think, feel, and behave the way they do?

Step into the world of psychology and explore how human behaviour is understood, researched, and debated. This course introduces you to key psychological approaches, research methods, and real-world issues that help explain what drives people, and why they sometimes act in unexpected ways.

You will:

• Explore major psychological perspectives and how they explain human behaviour
• Investigate real-world topics like addiction, aggression, relationships, and more
• Discuss big psychological debates, such as nature vs nurture
• Learn how to carry out your own psychological research
• Examine ethical issues and responsibilities in psychology, both locally and nationally

Perfect for curious thinkers, future changemakers, and anyone interested in understanding people (including yourself). Psychology is a great fit for careers in health, education, law, social services, business and beyond.

12 Sculpture +

Connected curriculum with Art and Technology. 

Explore types of established sculpture and a variety of skills from welding, casting glass to knitting. Then develop work and processes based on a theme relevant to you.

Course Components

• 2 hours studio time and 2 hours workshop time each week
• Develop a systematic approach to ideating and creating
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Tourism

Learn about the New Zealand tourism industry in a domestic and international context. Tourism in Aotearoa is one of the main 'exports' in our country, the industry is booming and back to pre-Covid levels. Investigate its sustainability and how many wonderful opportunities it brings as a relevant and exciting career.

Course Components

• Examine work roles in the tourism industry
• Consider the characteristics and needs of tourists
• Identify New Zealand’s unique features and cultures
• Explore business models related to tourism
• Discover popular international tourist destinations
• Investigate environmental and social impacts of tourism
• Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch.
• Potential trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (appx $150)

This course offers guest speakers from the industry, connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of others, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work. 

13 Art History

Extend your skills and knowledge to analyse, discuss and write about artworks. Discover how the beginning of Western art occurred through developments in society, media and theories of the 15th century.

Course Components

• Learn about art of the Renaissance
• Gain hands on experience of the processes used in the Renaissance
• Develop writing skills in preparation for tertiary study

13 Artwear/Textiles Technology

In this course you explore traditional, historical and environmental elements for inspiration to create your own garments.

Course Components

• Advanced design and construction skills
• Interpretation of a theme to design fashion garments
• Use garment design to portray a story
• Create garments of complex design
• Gain a working knowledge of the design process
• Moderate to advanced sewing skillsrecommended

13 Biology

This course will start by looking at plants and their interactions with the environment through a practical investigation.

You will then choose between learning about gene editing for pest control or the de-extinction of a species and how social factors can also affect the outcome.

Have you ever wondered how a new species evolves? You will look at this to build up your knowledge before diving into our past and looking at our earliest ancestors to see how we evolved.

There is a trip to zoo school run at Orana park to compliment the two externals. This course requires 12 Biology and leads on to tertiary science and health pathways.  

Course Components

• How speciation complements human evolution and the story of evolution
• Develop research skills with a practical investigation
• Research pest control or de-extinction and gene editing taking into account the effect on society

13 Business Studies

Build the young entrepreneur in you! This course gives you a broad understanding and practical experience of running your own business.

Course Components

• You work in groups to form a company, undertake market research, produce a business plan, present a pitch on your business idea, and sell your goods or service
• There is the opportunity to take part in the Young Enterprise Scheme
• As a budding entrepreneur, you will have the chance to make money while still at school
• Develop skills such as problem-solving, co-operation, decision- making, negotiation, and communication
• There is the option to explore some major NZ businesses and government organisations and their effect on the economy

13 Calculus

This course is excellent preparation for university study in several areas such as Maths, Physics or Engineering. Students should be comfortable with sitting External exams.

Course Components 

• Use differentiation and integration to solve problems 
• Work with equations describing curves 
• Develop equations in trigonometry and conic sections 
• Expand your algebraic skills to include imaginary numbers

13 Chemistry

This course develops skills and understanding of the structure and properties of chemicals and their reactions. This work is needed for tertiary study and can lead to science-based careers.

Course Components

• Develop basic skills for redox reactions
• Relate properties of everyday materials to their structure
• Apply understanding of the periodic table
• Investigate aqueous solutions
• Show understanding of spectroscopic methods for analysing compounds

13 Child and Family Studies

The Individual Child: In this course you develop an appreciation and respect for young children and learn to recognise that each child is unique.

Course Components

• Examine influences on children’s eating patterns
• Study development patterns and milestones
• Research an ethical dilemma and nutritional issues affecting well-being
• Make age-appropriate play resources

13 Classics

Develop your understanding of ancient queenship through a study of several notable queens from antiquity. Explore the reign of the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II of Egypt in terms of how she ruled. Then consider the greatest queen of all, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her reputation with later cultures.

Content

• The rule of Arsinoe II Philadelphus of Egypt
• Cleopatra VII Philopater as pharaoh: her successful rule, and her later reputation
• Representations of Cleopatra: Roman poetry, Medieval Arabic views, Hollywood and Netflix 

13 Computer Science

This course builds on Level 2 Computer Science and can lead on to tertiary study in that area. The course introduces many career pathways in Computer Science.

Course Components

• Learn to use complex programming techniques in the Python programming language
• Students will iteratively develop their own software project
• Learn about key concepts in computer science such as Artificial Intelligence, and Formal computer languages

13 Dance

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 2. You will further develop dance technique, choreography and performance skills. You will be a featured performer in the NCEA Dance showcase at the end of the year, with a stronger focus on technique, performance, and choreography skills. Some experience in dance is recommended.

Course Components

• Learn, rehearse and perform duet and group dances in a variety of genres and styles
• Choreograph your own dances for performance 
• Analyse dance works 
• Build skills such as fitness, teamwork, determination and creativity

13 Design

This course builds on the previous year’s course to extend and prepare Design students for university or higher study.

Course Components

• Learn and apply knowledge and principles of typography
• Develop critical thinking to improve your design work
• Complete a portfolio

Diverse Psychology.

Mental health. Neurodivergence. Real lives. Real psychology.

What counts as a disorder? Who decides? And how do we explain the lived experiences of people with conditions like OCD, anxiety, or autism?
Diverse Psychology gives you the chance to explore the intersection of psychology, identity, and real-world mental health issues through critical lenses of thinking.

You will explore:

• How different psychological approaches (e.g., biological, cognitive, sociocultural) explain behaviours considered “abnormal”
• How neurodivergence is framed in psychological theory—and how that framing is changing
• Ethical issues around diagnosis, labelling, and treatment
• Big debates around stigma, cultural bias, medicalisation, and identity
• Case studies and contemporary research from both clinical and lived-experience perspectives

This course invites you to think critically, examine complex social issues. You’ll have the freedom to present your findings in creative formats—like podcasts, zines, essays, or digital storytelling.

Perfect for students who want to dig deeper into psychology and explore the edges of what it means to be human.

13 Drama

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 2, with a stronger focus on how to become a professional performer. Explore a variety of theatre styles through performing in groups and scripting your own work. You also perform in a major production at the end of the year.

Course Components

• Explain how drama interprets and challenges the world we live in
• Use specific drama styles to create meaning
• Create original drama
• Take on a variety of roles, from writer to director to performer
• Group work and attendance are essential
• Written work is required to achieve all standards

13 Earth and Space Science

This course builds on knowledge from the previous year and focuses on more complicated Earth systems, such as atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. We'll relate these systems to observable daily phenomena. This course can lead on to tertiary science study in geology, astronomy or physics.

Course Components

• Geological evidence and dating geological events
• Systems affecting oceans and atmosphere
• Astronomical exo-planet detection methods
• Explore an ocean systems topic that affects society

13 English

This course is for students who have strong literacy and analysis skills. Students will closely read challenging texts and develop their critical analysis skills. Students will learn how to form a thesis and use specific evidence and analysis to create fluent and coherent written texts.

Course Components

• Critical analysis of written, visual and oral texts
• Develop fluency in writing a variety of text types
• Communicate ideas visually and orally

13 Film Production

This course allows you to explore the artistic and technical aspects of film-making – focusing on the pre- production, production and post-production roles of producing a film product. You will write a screenplay, design a film, design costumes, and produce your own short film product using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Produce a design for a Film Product
• Write a screenplay
• Design a costume concept (4character costumes) for a film product
• Use a DSLR and sound equipment to capture raw film footage
• Use technology to enhance visuals and sound in editing digital film footage
• Produce a short film product

13 Film Studies

In this course you will build knowledge and understanding of film through the study of a genre, an exploration of film theory, and a topic of film history. You will also design and produce your own film, from writing the screenplay through to a completed short film, which you will also film and edit using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Plan and produce a short film product
• Explore film history and theory
• Write a screenplay
• Examine how a genre may be seen as a reflection of society

13 Financial Life Skills

This course will provide you with a good understanding of financial literacy and how your own personal finances can affect your life. It will teach you about budgeting and managing money, and how significant events can impact this. We explore the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components:

• Strategies to manage personal finances
• Credit and debt
• Achieving long-term personal financial goals
• Savings and investment options
• Buying your first home

13 Geography

Geography is the study of people and land and the relationship between them. It is a unique subject that focuses on current issues today and how we can look at these issues from differing lenses. The course encourages students to look at evaluate the interaction people have on our land and future problem solving. The course is a mix of both natural and cultural studies and caters for students' interests. There is an optional 4 day trip to Queenstown with a donation requirement of approximately $350.  Come and join now!

Course Components

• Includes a field trip and a research topic 
• Study large natural processes and how they have shaped the world
• Research global topics such as piracy, plastics in our oceans, global politics and more
• Study local issues local and national
• Develop skills and understand broad concepts in Geography

This Level 3 BCITO based course builds upon the skills previously learnt in the 12 HM course by using the design process to create a project with an elevated level of complexity.

Course components

• Use the design process to plan your project
• Work on an individual project
• Using the range of tools and materials to make a complex project
• Work at your own pace

13 Health Education

In this course you look at current health issues in both New Zealand and internationally.

Course Components

• Analyse and research an ethical issue
• Analyse an international health issue
• Examine health practices in New Zealand
• Learn about a current health issue affecting a group within New Zealand

13 History

History presents you with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. 

This course focuses on the causes and consequences of world events where people have experienced threats to their way of life. You will learn to ask and answer important questions, evaluate evidence, identify and analyse different interpretations of the past, and substantiate arguments and judgements. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to undertake research, write as an historian using academic conventions and critique societal understandings of the past. We will use a range of primary and secondary sources throughout the learning and develop your academic voice as a historian.

The main topics of this course are either ‘Unpacking the Paradox of Race Relations in New Zealand’ or ‘The Taiwan Dilemma: The Impact of the Chinese Revolution’. Student choice is a feature of this course as you research, and you will investigate a topic of your own choosing for a portion of the year.

Potential Topics 

• The Orewa Speech
• Māori Battalion WW2 
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Chinese Influence in the Pacific
• Dawn Raids
• Influenza Pandemic in Samoa, 1918 

13 Hospitality: Take Your Culinary Passion to the Next Level!

Are you ready to deepen your love for Hospitality and food preparation? This course is perfect for those eager to excel in the culinary world and earn credits that will jumpstart a rewarding career in the Hospitality industry.

Course Highlights:

• Master Food Preparation: Become a pro in the kitchen with advanced food preparation techniques.
• Health and Safety Excellence: Ensure top-notch workplace safety practices.
• Sharpen Your Skills: Enhance your knife skills to precision.
• Restaurant-Style Creations: Prepare and present a variety of sophisticated dishes.
• Explore Career Paths: Discover exciting career opportunities in the Hospitality industry.
• Teamwork Mastery: Develop strong teamwork skills essential for success in hospitality.

Join us for a transformative experience that will elevate your culinary expertise and prepare you for an exciting future in Hospitality!

13 Impact Project

Are you passionate about working on a project of your choice? Impact Project enables you to use your skills from another subject you study at Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College, to work on a major project. Use your skills from a range of subjects such as Digital Technologies, Art, Sculpture, Fashion, Music, Electronics, Hard materials, or Stagecraft (and many others) to research, design, and create your project. From designing a website for teenagers to creating a musical instrument from recycled materials, you will be supported throughout your project and will have valuable input from your key stakeholders to help you design the best project you can. There is a lot of scope in this course for self-directed learning so you will need to be motivated and be able to work independently. This course will prepare you for further study or a career path in many areas of New Zealand’s innovative community.

Course Components

• Research and design your project
• Undertake brief development and create a conceptual design
• Develop a prototype
• Undertake project management to support your project creation

13 Journalism

In this course students will develop their reading skills to identify bias and assess representation in media texts. They will create their own media text and learn how to engage an audience using conventions of journalism. They will also learn how to plan and create a layout using digital tools like InDesign and Photoshop.

Course Components

• Examine representations in the media.
• Write a feature article.
• Plan and design a magazine spread.

13 Legal Studies

This course aims to give students an in-depth knowledge, understanding and appreciation of NZ's legal system. This course is valuable for students who wish to study law or criminal justice at tertiary level or have a career which is linked to the legal system. Students do not need to have studied L2 Legal Studies in order to study L3 Legal Studies however, strength in literacy rich subjects is suggested.

This course offers Unit Standards at Achieve, Merit and Excellence grades. (Not a UE Subject)

Potential Components

• Examine a past law reform campaign
• Explore aspects of criminal law including sentencing
• Examine aspects of imprisonment in New Zealand
• Discover key concepts of NZ legal system, and historical factors contributing to this.

13 Maths

This course provides a grounding in a selection of topics from both the Calculus and Statistics domains. 

Course Components 

• Statistics Domain: either time series or bivariate data 
• Calculus Domain: a selection from linear programming, simultaneous equations, trigonometry, critical path analysis 

13 Motion Graphics

A course for advanced art students who want to gain a pathway into professional animation, gaming and digital media tertiary courses.

Course Components

• Create your own original character and environment designs
• Develop skills and knowledge of digital applications and systems appropriate to animation
• Develop a short animated film

13 Music

This course extends the skills learned at Level 2. It offers a wide range of performance and written music options, and ākonga can tailor the selection of standards to their individual strengths.

Course Components

• Research an area of interest within the music paradigm
• Develop knowledge of music theory, aural and audiation skills
• Create compositions/songs and learn to use digital technology
• Prepare and present public performances

Credits available at Level 3 Music Classes: 58 credits (includes 4 reading/writing, and 6 reading UE Literacy requirements), however, ākonga may choose to aim for 

13 Outdoor Education

In this course you develop  your skills in a variety of outdoor disciplines. This course would be a good introduction for those wishing to have a career in the outdoors.

Course Components

• Develop intermediate level kayaking skills on white-water
• Participate in a kayaking overnight camp experience
• Develop mountain biking skills on technical terrain
• Plan for and participate in a mountain bike camp
• Learn and lead climb and develop technical rock-climbing skills

13 Painting

This course is a practical course that teaches skills in painting, developing your ideas and picture making. This course will teach skills for students who want a pathway on to careers and tertiary courses in the Visual Arts.

Course Components

• Refine and develop the skills, techniques and methods needed to make paintings
• Become familiar with different painting styles, techniques and established practices
• Develop a systematic approach to developing ideas and picture making
• Develop your own portfolio of work

13 Pattern Drafting

If you have the desire to design and make your clothes from scratch, then pattern drafting is the course for you.

Course Components

• Learn to measure accurately
• Carry out technical calculations
• Develop basic pattern blocks
• Manipulate blocks to create original designs
• Use trade practices to gain skills needed for tertiary study
• Some sewing experience helpful

Level 3 Philosophy and Politics 

This is a course in political and ethical philosophy, built around Social Studies achievement standards. Come and join for wide ranging discussions, a space aiming to foster curiosity, and an approach to philosophy that it very grounded in the real world.

- Explore ethical discussion making:

- Gain an understanding of key ideologies and ideas about what the world should look like.

- Connect abstract ideas and values with real world groups and actions. 

- Develop critical thinking and inquiry skills. 

- Gain confidence discussing and debating ideas.  

- There is a substantial written component to this course.

13 Photography

This is a course for advanced arts students who want a pathway to tertiary courses in the visual arts. It is a practical photography course which teaches key skills within the scope of photography.

Course Components

• Refine the skills, techniques and methods needed to make photographs
• Become familiar with established practices, procedures and conventions of photography practice 
• Develop your own portfolio of work

13 Physical Education

This course extends the skills learnt in Level 2 Physical Education by using biophysical and sociocultural principles to design, analyse, evaluate and improve sporting performances. 

Course Components

• Plan & participate in a training programme
• Evaluate physical activity experiences & plan for future well-being
• Improve performance in multiple sporting contexts including individual and team sports
• Use biomechanics to analyse sport performance

13 Physics

This course leads to tertiary study in physics, engineering, architecture and other areas. You will use mathematics skills to solve complex problems about mechanical and waves systems, as well as learn about the nature of light and atoms.

Course Components

• Develop physics skills to a higher level
• Understand and use the special language of physics
• Incorporate uncertainties in practical work and conclusions
• Study linear and rotational mechanics, waves and atomic physics

13 Printmaking

Explore and develop a range of different ways of making pictures appropriate to printmaking. Extend your knowledge and skills in processes that relate to etching, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint and more.

Course Components

• Extend your art making skills using printmaking conventions
• Learn about a range of traditional and contemporary artists
• Experiment with combining multiple techniques to create new and innovative work
• Focus on developing your own personal style to produce a portfolio of artworks

Level 3 Psychology

Think deeper. Question more. Explore how people really behave.

This course takes you into the big ideas of psychology - where theories collide, approaches interact, and behaviour is rarely what it seems.

Across the year, you'll explore human behaviour from different psychological perspectives and apply these ideas to real-world issues. From analysing why people conform or disobey, to evaluating how psychological theories shape decisions in education, justice, or media - you’ll build skills in critical thinking, ethical analysis, and psychological research.

You might explore questions like:

• Why do people help - or fail to help - in a crisis?
• How does media influence our thoughts, beliefs, or self-image?
• What makes someone follow orders, even if they know it’s wrong?
• Can we really trust memory in a courtroom?
• How do group dynamics affect individual behaviour?

You will compare psychological approaches (e.g. biological, cognitive, sociocultural), analyse how they interact, and evaluate how they're used in professional practice. You'll also design and carry out your own research investigation.

This course is perfect for curious minds who want to explore people, power, behaviour, and belief - with flexibility to follow your interests.

13 Sculpture +

Connected curriculum with Art and Technology. 

Extend your sculpture work by reinventing ideas and methods to create new sculptures.

Course Components

• 2 hours studio time and 2 hours workshop time each week
• Refine skills and methods to make sculptures
• Develop your own portfolio of work on a theme relevant to you

13 Statistics

This course is excellent preparation for many Maths, Science & Commerce tertiary courses that rely on statistics. Assessments in this course are predominantly written reports and students need to be prepared to spend time writing and editing their work.

Course Components 

• Extend your knowledge of statistical investigations 
• Learn how to analyse bivariate & time series data 
• Further your understanding of probability and probability distributions 

13 Tourism

Investigate the global tourism industry, considering knowledge and skills required to meet travellers’ needs in New Zealand and abroad. The course provides a good foundation for a tertiary programme as the Tourism industry booms in Aotearoa and provides an exciting, opportunity filled career pathway.

Course Components

• Learn about the extensive tourism industry roles and customer service
• Gain understanding of skills, knowledge and attitudes required to work in tourism
• Examine the finer details of communication and meeting customer needs
• Research popular tourist sites in New Zealand and abroad, identifying how to get there, accommodation, attractions, activities and events at key sites.
• Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch
• Embrace learning outside the classroom opportunities with possible (optional) overnight trips to an Aotearoa tourism hotspot like Queenstown, Kaikoura or Hanmer Springs

This course offers guest speakers from the industry and connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of other, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work. This course is an excellent gateway into the industry.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - ACADEMIC ENGLISH

Part-time ELL class for Young Adolescents who are under 20, alongside other mainstream subjects to make up a full-time programme

ELL4: Level 3 English Language credits (General - Applied), leading to Level 4 EAP - Academic reading & writing credits for UE literacy, where appropriate 

These classes prepare students for higher-level study and are suitable for students who wish to study at a university, polytechnic or improve their formal English in the workplace.

Course Components

• Speak and participate in academic settings such as an interview, speech
• Improve your academic listening and reading skills
• Develop clear and effective writing skills for communication in academic situations or the workplace

Beginner Music

This is a course for those who have an interest in Music but who have not yet had an opportunity to do any formal music learning. This course will introduce learners to musical concepts and language, as well as giving them a space to explore their relationship with music and what it means to them.

Course Components

• Learn to read music notation
• Learn to play an instrument and perform one piece of music as a featured soloist or as a member of a group
• Learn to compose and record a simple piece of original music
• Learn to use technology in Music (Notation, Sequencing and composition)
• Understand music in relation to concepts and contexts.

Culinary Arts: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi
With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive

Immerse yourself in the world of Culinary Arts, where you'll master the art of preparing restaurant and café-style dishes using healthy, sustainable, and locally sourced ingredients. This course offers hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen, providing numerous opportunities to showcase your culinary creations at various functions and events.

Course Highlights:

• Hospitality Services: Discover the essential roles and responsibilities within the hospitality industry, from customer service and food costs to menu development and hospitality regulations.
• Meal Preparation Skills:
  • Hone your skills in a commercial kitchen, adhering to advanced food hygiene standards.
  • Select and cook locally sourced ingredients, including meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, with a focus on sustainability.
  • Master a variety of cooking techniques while applying nutritional principles in commercial catering.
  • Gain proficiency in barista and café service skills.

Commitment: 12 Hours per week (including 13HOS)

Join us and transform your passion for culinary arts into a thriving career, where your creativity and skills will make a lasting impact on the community!

New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care Level 3

Are you interested in working with infants, toddlers or young children?

This one-year specialty course will prepare you for an entry level role as a nanny, home based educator, early childhood centre educator or a kaiāwhina in a Māori immersion setting if you speak te reo Māori. It can also prepare you for higher level study leading to an ECE teaching qualification.

A highlight of this course is the 1 full day a week placement in an ECE Centre with two different centres over the year. (Half the year in each.)

Course Components

• Examine and work with the NZ Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whāriki
• Build on professional practice, effective communication, working in partnerships using bicultural framework for childhood learning in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Examine the value of play for mokopuna young children in learning
• Explore early childhood learning and development progression
• Demonstrate basic te reo Māori and tikanga Māori specific to the early childhood environment
• Learn about providing nutritious food for children and consider health, safety, wellbeing and ethical responsibilities in the early childhood environment

And so much more!

20 Hours per week 

Students wishing to attain UE must take two additional approved subjects.

12/13 Fitness Studies 

In this course you will improve your understanding and application of a variety of methods of training to improve sporting performance. 

Course Components 

• Implement a personal exercise plan with a weights room component
• Improve cardiovascular endurance and performance in a 4 or 8km run
• Learn and apply biophysical principles to a training programme to improve performance
• Understand different methods such as cardiovascular, resistance, hybrid.
• As a class create a fitness focused event to help people in your community 

Hagley Dance Project

Expand your creative potential.  Explore and harness your unique abilities through dance and movement.   Develop your individual style. 

Build your movement and dance confidence in a non-competitive, nurturing environment.  Perform, choreograph, and dance in specific dance projects.

Are you passionate about working on a dance project of your choice? HDP gives you the opportunity to use your dance skills. Proposals will be considered throughout the year.

Course Design

• Tailored towards your dance interests and goals
• Flexibility to study part-time
• Technique development throughout

 Project Based Learning

• Term One:  In Situ Project – Site specific choreography and performance.
• Term Two:  Schools Tour – Develop your own material to teach at Canterbury High Schools.
• Term Three/Four: Student choreography, guest choreography and preparation for the end of year show.

 Movement Techniques include

• Contemporary dance focus, Improvisation, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Capoeira, Yoga, Pilates, Somatic Dance, Conscious Dance, Open Floor principles and Contact Improvisation.

10 Great Reasons to Choose Hagley Dance Project

 Transition towards a university degree or other tertiary study

 Extend you dance technique and body knowledge

 Discover a post-secondary learning environment that celebrates creativity

 Build connections within the dance industry

 Develop choreographic skills

 Increase strength, flexibility, and fitness

 Work on projects with like-minded individuals

 Extend your performance experience 

 Build confidence

 Invest in your creative process

Follow us on Instagram:  hagleydanceproject & Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Hagley-Dance-Project-255537484465844

Entry requirements

Dance experience an advantage

NCEA Level 2 & 3

Private dance school training

Past Hagley Dance Project and Company graduates

Welcoming space for degree graduates to propose projects

Age 17 - 30's

Interview and audition

Pathways

• UNITEC - Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts
• Auckland University - Dance Studies
• University of Otago - School of Performing Arts

Hagley Theatre School

Are you looking for a strong foundation for acting training or a platform to develop a theatre performance?

The Hagley Theatre School’s purpose is to provide a space for immersive, concentrated, embodied, investigative, creative and transformative theatre training. Our goal is to support and nurture the students' journey into the study of the foundations of the acting technique and the development of new works of theatre. 

The school offers two courses: The One Year Acting Training Course is focused on the study of physical action, movement training, mask technique, improvisation, theatre creation, and performance. The course investigates theatre styles that include clown, melodrama, tragedy, Commedia dell 'Arte and bouffon and is a pre-requisite for the six-month course. The course accepts only 22 students per year.

The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course is a unique opportunity dedicated exclusively to theatre making. Under the guidance of our experienced staff and guest tutors, students propose an area of investigation to create a theatre performance. The course, with its intimate class size of a maximum of two projects, is offered twice a year (beginning in February and August), providing a truly empowering learning environment.

The Hagley Theatre School’s methodology is a practical blend of different sources, including Konstantin Stanislavski's method of physical actions, Jacques Lecoq's poetic body, elements of popular theatre (Commedia dell ‘Arte, clown, street theatre, improvisation), dramatic acrobatics, Te Ao Haka, and the research conducted by Dr Pedro Ilgenfritz on the concept of the actor's game and its application to theatre creation.

Course Components

One Year Acting Training Course

The Acting Training Course, a year-long journey into the world of the art of the actor, is open to all with a passion for performance. With 22 places available, the course runs from 8:45 am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, from February to December. Admission is by application, and while the minimum age is 18, no previous theatre experience is required. The learning journey in this course includes:

From Neutral Mask to Physical Action: Physical Presence, Movement Analysis, Principles of Physical Action and Neutral Mask.

Mask Training, Improvisation and Creation: Larval Masks, Expressive Masks, Half-Masks, Commedia dell 'Arte, Balinese and Aotearoa Masks.

Comedy: The Game of Clown and Bouffon

Tragedy and Melodrama

Movement-based Training and Dramatic acrobatics

Te Ao Haka

Self-Creation

Presentation of Final Projects

APPLICATION - One Year Acting Training Course

The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course

The six-month theatre creation course is an immersive theatre-making laboratory where students pitch a project as part of their admission proposal to develop a theatre performance. The course is designed to be an incubator of new theatre work and aims at the creation, production, and performance of a variety of styles, forms, and purposes.

Candidates can apply as individuals who want to create and perform solo or group work or direct a project. The school privileges applications that include partnerships with other organisations, stakeholders, and communities, originality of idea, viability, timeframe of the project, previous theatre experience, relevance, and methodology.

For those interested in the six-month theatre creation programme, it's important to note that completion of the year-long course is a prerequisite. Alternatively, eligibility can be met by having a bachelor's degree in performing arts, or experience in the performing arts industry.

APPLICATION - The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course

Jewellery Design

Do you have a passion for crafting beautiful objects? Would you love to make your own jewellery?

Then the Jewellery Design course is for you! In this foundation course you will be introduced to a range of basic skills in contemporary jewellery making and encouraged to follow your creative process and develop your own style.

A degree of creative freedom is built into the course. You work at your own pace and learn to motivate yourself to achieve your targets. By the end of the year you will have developed a portfolio of work and have the opportunity to exhibit your jewellery. The aim is for you to develop into an artist who has a strong sense of purpose, competence and an understanding of your design process and outcomes.

Course Components

Basic Workshop Practice

• Safety in the workshop
• Essential tools and maintenance

Introductory Metalworking Techniques

• Piercing
• Filing
• Shaping
• Forming
• Soldering
• Sanding
• Finishing

 Additional Skills and Techniques

• Texturing
• Etching
• Selecting and setting cabochon stones
• Patination of metal
• Making jewellery findings
• Chain making

Advanced Jewellery Making Techniques

• Cuttlefish casting
• Delft Clay casting
• Tool making
• Riveting
• Metal bead making
• Enamelling
• Keum Boo

12 Hours per week 

Kapa Haka

Nau mai ki te whānau! Join our whānau kapa haka: students of all ages and year levels are welcome! This course is open to everyone, regardless of experience, and will introduce you to the world of Māori Performing Arts (and possibly Pasifika Performing Arts). Expand your skills and confidence, with the goal of performing as a group at both regional and school events. There is some expectation to attend extra rehearsals outside school or during lunchtime when the need arises. Students in this course also connect with Dance and Music standards to achieve between 18-30 credits across NCEA Levels 2 and 3.

Course Components 

• work together as part of a team to create a performance
• expand your skills and knowledge in waiata, haka, poi and mōteatea

L1 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Hoea tonutia te waka! This course is designed for those wanting to develop their ability to speak and write in te reo Māori and strengthen comprehension through reading and listening. You will also expand your understanding of tikanga Māori and will be assessed through Level 1 Achievement Standards. 11TRE is for students with prior knowledge in reo Māori.

Course Components 

• Use conversational language in a variety of situations 
• Improve spoken and written language skills 
• Research aspects of tikanga Māori

L2 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Nau mai ki te kaupapa whakamatatau! This course will further expand your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of te ao Māori. You will focus on contexts relevant to society today and strengthen your ability to read and listen to, and speak and write in, formal and informal te reo Māori. You will complete Level 2 Achievement Standards.

Course Components 

• Use complex language in a variety of situations 
• Gain fluency in spoken and written language skills

L3 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Ki te tihi o te maunga! This course will solidify your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, further develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of Māori society. You will complete Level 3 Achievement standards.

Course Components 

• Use increasingly complex language in a variety of situations 
• Consolidate fluency in spoken and written language skills 
• Research contemporary issues from a Māori perspective

Mātauranga Māori 

Haere mai ki te ao Māori! This course is perfect for those seeking knowledge of the Māori world. You will learn about the vibrant world of Māori culture and society. Explore customs, history, and traditions of Māori, and learn how to participate in the Māori world. Te reo Māori will be woven throughout this course, and you will begin to build a foundation in te reo o tēnei whenua – the language of this land.

Course Components 

• Gain insight into the Māori world
• Learn basic tikanga Māori (protocol and cultural practices) and apply it in real-life contexts
• Gain confidence in speaking basic conversational reo Māori

Numeracy

This course is designed to support students in Years 12 and 13 who have not yet attained their numeracy co-requisite. Primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Numeracy CAA exams.

Other Notes

If you are wanting to personalise your timetable, then you can select this option.

For example if you wish to be considered for 

• Te Kura for one of your subjects

Then you can select this "subject" where you will be asked to provide notes as to why you want this for 2026.

Please make sure that you provide clear notes so we can follow up with you as needed.

Pacific Studies

In this course we will explore Pasifika cultures, learning about fa’asinomaga (cultural identity), cultural values and gaining confidence in who we are as Pasifika. We will cast our nets wide across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa through Pacific language weeks to pull out the treasures that make our Pacific nations unique and beautiful. This course will help recognise and understand differences, but also aspects of culture that we share.

Students in the course will participate in preparations for Polyfest, either performance, design or support.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in learning about Pacific cultural values. For Pasifika, this course offers a safe space to step further into your Pacific identity, have a sense of belonging in the Pasifika community and build confidence to have a voice in Pasifika space.

• The Pacific studies assessments in this class are unit standards, including an investigation and a presentation standard (10-12 credits)
• Dance standards are not part of the course directly, but assessment may be organised for students who participate in Pacific dance throughout the year.
• Language options may be possible by negotiation.

Up to 18 credits available.

Painting

Wednesday Night

Develop the foundational processes and techniques of painting through a variety of genres, from still life to landscapes.

Course Components

• Learn foundational techniques and how to use the tools of painting
• Gain the fundamental Principles and Elements of Art
• Achieve the basic technical skills and concepts necessary to begin your painting journey
• Explore and participate real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Pre-Health Studies (13PHC)

Are you interested in a career in nursing or other health-related vocations?

If you have a genuine interest in helping others, but lack the formal qualifications, this course will provide that opportunity.

This one year course provides a learning pathway to further training in the health sector. You will acquire the prescribed knowledge and skills in Human biology, Cell biology, Chemistry and Maths, while gaining experience in the workplace too.

Course Components

Human Biology

• Study human cells and cell systems
• Find out about body systems like the digestive and the circulatory system

Chemistry

• Learn to use chemicals and apparatus safely

Maths

• Explore scientific calculations
• Use mathematical skills to solve problems relevant to the nursing profession

Academic Communication and Study Skills

• Use a range of skills and strategies, individually and as a team member, to achieve goals in academic contexts
• Use information from a variety of written, visual and oral texts to present possible solutions to relevant problems
• Communicate effectively across a range of media and methods, appropriate to the context

Placement and Practical Work

• Receive individualised workplace support as you work in a healthcare setting
• Study heath and personal care of patients in a hospital or aged health care facility
• Learn and apply safe practice within a healthcare setting
• Gain experience in application of Te Tiriti O Waitangi in a heathcare setting
• Gain a first-aid certificate

20 Hours per week 

Limited spaces available

Pre-Health Degree Preparation (PHUE pathway)

Are you interested in a career in nursing or other health-related vocations?

If you have a genuine interest in helping others, but lack the formal qualifications, this course will provide that opportunity.

This one-year course provides a learning pathway to further training in the health sector, recognising previous successful study in Chemistry and/or Biology. You will have the opportunity to gain University Entrance, while gaining experience in the nursing workplace too. 

Course Components (dependent on prior learning) 

• Placement and Practical Work
• L3 Chemistry and/or Biology as part of the 3 UE approved subjects
• Numeracy and UE Literacy if required
• Students wishing to attain University Entrance must be studying 3 UE approved subjects

Placement and Practical Work

• Receive individualised workplace support as you work in a healthcare setting
• Study heath and personal cares of patients in a hospital or aged care facility
• Learn and apply safe practice within a healthcare setting
• Gain experience in application of Te Tiriti O Waitangi in a heathcare setting
• Gain a first-aid certificate

20 Hours per week 

Limited spaces available

Printmaking - Beginners

Wednesday Night

Explore a variety of approaches and techniques in printmaking.  This course is designed for those who want to develop their creativity through learning some introductory printmaking methods.

Course Components

• Gain an understanding of many printmaking methods, such as woodcuts, linocuts, dry points, monoprints and collagraphs
• Develop your techniques so that you can bring your own creativity to its full potential
• Make your own handcrafted prints and develop your own style
• Explore and participate in real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Reading and Writing for Tertiary Study (13RWT)

Reading and Writing for Tertiary Study is suitable for learners who wish to enter a vocational or undergraduate programme of study. It is also suitable for learners wanting to advance their formal English and writing skills. It covers reading strategies, source evaluation, essay planning and writing, citations and referencing. While the focus of the course is on applied writing skills, writing teaching will integrate speaking, listening, reading, viewing, writing to learn and other strategies necessary for writing. It will also include an option for students wanting to prepare for IELTS testing. There is the opportunity in the course to gain University Entrance reading and writing credits. 

4 periods per week 

School of Fashion

What is your Fashion Narrative?

Fashion has a significant effect on our lives by defining style and culture. It is a way to express personality, and sometimes to send a message. Fashion plays a role in most people's lives since it helps them fit in or stand out from the crowd.

What do your fashion choices say about you? Whether you wish to study Fashion at tertiary level, work in the fashion industry or express yourself through fashion, this course is for you.

The Hagley School of Fashion is a creative environment that allows you the freedom to write your own fashion narrative and supports you on your individual journey.

Course Components

Pattern Making

Level 3 (16 credits)

• Drafting pattern blocks for women, men, and children
• Designing and making patterns 
• Manipulating pattern blocks to create fashion or costume garments 

Industrial sewing

(12 credits)

• Fashion drawing and design development
• Production procedures 
• Garment construction techniques
• Tailoring techniques
• Sustainable fashion focus

 Art Wear

NCEA Achievement Standards in Technology Level 3 (16 credits UE Approved)

• Use garment design to portray a story
• Create garments of complex design
• Gain a working knowledge of the design process
• Create an original collection
• Gain an understanding of how fitness for purpose can change over time
• Develop and understand the need for sustainable practices
• Moderate to advanced sewing skills recommended

12 Hours per week 

Students wishing to attain University Entrance must take an additional approved subject.

School of Music - 20 hours per week

Do you love performing and playing music? Are you looking for a course that will enable you to be a full-time musician?

Hagley School of Music is designed for students who are passionate about, capable of, and interested in pursuing a music career. The course is run by musicians for musicians of the future. 

Year 12 Hagley School of Music will enable you to fully immerse yourself in music while working towards a National Certificate in Music and NCEA Level 2. This full-time music course comprises 16 hours of Music Immersion classes and 4 hours of Industry Studies packaged classes. The course comprises 4 strands: 

• Music Making Study
• Music Teaching Study
• Music Technology Study
• Music Business Study

Course Components for Music Immersion Classes (16 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Music Immersion Classes: 55 credits (includes 6 writing UE Literacy requirements)

The Music Making Study: Performance & Creation

Students will learn to:

• Develop instrumental and vocal skills through performance workshops and performances
• Develop performance and composition/songwriting skills through music-making
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural learning skills through music-making
• Develop music analysis skills through the study of musical works

The Music Teaching Study: Pedagogy, Music Theory, and Coaching

Students will learn to:

• Gain knowledge of teaching and coaching music
• Acquire a history of music and research skills related to the music topics

The Music Technology: Live Sounds and Recording

Students will learn to:

• Develop music technology skills, including recording and software engineering
• Develop skills for studio performance and learn to use recording equipment
• Develop music video planning and production skills

Course Components for Industry Studies Classes (4 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Industry Studies: 27 credits (includes 6 writing and 5 reading for UE literacy requirements)

• Learning about bookkeeping for the music business
• Learn to create and manage a gig
• Learn to create their own promotional kit - including CV writing
• Develop knowledge of screenwriting

This course is designed for our school of music students to obtain their Level 2 Literacy credits, and for our Level 3 students to obtain a domain in Business Studies and Media Studies for their NCEA Level 3 qualification.

School of Music - 20 Hours per week

Do you love performing and playing music? Are you looking for a course that will enable you to become a full-time musician?
Hagley School of Music is designed for students who are passionate about music and capable of pursuing a career in music. The course is run by musicians for musicians of the future.  

Year 13 Hagley School of Music will enable you to fully immerse yourself in music while working toward a National Certificate in Music and NCEA Level 3. This full-time music course consists of 12 hours of Music Immersion classes and 4 hours of Industry Studies packaged class, allowing you to choose one UE-approved subject (4 hours) from the mainstream course at TPWOW| Hagley. Ākonga who wish to advance their study to tertiary schools must have 3 UE-approved subjects. By doing the school of music programme, you are eligible to gain the University Entry requirement through this full-time music course. 

The course comprises 4 strands: 

• Music Making Study
• Music Teaching Study
• Music Technology Study
• Music Industry Study

Course Components for Music Immersion Classes (12 hours) 

Credits available at Level 3 Music Immersion Classes: 72 credits (includes 4 reading/writing, and 6 reading UE Literacy requirements)

The Music Making Study: Performance & Creation

Students will learn to:

• Develop instrumental and vocal skills through performance workshops and performances
• Develop performance and composition/songwriting skills through music-making
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural learning skills through music-making
• Develop music analysis skills through the study of musical works

 The Music Teaching Study: Pedagogy, Music Theory, and Coaching

Students will learn to:

• Gain knowledge of teaching and coaching music
• Acquire a history of music and research skills related to the music topics

The Music Technology: Live Sounds and Recording

Students will learn to:

• Develop music technology skills, including recording and software engineering
• Develop skills for studio performance and learn to use recording equipment
• Develop music video planning and production skills

Course Components for Industry Studies Classes (4 hours) 

Credits available at Level 3 Industry Studies: 18 credits (in a UE-approved subject)

• Learning about bookkeeping for the music business
• Learn to create and manage a gig
• Learn to create their own promotional kit - including CV writing
• Develop knowledge of screenwriting

This course is designed for our school of music students to obtain their Level 2 Literacy credits, and for our Level 3 students to obtain a domain in Business Studies for their NCEA Level 3 qualification. 

Stagecraft

This course introduces you to the technical skills needed to design and produce components for theatre and film projects. It also helps you develop the practical skills needed for make-up, costume, prop and set design.

Course Components

• Research, design and construct costumes, props, lighting and make-up designs for a variety of performance contexts
• Use drama and technical tools to create and direct work for film and theatre projects
• Practical, project-based course
• Workshops and collaborative learning
• Written work is required to achieve all standards

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL1 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL2 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Maths, Science and Health, Physical Education

Studying at High School (ELL3)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL2 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL3 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Math, Science and Health, Physical Education

Te Ao Haka

'E haka i te haka a Tane-Rore, e tū te tū o Tane-Rore' 

'Adopt the stance and essence of Tane-Rore the God of haka'

Ākonga enrolled in Te Ao Haka must also be enrolled in Kapa Haka.  

Te Ao Haka is a multi-level (NCEA L1-3) class delving deep into Te Ao Haka. Ākonga will use research, creativity and wānanga to develop a deeper understanding of the whakapapa and creative skills, elements of mahi kapa haka, and the responsibilities of a successful kaihaka. This course will be delivered bilingually and observes kawa and tikanga Māori.  

Course components:

- build and develop foundational knowledge of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives (he tāonga tuku iho), and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development. 

- Explore creativity in performance and understand their role as a part of a wider group. 

- Explore their own role in the promotion and sharing of te ao Māori.

Tertiary Preparation

Are you aiming for university study in 2027? 

Develop skills and confidence in reading and writing for tertiary study and become familiar with university academic processes, alongside your NCEA programme. This academic communication course is designed to sit alongside your five main subjects to help prepare you for the transition to degree-level study. It covers reading strategies, source evaluation, essay planning and writing, citations and referencing, forum participation skills, and learning and study strategies. There is the opportunity in the course to gain University Entrance reading and writing credits.

2 periods per week. 

If you would like to select this subject, please message or email Emma Lumb and we can add you into this course.

Tongan - Beginners

11 Architecture and Product Design

This course teaches the elements of Design and helps you apply your learning to create conceptual Architecture & Product forms.

Course Components

• Learn Design element/principles extraction from influential architecture and cultural heritage.
• Understand the tools of creativity available to apply influenced characteristics to generate new and different ideas.
• Learn to critique your work
• Refine form concepts using prototype modelling incorporated into your work. 
• Develop a design idea through refinement.
• Construct a final solution which communicates it meeting the brief.
• Work on each project independently using effective presentation techniques.

11 Art

Expand your skills in drawing, painting and printmaking as you develop your own artworks.

 Course Components

• Develop practical skills in different art-making techniques
• Learn and be inspired by a range of New Zealand artists
• Explore ideas from initial first drawings to make your own completed artworks
• Produce your own portfolio of art works

11 Child and Family Studies

The Child Minder: Have fun gaining knowledge, skills and experience to understand the basic care of young children.

Course Components

• Development and basic needs of young children
• Manaakitanga -Plan and prepare healthy kai to share and apply to  Te Whare Tapa Whā
• Make safe, age-appropriate resources
• Gain qualifications to support being a competent babysitter including First Aid
• Strong hands-on, practical component
• Plan and run an event for Te Pito o Te Puna Wai o Waipapa -Hagley College Preschool

Learn about three great cultures of the ancient world: Greece, Egypt and Rome. First we study the structure of Greek, Roman and Egyptian society as early patriarchies: men in charge, women subservient. We will explore what it was like to grow up in Greek society, and creation myths and what they tell us about Greek religion. Finally we will study both the Egyptian temple and the Greek and Roman army as social institutions. All aspects of the course provide context and pathways into Year 12 and 13 Classics.

Course components

• Greek, Roman or Egyptian society as patriarchies
• Growing up in Ancient Greece
• Greek mythology: Hesiod's creation myths
• The Egyptian temple as social institution
• The Greek or Roman army as social institution

11 Commerce

This course contains elements of three Commerce areas: Economics, Accounting, and Business, with an emphasis on Business. Commerce concepts and models are used to make sense of society and solve problems. There is a strong focus on student-centred learning as students take an active role in their learning by participating in a trip to a local business, and working in teams to design and market a product. Students will learn about local, sustainable businesses, including future-proofing strategies.

Course Components

Ākonga will:

• build the knowledge, skills, and values needed to navigate and participate in the economic world. 
• learn how participants make decisions and analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability. 
• learn that scarcity necessitates decision-making, and that cultural perspectives and lenses inform decisions. 

11 Dance

Learn to communicate through movement and interpret meaning from dance.  Express and share your culture through movement. Nurture whanaungatanga through dance and movement.

Course components

• Expand the ways you express ideas, feelings, values, and beliefs, as well as how you understand those of others through dance
• Develop literacy in dance as you learn about, and extend skills in movement, performance, and choreography
• Strengthen relationships by collaborating, communicating, working as a team, and problem-solving
• Develop confidence and deeper awareness in your own identity through dance

11 Design

If you want to become confident with digital drawing skills, Photoshop and explore visual ideas and digital media, this course is for you.

Course Components

• Learn skills in Photoshop
• Learn about digital illustration techniques 
• Gain skills in graphic design while working on projects

11 Digital Technology

Make a positive difference in the world. Digital technologies drives innovation in industry, sciences, engineering, entertainment, and education.  This course introduces Digital Technology, laying the foundation for further studies in Web development, Computer Science, and Robotics.

 Course Components

• Introduction to programming and algorithms using the Python programming language
• Development of individual project
• Investigation of human computer interaction and usability to enable you to evaluate other software and improve the design of your own

11 Drama

This course is designed to prepare students for a pathway in Drama, as well as letting them explore who they are through developing positive and nurturing relationships.

Over the course of the year students will explore ways of creating, Performing, and responding through drama, while also reflecting upon their own place in the world.

Course Components

• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Respond to and share identity, culture, and different perspectives
• Research, communicate and interpret drama
• Coursework and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

11 English 

In this course you will read and view a range of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films and speeches. You will develop your writing skills.

Course Components

• Learn a range of text and language features
• Explain how texts make meaning
• Explain how language is used in different situations
• Write a range of text types

11 Fashion and Textiles Technology

Develop skills to make garments while learning about the function of fabrics used in everyday life.
Akonga will research and discover how materials and processing practice impact on people and the environment.
Akonga complete a portfolio of their own ideas and use stakeholder feedback to inform decisions and personal reflections when making practical sewing projects.

Course Components

• Produce quality textile items following patterns and develop design ideas.
• Explore traditional and contemporary materials and techniques.
• The ability to use a sewing machine is recommended.

11 Film and Photography

The course is designed to progressively prepare students to become skilled in all areas of art Photography and Filmmaking, and for future engagement in Film Studies and Photography at a higher level.

Course Components

• Learn how to use accepted art practices for Photography and Film making; developing ideas through a robust art making process
• Learn DSLR camera skills and techniques of composition in still and moving images
• Develop skills in digital image manipulation and postproduction film technology using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Create finished works of photography and film by following industry standard processes

11 Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition is about developing an understanding of current issues related to food, nutrition, and health, while learning how a range of factors influence hauora and wellbeing. We learn about and develop strategies and health enhancing activities that impact the food choices we make for our daily lives.

There is a balance of practical and theory activities each week.

11 Geography

Geography is a unique subject that looks at current global and local issues now as well as problem solving. This course is a mix of human and natural based topics including chocolate production, extreme natural disasters, sustainable islands and much more. Future problem solvers this course is for you! 

Course Components

• Learn how we respond to natural disasters
• Learn about population patterns and the consequences for the future
• Learn about sustainability and the environment
• Examine local, regional and national issues
• Study global patterns and trends
• Includes a field trip and a research topic
• Focus on Mātauranga Māori world views

11 Hard Materials 

To offer students the opportunity to gain experience about the use of tools to design and construct an item of personal interest based on the BCITO programme.

Course Components

• Become proficient in the design process to aid planning and execution
• To construct personalised projects
• Hands on approach to learning backed up with BCITO Level 1 Unit Standards
• Use a wide range of tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

11 Health

In this course, you develop an understanding of current health issues, and learn how a range of factors influence wellbeing beyond personal choice and individual responsibility. This also includes understanding what contributes to healthy relationships, and develop strategies to strengthen a sense of identity and self-worth. 

Course Components

• Explore various models of health and apply this knowledge to the maintenance and enhancement of health.
• Identify a ‘health-related’ situation and factors that might influence decision making 
• Apply knowledge of personal, interpersonal, societal factors in relation to a specific context 
• Identify and explain strategies that enhance hauora  

11 History

History is all about great stories and peoples’ experiences in fascinating and bizarre situations. Learn the art of being an historian through a close study of primary evidence. Complete research into the historical significance of a chosen person or event. Consider different perspectives on an event from New Zealand history. 

Potential Topics

• early Māori Pākehā interactions before 1840: Tasman 1642, Cook 1769, The Boyd incident 1809
• a person or event of your choice: historical significance
• the Harriet shipwreck of 1834 in Taranaki: different perspectives on an event

11 Horticultural Science 

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science and can prepare you for Biology and Earth Space Science courses at Level 2.  It covers the interconnectedness of all aspects of the production of a primary product, which include people, soils, water, climate, husbandry, economics, and plants. Horticulture is a multidisciplinary subject that incorporates elements of kaitiakitanga, business, science, technology, innovation, and sustainability.

The course is a pathway into Level 2 Biology & Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Travelling to the Climate Action Campus each week to take part in practical horticultural work
• Learning about and carrying out plant propagation
• Undertaking practical garden maintenance work
• Understanding how a life process is managed in a primary production system
• Understanding how soil properties are managed

11 Hospitality: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Dive into the world of Hospitality and gain invaluable life skills in food preparation within the vibrant Hospitality Industry. This course offers a unique opportunity to develop your culinary talents, master safe food practices, and acquire the knowledge that can pave the way for exciting career opportunities.

Course Highlights:

• Master Health and Safety: Learn essential health and safety requirements to ensure excellence in food preparation.
• Explore Ingredients: Discover a variety of ingredients and their practical applications in cooking.
• Perfect Your Presentation: Develop top-notch meal presentation skills that will impress in any hospitality setting.
• Balanced Learning: Enjoy a mix of hands-on food experiences and insightful written research tasks.

Join us and embark on a culinary adventure that will prepare you for success in the dynamic world of Hospitality!

11 Maths

Look at all aspects of maths needed for life including Number, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Measurement and Statistics and Probability. Students who did not pass the numeracy CAA in Year 10 will get an opportunity to sit it in this course. The course provides a pathway to 12MAT.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear algebra and geometry
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Maths with Algebra

This course has an emphasis on algebra and graphing and provides a good base for all courses at Year 12, 13 and beyond.

Course Components

• Solve problems involving number, linear and higher algebra, and geometry
• Manipulate and solve algebraic expressions and examine optimisation using graphs
• Use statistics and probability to examine data and model real world scenarios

11 Outdoor Education

In this course you improve your practical and interpersonal skills, learn about the outdoors and experience a range of outdoor activities. This course is a great introduction to the outdoors and helpful preparation for those wanting to take 12OED

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence in rock climbing
• Participate in orienteering and mountain biking
• Complete a day tramp
• Gain skills and confidence in a water sport

11 Physical Education

In this course you will engage with how movement affects self, those around you, and your wider communities. You will learn to recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement, and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. 

Course Components

• Explore Te Ao Māori influences on movement
• Understand a range of biophysical principles to enhance sporting performance
• Develop capabilities and explore strategies to promote kotahitanga
• Develop movement skills and strategies in challenging movement contexts
• Explore how movement experiences impact hauora

11 Science

This course encourages you to build on what you learned in junior science, and is to prepare for specialised science courses in senior school. The course is a pathway into Level 2 Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Space Science.

Course Components

• Develop the key skills of working as a scientist 
• Understand a science-informed response to a local issue
• Carry out a range of scientific investigative approaches
• Learn how scientists develop science ideas
• Investigate science-related claims

12 Architecture and Product Design

This course continues the Architectural Design emphasis of L1 design of informed work through design influence to incorporate broader ideas in describing the aesthetic and function detail of your design. 

Course Components

• Design is informed from a chosen era or movement.
• Design skills build on sketching, exploring and refining spatial design ideas in response to a brief.
• Development of Spatial and Product Design outcomes which go through two regenerations of refinement.
• The use of 3D modelling, which is incorporated as presentations, is a critical aspect of our work. 
• Critically outlining detail of both the aesthetic and functional solutions are reviewed during the design progression.

12 Art Passion Project

Art Passion Project is a course designed for students wanting to pursue their passion for art in an entrepreneurial context. This course is aimed at creative students who want to pursue art without completing a portfolio. 

Course Components

• Come up with creative ideas for your project and get feedback along the way 
• Create concept drawings to visually develop ideas
• Make prototype artworks as practice towards exhibiting in a gallery

12 Biology

This course will take you through the adaptations that animals have and how those allow them to survive in their habitat. It will look at how genetics works and how genes can also be influenced by the environment. You will also learn practical skills while doing the investigation which looks at cell membrane functions. This is a fun, interactive course which will build your knowledge of Biology. This course leads on to 13 Biology. 

Course Components

• Learn about adaptations of living organisms including animal form and function
• Cell structure and important cell reactions in a practical investigation
• Gene expression, genetic change, variation and evolution

12 Business Studies

Business for beginners: get started on your pathway to business success and gain real world entrepreneurial experience. Students will develop an understanding of issues affecting a business and apply this through case studies and real life examples.

Course Components:

• Gain practical experience in operating a business as part of a group, creating a product, and selling it
• Develop creative thinking and problem solving skills
• Investigate how businesses motivate their staff, and look at this firsthand when visiting a local business
• Apply business knowledge to a critical problem in a large business context

12 Chemistry

This course prepares you for Year 13 and Scholarship Chemistry. You are likely to need this course if you are considering engineering, health, veterinary or food science pathways.

Course Components

• Revise atomic structure and its implications for bonding
• Analyse chemical solutions for ions present 
• Understand factors which affect chemical reactions including reactions at equilibrium
• Relate structure of everyday materials to their properties

12 Child and Family Studies

The theme of this course is A Child’s World and its Influences. This course is designed for students who want to learn about children and the issues facing families today. Gain knowledge, skills and attitudes to prepare for further study in early childhood and other related fields.

Course Components

• Learn about the determinants of Health, as they relate to young children
• Construct and use play resources and learn the importance of play in child development
• Introduction to Child Development
• Self-management skills for learning and household conservation
• Introduction to learning styles and goal setting 
• Acquire skills necessary to start to provide quality interactions essential for a child’s development

12 Classics

The world of ancient Greece was a patriarchal one: men in power, women controlled. 

We will explore this reality and several of the women who challenged these values. Firstly, Helen of Sparta, whom Greeks blamed for the worst war in their history. Then we consider the great LBGTQIA+ icon Sappho, who wrote some of the most beautiful love poetry in history – to other women. We analyse her poetry as she likely intended it to be read, then explore how later cultures have interpreted and understood her: Greek, Roman, medieval, nineteenth century art – and modern lesbian culture.

Finally, we study how the Greeks depicted the body in sculpture, with a special focus on the work of Praxitelles.

Topics:

• Attitudes to women in Ancient Greece
• Mythical women as monsters
• Helen of Troy and the Trojan War
• Sappho’s life and love poetry
• Sappho’s influence on and reputation in later cultures
• Greek sculpture: the body

12 Computer Science

Become a problem solver and innovator. Computer science enables cutting edge problem solving in a huge range of fields. Students who complete the core achievement standards can also take part in our robotics or advanced programming programs.

Course Components

• Advanced programming techniques in the Python programming language.
• Students will iteratively develop their own software project.
• Learn about key concepts in computer science such as encryption, error control, complexity and tractability.

12 Dance

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 1 with more emphasis on dance technique and choreography

Course Components 

• Learn, rehearse and perform a variety of group dances for a live audience 
• Learn a range of dance genres and styles
• Choreograph your own solo and group dances
• Build other skills such as fitness, teamwork, determination and creativity

12 Design

In this course you will combine creativity with digital technology to communicate ideas using image and text.

Course Components

• Learn to understand the design process
• Analyse and reconstruct examples of good design practice
• Develop your skills in Adobe Photoshop
• Apply techniques learned to your own work

12 Drama

This course builds on the performance skills learnt in Level 1, with a stronger emphasis on the social and political aspects of live theatre. You strengthen your devising skills, explore the principles and conventions of Brecht's Epic Theatre and perform in a major production.

Course Components

• Explore the drama of different cultures
• Collaborate and contribute ideas to create drama
• Apply specific drama techniques and conventions
• Rehearse and perform drama in a range of styles and theatre forms
• Course work and assessments often involve group work: consistent attendance is essential

12 Earth and Space Science

This course covers a range of astronomical and geological ideas which help to develop basic understandings of Earth and Space Science. Students will investigate the birth and evolution of stars, planet formation, and how extreme geological events impact our planet.

Course Components

• Explore an issue about space
• Learn about extreme environments and organism survival
• Explore the structure and life cycle of stars
• Learn about Geological and Earth processes
• Learn about extreme events
• Investigate and write scientific reports

12 Electronics

Be a hands-on problem solver and innovator. Electronics enables engineers and inventors to create solutions that tackle global problems and improve lives.

This course is based on ETITO unit standards. 

Course Components

• Learn the symbols and language of electronics
• Make prototype circuits to discover how components work
• Investigate current voltage and effects of components on circuits

12 English

In this course you will read and view a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels and  films. You will develop reading and analysis skills. You will develop your writing skills to further craft and control your writing in a range of forms.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Craft persuasive writing, creative writing and essays
• Develop information literacy skills

12 English with Drama

This English course is designed especially for Drama students while still covering everything a regular English course would. You will study and write a range of scripts as well as watch and review plays and films. 

This course works best for students enrolled in 12 DRA.

Course Components

• Close reading and analysis of a variety of texts
• Create, edit and workshop scripts for performance
• Analyse and write a range of dramatic texts
• Prepare and present scripts

12 Fashion and Textiles Technology

The focus is on students developing knowledge and skills that enable them to form, transform and work with materials, textiles and fashion.
This allows them to create conceptual and practical technological outcomes that solve problems and satisfy needs and opportunities. researching, consulting and creating a variety of garments while reflecting on factors which influence fashion and clothing and textiles items.

Course Components

• Create and make garments using advanced techniques and commercial patterns
• Consider the function of fabrics to enable sustainable practices during and after construction of garments
• Take a vision to reality by making garments from your design ideas

12 Film Studies

In this course you will build knowledge and understanding of film through the study of a genre, and a topic of film theory. You will also write a screenplay and plan and produce your own short film product, which you will also film and edit using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Plan and produce a short film product
• Explore a film theory
• Write a screenplay
• Examine the audience expectations of a genre

12 Financial Life Skills

This course will provide you with a good understanding of financial literacy and how your own personal finances can affect your life. It will teach you about budgeting and managing money, and how significant life events can impact this. We explore the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components:

• Investigating the financial life stages
• Managing debt and KiwiSaver
• Becoming financially secure and responsible
• Banking products
• Insurance products
• Understanding employment and taxation

12 Food for Sustainable Living

Not everyone in New Zealand can access healthy food to eat easily. Some of us may require different foods for health or ethical reasons This course discusses ideas and attitudes linked to food security, health enhancing food choices and sustainable practices that relate to the provision of food for New Zealand families. 

Course Components

• Develop understandings about sourcing and using locally produced seasonal foods
• Investigate people’s attitudes to food and how these influence wellbeing
• There is a balance of practical food experiences and written tasks each week.

12 Geography

Geography is all about learning about our natural and cultural environment both locally and globally. We look at current issues today and decisions in our future. First half of the year involves:

Current global issues and crime

The focus of this course is on global issues and crime. We will explore global issues such as malaria and piracy as well as urban issues such as murder rates in Chicago and urban planning. There is also the opportunity to do an exam based on geographic skills.

The second half of the year involves

 Aotearoa NZ 

This course will focus on the interaction of people and environment exploring both the physical environment and the role of predators in Aotearoa. The course includes a 3 day trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook and is a highlight for many who have never been there. This is an optional trip and a donation of $200 is required. There is also the potential for those who wish to further expand their Geography skills in the latter part of the year.

Come and join!

12 Hard Materials 

This Level 2 BCITO based course builds upon the skills previously learnt in the 11 HM course, by modifying existing plans to create pieces of furniture.

Course Components

• Use the design process to extend your knowledge and capabilities.
• Learn self-management skills as you complete projects of your choosing
• Have access to a wide range of hard materials
• Become proficient in the use of hand tools and workshop machinery

12 Health

In this course you investigate influences, consequences and strategies within a range of health issues.

Course Components

• Investigate factors that influence sexuality and strategies that reflect social justice to address them
• Take action to improve well-being in school and community
• Investigate factors that impact on a person’s resilience
• Analyse an adolescent health issue

12 History

Have you ever thought to yourself, "well, how did we get here?" Or you may find yourself thinking, "Where are we heading?" And you may ask yourself "am I right or am I wrong?". Then Year 12 History is the subject for you!

Learn whether we are caught in an endless cycle, where everything seems the same as it ever was or whether we are learning from our past mistakes and making progress. We will critically examine decisions made in the past that are impacting us today and build your confidence to discuss what future may lie ahead.

This course will have a unique international flavour and build your skills and confidence in being a historian.

Potential Topics:

• The 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
• World War 2: The Māori Battalion at Cassino
• Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre
• LBGTQIA+ life in NZ and Around the World
• Dawn Raids & Civil Rights

Grow Your Passion: Level 2 Horticulture in New Zealand

Discover the joy of growing with your hands and sustainable practices. Our Level 2 Horticulture course offers a practical introduction to sustainable gardening, production horticulture, landscape design and plant science.

What You'll Learn:

• Soil & Plant Science: Soil health, fertilizers, watering, plant nutrition.
• Propagation & Pruning: Seedlings, cuttings, pruning.
• Garden Management: Seed sowing, tool use, pest/weeds control, irrigation.
• Landscape Planning: Design principles, create a plan.

12 Hospitality

Here you develop the skills needed to work in the industry at an entry level, including gaining a barista qualification. You can also gain credits towards a Hospitality qualification.

Course Components

• Prepare and cook a range of foods with safe food hygiene
• Learn basic knife skills
• Evaluate your processes and products
• Train in hospitality specifics such as customer service
• Barista Training

12 Legal Studies

To be informed citizens, you need an understanding of the concepts, principles, and processes that provide the foundations for our legal system and of the issues that confront it. This course will provide students with the opportunity to gain such an understanding in both a NZ and a global context. Students will be encouraged to look critically at our justice system and develop their understanding of the application of law in Aotearoa.

Potential Components

• The causes and consequences of crime and different ways of dealing with it.
• How the court system works including a visit to the District Courts.
• Concepts of justice and how these are applied in different legal systems.
• Concepts of law in regard to legal scenarios.
• Civil law and disputes resolution processes.
• Opportunities to learn about a wide range of jobs in the legal sector.

12 Literacy

This course is designed to support students who have not yet attained their literacy co-requisite. The primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Literacy CAA exams.

Course Components

During the year there may be opportunities to complete a Level 1 Achievement Standard.

12 Maths

This course moves at your pace and is internally assessed. The course provides a pathway to 13MAT and 13MAS.

Course Components

• Solve trigonometry problems
• Learn about using network theory
• Further your understanding of statistics and probability
• Become familiar with sequences and series
• Take coordinate geometry to the next level

12 Maths with Algebra 

This course is designed for students who wish to continue Maths to a higher level. It is excellent preparation for NCEA Level 3 Calculus and Statistics and/or a Science pathway.

Course Components

• Learn how to apply algebraic methods to solving problems
• Practice applying calculus methods in solving problems
• Gain further skills in statistics and probability problems
• Make connections between algebra and graphs

12 Motion Graphics

Develop knowledge and skills in character design. Apply animation methods by filming and digitally painting frames to create an animation. Year 11 students can apply for an interview to determine Level 2 drawing ability to gain enrolment to this class.

Course Components

• Create your own original character and environment designs
• Develop a short animated or stop motion film
• Develop skills and knowledge of digital applications appropriate to animation

12 Music

This course extends the skills learned at Level 1 with a wide range of options available in performance and written music.

Course Components

• Research and create digital music
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural
• Create compositions
• Prepare and present performances
• Research an area of interest within the New Zealand music industry

Year 12 MUS Music Course Outline

The Year 12 MUS programme is a whole year course. NCEA Level 2 music is consist of Achievement standards and Music Technology standards.

• Achievement standards - 23 internal credits,  6 external credits
• Music Technology - a total of 6 credits (internal credits) ➡️ optional

In a total of 35 credits.

Each strand has a mixture of internal and external standards and may be 'mixed and matched'.  

Year 12 NCEA Level 2 Music nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/music/levels

12 Outdoor Education

In this course you are introduced to a variety of outdoor pursuits, with a goal to develop your personal skills. This course is an excellent introduction for those wanting to take 13OEX.

Course Components

• Gain skills and confidence kayaking on moving water
• Learn how to prepare for, and participate in an overnight tramp
• Learn about weather, survival skills and topographic maps
• Complete a first aid course
• Gain skills and confidence in rock-climbing

12 Painting

This is a practical course for students that teaches skills and techniques on how to paint and develop your own artistic ideas. 

Course Components

• Become familiar with different painting styles and techniques
• Using drawing and book work to support studio practice
• Develop a systematic approach to picture making
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Pathways

Work Ready Skills: Explore potential career pathways and gain valuable skills and resources to support your pathway into employment.

Course Components

• Use a range of tools and resources to explore possible career options
• Create a CV & develop cover letter writing skills
• Explore the process in applying for employment
• Develop interview skills
• Life Skills: Develop an understanding of the types of skills required to support a successful transition in to life beyond school.
• Explore implications of living independently in rental/flatting scenarios

This course can be taken in conjunction with Financial Life Skills classes

12 Philosophy and Politics

This is a course in political and ethical philosophy, built around Social Studies achievement standards. Come and join for wide ranging discussions, a space aiming to foster curiosity, and an approach to philosophy that it very grounded in the real world.

Course Components

• Explore ethical decision-making
• Gain an understanding of some key ideologies, and ideas about what the world should look like
• Develop the ability to connect abstract ideas with their real world consequences.
• Apply skills of philosophical inquiry
• Organise ideas into reasoned arguments

12 Photography

This is a practical course for art students to develop the skills and techniques needed to make photographs. Students will develop skills to think analytically and make a body of photographic work.

Course Components

• Become familiar with the forms that photography can take
• Develop the use of photographic conventions as a central means to make images
• Develop a systematic approach to photography
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Physical Education 

This course builds on your understanding of how biophysical principles impact performance, as well as learning how to run a sporting event and participate responsible in competitive sporting situations.

Course Components

• Learn and apply biophysical principles to improve sports performance 
• Improve performance and social responsibility in competitive sporting contexts
• Run and evaluate a physical activity event
• Analyse technical performance by applying biophysical principles

12 Physics

Physics is all about understanding the world around you. This course gives you a grounding for career pathways like aviation, health science and engineering. You will use mathematics skills of algebra and trigonometry to solve problems about motion, energy, forces and electrical circuits. 

Course Components

• Develop skills of data processing, drawing and interpreting graphs
• Learn the language and symbols of physics
• Use practical work to help understand the principles governing the universe
• Study mechanics, electromagnetism, and atomic physics
• A self-directed extension standard is available

12 Printmaking

Explore and develop a range of different ways of making pictures appropriate to printmaking. Gain knowledge and skills in processes that relate to etching, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint and more.

Course Components

• Develop practical skills in drawing and printmaking conventions
• Learn about a range of traditional and contemporary artists
• Explore how to develop ideas for a printmaking context
• Produce your own portfolio of artworks

12 Psychology
Why do people think, feel, and behave the way they do?

Step into the world of psychology and explore how human behaviour is understood, researched, and debated. This course introduces you to key psychological approaches, research methods, and real-world issues that help explain what drives people, and why they sometimes act in unexpected ways.

You will:

• Explore major psychological perspectives and how they explain human behaviour
• Investigate real-world topics like addiction, aggression, relationships, and more
• Discuss big psychological debates, such as nature vs nurture
• Learn how to carry out your own psychological research
• Examine ethical issues and responsibilities in psychology, both locally and nationally

Perfect for curious thinkers, future changemakers, and anyone interested in understanding people (including yourself). Psychology is a great fit for careers in health, education, law, social services, business and beyond.

12 Sculpture +

Connected curriculum with Art and Technology. 

Explore types of established sculpture and a variety of skills from welding, casting glass to knitting. Then develop work and processes based on a theme relevant to you.

Course Components

• 2 hours studio time and 2 hours workshop time each week
• Develop a systematic approach to ideating and creating
• Develop your own portfolio of work

12 Tourism

Learn about the New Zealand tourism industry in a domestic and international context. Tourism in Aotearoa is one of the main 'exports' in our country, the industry is booming and back to pre-Covid levels. Investigate its sustainability and how many wonderful opportunities it brings as a relevant and exciting career.

Course Components

• Examine work roles in the tourism industry
• Consider the characteristics and needs of tourists
• Identify New Zealand’s unique features and cultures
• Explore business models related to tourism
• Discover popular international tourist destinations
• Investigate environmental and social impacts of tourism
• Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch.
• Potential trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (appx $150)

This course offers guest speakers from the industry, connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of others, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work. 

13 Art History

Extend your skills and knowledge to analyse, discuss and write about artworks. Discover how the beginning of Western art occurred through developments in society, media and theories of the 15th century.

Course Components

• Learn about art of the Renaissance
• Gain hands on experience of the processes used in the Renaissance
• Develop writing skills in preparation for tertiary study

13 Artwear/Textiles Technology

In this course you explore traditional, historical and environmental elements for inspiration to create your own garments.

Course Components

• Advanced design and construction skills
• Interpretation of a theme to design fashion garments
• Use garment design to portray a story
• Create garments of complex design
• Gain a working knowledge of the design process
• Moderate to advanced sewing skillsrecommended

13 Biology

This course will start by looking at plants and their interactions with the environment through a practical investigation.

You will then choose between learning about gene editing for pest control or the de-extinction of a species and how social factors can also affect the outcome.

Have you ever wondered how a new species evolves? You will look at this to build up your knowledge before diving into our past and looking at our earliest ancestors to see how we evolved.

There is a trip to zoo school run at Orana park to compliment the two externals. This course requires 12 Biology and leads on to tertiary science and health pathways.  

Course Components

• How speciation complements human evolution and the story of evolution
• Develop research skills with a practical investigation
• Research pest control or de-extinction and gene editing taking into account the effect on society

13 Business Studies

Build the young entrepreneur in you! This course gives you a broad understanding and practical experience of running your own business.

Course Components

• You work in groups to form a company, undertake market research, produce a business plan, present a pitch on your business idea, and sell your goods or service
• There is the opportunity to take part in the Young Enterprise Scheme
• As a budding entrepreneur, you will have the chance to make money while still at school
• Develop skills such as problem-solving, co-operation, decision- making, negotiation, and communication
• There is the option to explore some major NZ businesses and government organisations and their effect on the economy

13 Calculus

This course is excellent preparation for university study in several areas such as Maths, Physics or Engineering. Students should be comfortable with sitting External exams.

Course Components 

• Use differentiation and integration to solve problems 
• Work with equations describing curves 
• Develop equations in trigonometry and conic sections 
• Expand your algebraic skills to include imaginary numbers

13 Chemistry

This course develops skills and understanding of the structure and properties of chemicals and their reactions. This work is needed for tertiary study and can lead to science-based careers.

Course Components

• Develop basic skills for redox reactions
• Relate properties of everyday materials to their structure
• Apply understanding of the periodic table
• Investigate aqueous solutions
• Show understanding of spectroscopic methods for analysing compounds

13 Child and Family Studies

The Individual Child: In this course you develop an appreciation and respect for young children and learn to recognise that each child is unique.

Course Components

• Examine influences on children’s eating patterns
• Study development patterns and milestones
• Research an ethical dilemma and nutritional issues affecting well-being
• Make age-appropriate play resources

13 Classics

Develop your understanding of ancient queenship through a study of several notable queens from antiquity. Explore the reign of the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II of Egypt in terms of how she ruled. Then consider the greatest queen of all, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her reputation with later cultures.

Content

• The rule of Arsinoe II Philadelphus of Egypt
• Cleopatra VII Philopater as pharaoh: her successful rule, and her later reputation
• Representations of Cleopatra: Roman poetry, Medieval Arabic views, Hollywood and Netflix 

13 Computer Science

This course builds on Level 2 Computer Science and can lead on to tertiary study in that area. The course introduces many career pathways in Computer Science.

Course Components

• Learn to use complex programming techniques in the Python programming language
• Students will iteratively develop their own software project
• Learn about key concepts in computer science such as Artificial Intelligence, and Formal computer languages

13 Dance

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 2. You will further develop dance technique, choreography and performance skills. You will be a featured performer in the NCEA Dance showcase at the end of the year, with a stronger focus on technique, performance, and choreography skills. Some experience in dance is recommended.

Course Components

• Learn, rehearse and perform duet and group dances in a variety of genres and styles
• Choreograph your own dances for performance 
• Analyse dance works 
• Build skills such as fitness, teamwork, determination and creativity

13 Design

This course builds on the previous year’s course to extend and prepare Design students for university or higher study.

Course Components

• Learn and apply knowledge and principles of typography
• Develop critical thinking to improve your design work
• Complete a portfolio

Diverse Psychology.

Mental health. Neurodivergence. Real lives. Real psychology.

What counts as a disorder? Who decides? And how do we explain the lived experiences of people with conditions like OCD, anxiety, or autism?
Diverse Psychology gives you the chance to explore the intersection of psychology, identity, and real-world mental health issues through critical lenses of thinking.

You will explore:

• How different psychological approaches (e.g., biological, cognitive, sociocultural) explain behaviours considered “abnormal”
• How neurodivergence is framed in psychological theory—and how that framing is changing
• Ethical issues around diagnosis, labelling, and treatment
• Big debates around stigma, cultural bias, medicalisation, and identity
• Case studies and contemporary research from both clinical and lived-experience perspectives

This course invites you to think critically, examine complex social issues. You’ll have the freedom to present your findings in creative formats—like podcasts, zines, essays, or digital storytelling.

Perfect for students who want to dig deeper into psychology and explore the edges of what it means to be human.

13 Drama

This course builds on the skills learnt in Level 2, with a stronger focus on how to become a professional performer. Explore a variety of theatre styles through performing in groups and scripting your own work. You also perform in a major production at the end of the year.

Course Components

• Explain how drama interprets and challenges the world we live in
• Use specific drama styles to create meaning
• Create original drama
• Take on a variety of roles, from writer to director to performer
• Group work and attendance are essential
• Written work is required to achieve all standards

13 Earth and Space Science

This course builds on knowledge from the previous year and focuses on more complicated Earth systems, such as atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. We'll relate these systems to observable daily phenomena. This course can lead on to tertiary science study in geology, astronomy or physics.

Course Components

• Geological evidence and dating geological events
• Systems affecting oceans and atmosphere
• Astronomical exo-planet detection methods
• Explore an ocean systems topic that affects society

13 English

This course is for students who have strong literacy and analysis skills. Students will closely read challenging texts and develop their critical analysis skills. Students will learn how to form a thesis and use specific evidence and analysis to create fluent and coherent written texts.

Course Components

• Critical analysis of written, visual and oral texts
• Develop fluency in writing a variety of text types
• Communicate ideas visually and orally

13 Film Production

This course allows you to explore the artistic and technical aspects of film-making – focusing on the pre- production, production and post-production roles of producing a film product. You will write a screenplay, design a film, design costumes, and produce your own short film product using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Produce a design for a Film Product
• Write a screenplay
• Design a costume concept (4character costumes) for a film product
• Use a DSLR and sound equipment to capture raw film footage
• Use technology to enhance visuals and sound in editing digital film footage
• Produce a short film product

13 Film Studies

In this course you will build knowledge and understanding of film through the study of a genre, an exploration of film theory, and a topic of film history. You will also design and produce your own film, from writing the screenplay through to a completed short film, which you will also film and edit using digital cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Course Components

• Plan and produce a short film product
• Explore film history and theory
• Write a screenplay
• Examine how a genre may be seen as a reflection of society

13 Financial Life Skills

This course will provide you with a good understanding of financial literacy and how your own personal finances can affect your life. It will teach you about budgeting and managing money, and how significant events can impact this. We explore the themes of managing money and income, setting financial goals, and managing financial risk.

Course Components:

• Strategies to manage personal finances
• Credit and debt
• Achieving long-term personal financial goals
• Savings and investment options
• Buying your first home

13 Geography

Geography is the study of people and land and the relationship between them. It is a unique subject that focuses on current issues today and how we can look at these issues from differing lenses. The course encourages students to look at evaluate the interaction people have on our land and future problem solving. The course is a mix of both natural and cultural studies and caters for students' interests. There is an optional 4 day trip to Queenstown with a donation requirement of approximately $350.  Come and join now!

Course Components

• Includes a field trip and a research topic 
• Study large natural processes and how they have shaped the world
• Research global topics such as piracy, plastics in our oceans, global politics and more
• Study local issues local and national
• Develop skills and understand broad concepts in Geography

This Level 3 BCITO based course builds upon the skills previously learnt in the 12 HM course by using the design process to create a project with an elevated level of complexity.

Course components

• Use the design process to plan your project
• Work on an individual project
• Using the range of tools and materials to make a complex project
• Work at your own pace

13 Health Education

In this course you look at current health issues in both New Zealand and internationally.

Course Components

• Analyse and research an ethical issue
• Analyse an international health issue
• Examine health practices in New Zealand
• Learn about a current health issue affecting a group within New Zealand

13 History

History presents you with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. 

This course focuses on the causes and consequences of world events where people have experienced threats to their way of life. You will learn to ask and answer important questions, evaluate evidence, identify and analyse different interpretations of the past, and substantiate arguments and judgements. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to undertake research, write as an historian using academic conventions and critique societal understandings of the past. We will use a range of primary and secondary sources throughout the learning and develop your academic voice as a historian.

The main topics of this course are either ‘Unpacking the Paradox of Race Relations in New Zealand’ or ‘The Taiwan Dilemma: The Impact of the Chinese Revolution’. Student choice is a feature of this course as you research, and you will investigate a topic of your own choosing for a portion of the year.

Potential Topics 

• The Orewa Speech
• Māori Battalion WW2 
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Chinese Influence in the Pacific
• Dawn Raids
• Influenza Pandemic in Samoa, 1918 

13 Hospitality: Take Your Culinary Passion to the Next Level!

Are you ready to deepen your love for Hospitality and food preparation? This course is perfect for those eager to excel in the culinary world and earn credits that will jumpstart a rewarding career in the Hospitality industry.

Course Highlights:

• Master Food Preparation: Become a pro in the kitchen with advanced food preparation techniques.
• Health and Safety Excellence: Ensure top-notch workplace safety practices.
• Sharpen Your Skills: Enhance your knife skills to precision.
• Restaurant-Style Creations: Prepare and present a variety of sophisticated dishes.
• Explore Career Paths: Discover exciting career opportunities in the Hospitality industry.
• Teamwork Mastery: Develop strong teamwork skills essential for success in hospitality.

Join us for a transformative experience that will elevate your culinary expertise and prepare you for an exciting future in Hospitality!

13 Impact Project

Are you passionate about working on a project of your choice? Impact Project enables you to use your skills from another subject you study at Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College, to work on a major project. Use your skills from a range of subjects such as Digital Technologies, Art, Sculpture, Fashion, Music, Electronics, Hard materials, or Stagecraft (and many others) to research, design, and create your project. From designing a website for teenagers to creating a musical instrument from recycled materials, you will be supported throughout your project and will have valuable input from your key stakeholders to help you design the best project you can. There is a lot of scope in this course for self-directed learning so you will need to be motivated and be able to work independently. This course will prepare you for further study or a career path in many areas of New Zealand’s innovative community.

Course Components

• Research and design your project
• Undertake brief development and create a conceptual design
• Develop a prototype
• Undertake project management to support your project creation

13 Journalism

In this course students will develop their reading skills to identify bias and assess representation in media texts. They will create their own media text and learn how to engage an audience using conventions of journalism. They will also learn how to plan and create a layout using digital tools like InDesign and Photoshop.

Course Components

• Examine representations in the media.
• Write a feature article.
• Plan and design a magazine spread.

13 Legal Studies

This course aims to give students an in-depth knowledge, understanding and appreciation of NZ's legal system. This course is valuable for students who wish to study law or criminal justice at tertiary level or have a career which is linked to the legal system. Students do not need to have studied L2 Legal Studies in order to study L3 Legal Studies however, strength in literacy rich subjects is suggested.

This course offers Unit Standards at Achieve, Merit and Excellence grades. (Not a UE Subject)

Potential Components

• Examine a past law reform campaign
• Explore aspects of criminal law including sentencing
• Examine aspects of imprisonment in New Zealand
• Discover key concepts of NZ legal system, and historical factors contributing to this.

13 Maths

This course provides a grounding in a selection of topics from both the Calculus and Statistics domains. 

Course Components 

• Statistics Domain: either time series or bivariate data 
• Calculus Domain: a selection from linear programming, simultaneous equations, trigonometry, critical path analysis 

13 Motion Graphics

A course for advanced art students who want to gain a pathway into professional animation, gaming and digital media tertiary courses.

Course Components

• Create your own original character and environment designs
• Develop skills and knowledge of digital applications and systems appropriate to animation
• Develop a short animated film

13 Music

This course extends the skills learned at Level 2. It offers a wide range of performance and written music options, and ākonga can tailor the selection of standards to their individual strengths.

Course Components

• Research an area of interest within the music paradigm
• Develop knowledge of music theory, aural and audiation skills
• Create compositions/songs and learn to use digital technology
• Prepare and present public performances

Credits available at Level 3 Music Classes: 58 credits (includes 4 reading/writing, and 6 reading UE Literacy requirements), however, ākonga may choose to aim for 

13 Outdoor Education

In this course you develop  your skills in a variety of outdoor disciplines. This course would be a good introduction for those wishing to have a career in the outdoors.

Course Components

• Develop intermediate level kayaking skills on white-water
• Participate in a kayaking overnight camp experience
• Develop mountain biking skills on technical terrain
• Plan for and participate in a mountain bike camp
• Learn and lead climb and develop technical rock-climbing skills

13 Painting

This course is a practical course that teaches skills in painting, developing your ideas and picture making. This course will teach skills for students who want a pathway on to careers and tertiary courses in the Visual Arts.

Course Components

• Refine and develop the skills, techniques and methods needed to make paintings
• Become familiar with different painting styles, techniques and established practices
• Develop a systematic approach to developing ideas and picture making
• Develop your own portfolio of work

13 Pattern Drafting

If you have the desire to design and make your clothes from scratch, then pattern drafting is the course for you.

Course Components

• Learn to measure accurately
• Carry out technical calculations
• Develop basic pattern blocks
• Manipulate blocks to create original designs
• Use trade practices to gain skills needed for tertiary study
• Some sewing experience helpful

Level 3 Philosophy and Politics 

This is a course in political and ethical philosophy, built around Social Studies achievement standards. Come and join for wide ranging discussions, a space aiming to foster curiosity, and an approach to philosophy that it very grounded in the real world.

- Explore ethical discussion making:

- Gain an understanding of key ideologies and ideas about what the world should look like.

- Connect abstract ideas and values with real world groups and actions. 

- Develop critical thinking and inquiry skills. 

- Gain confidence discussing and debating ideas.  

- There is a substantial written component to this course.

13 Photography

This is a course for advanced arts students who want a pathway to tertiary courses in the visual arts. It is a practical photography course which teaches key skills within the scope of photography.

Course Components

• Refine the skills, techniques and methods needed to make photographs
• Become familiar with established practices, procedures and conventions of photography practice 
• Develop your own portfolio of work

13 Physical Education

This course extends the skills learnt in Level 2 Physical Education by using biophysical and sociocultural principles to design, analyse, evaluate and improve sporting performances. 

Course Components

• Plan & participate in a training programme
• Evaluate physical activity experiences & plan for future well-being
• Improve performance in multiple sporting contexts including individual and team sports
• Use biomechanics to analyse sport performance

13 Physics

This course leads to tertiary study in physics, engineering, architecture and other areas. You will use mathematics skills to solve complex problems about mechanical and waves systems, as well as learn about the nature of light and atoms.

Course Components

• Develop physics skills to a higher level
• Understand and use the special language of physics
• Incorporate uncertainties in practical work and conclusions
• Study linear and rotational mechanics, waves and atomic physics

13 Printmaking

Explore and develop a range of different ways of making pictures appropriate to printmaking. Extend your knowledge and skills in processes that relate to etching, woodcut, collagraph, monoprint and more.

Course Components

• Extend your art making skills using printmaking conventions
• Learn about a range of traditional and contemporary artists
• Experiment with combining multiple techniques to create new and innovative work
• Focus on developing your own personal style to produce a portfolio of artworks

Level 3 Psychology

Think deeper. Question more. Explore how people really behave.

This course takes you into the big ideas of psychology - where theories collide, approaches interact, and behaviour is rarely what it seems.

Across the year, you'll explore human behaviour from different psychological perspectives and apply these ideas to real-world issues. From analysing why people conform or disobey, to evaluating how psychological theories shape decisions in education, justice, or media - you’ll build skills in critical thinking, ethical analysis, and psychological research.

You might explore questions like:

• Why do people help - or fail to help - in a crisis?
• How does media influence our thoughts, beliefs, or self-image?
• What makes someone follow orders, even if they know it’s wrong?
• Can we really trust memory in a courtroom?
• How do group dynamics affect individual behaviour?

You will compare psychological approaches (e.g. biological, cognitive, sociocultural), analyse how they interact, and evaluate how they're used in professional practice. You'll also design and carry out your own research investigation.

This course is perfect for curious minds who want to explore people, power, behaviour, and belief - with flexibility to follow your interests.

13 Sculpture +

Connected curriculum with Art and Technology. 

Extend your sculpture work by reinventing ideas and methods to create new sculptures.

Course Components

• 2 hours studio time and 2 hours workshop time each week
• Refine skills and methods to make sculptures
• Develop your own portfolio of work on a theme relevant to you

13 Statistics

This course is excellent preparation for many Maths, Science & Commerce tertiary courses that rely on statistics. Assessments in this course are predominantly written reports and students need to be prepared to spend time writing and editing their work.

Course Components 

• Extend your knowledge of statistical investigations 
• Learn how to analyse bivariate & time series data 
• Further your understanding of probability and probability distributions 

13 Tourism

Investigate the global tourism industry, considering knowledge and skills required to meet travellers’ needs in New Zealand and abroad. The course provides a good foundation for a tertiary programme as the Tourism industry booms in Aotearoa and provides an exciting, opportunity filled career pathway.

Course Components

• Learn about the extensive tourism industry roles and customer service
• Gain understanding of skills, knowledge and attitudes required to work in tourism
• Examine the finer details of communication and meeting customer needs
• Research popular tourist sites in New Zealand and abroad, identifying how to get there, accommodation, attractions, activities and events at key sites.
• Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch
• Embrace learning outside the classroom opportunities with possible (optional) overnight trips to an Aotearoa tourism hotspot like Queenstown, Kaikoura or Hanmer Springs

This course offers guest speakers from the industry and connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of other, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work. This course is an excellent gateway into the industry.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - ACADEMIC ENGLISH

Part-time ELL class for Young Adolescents who are under 20, alongside other mainstream subjects to make up a full-time programme

ELL4: Level 3 English Language credits (General - Applied), leading to Level 4 EAP - Academic reading & writing credits for UE literacy, where appropriate 

These classes prepare students for higher-level study and are suitable for students who wish to study at a university, polytechnic or improve their formal English in the workplace.

Course Components

• Speak and participate in academic settings such as an interview, speech
• Improve your academic listening and reading skills
• Develop clear and effective writing skills for communication in academic situations or the workplace

Academic Writing and Study Skills

As UC@Hagley, we teach Academic writing and study skills, which includes the compulsory paper (TRNS001) of the University of Canterbury's Certificate in University Preparation (CUP).

If you are wanting to develop skills and confidence in reading and writing for tertiary study, our AWS paper may be the right option for you. The course offers an introduction to tertiary study including familiarisation with UC learning systems.

The course covers

• reading strategies
• essay planning and writing
• academic evaluation
• citations and referencing

A pass result in Academic writing and study skills (TRNS001) at Hagley can be credited transferred to the University of Canterbury.

Classes are during the day at Hagley College. We offer two intakes: February to mid-June (preparing for university entrance in Semester 2, 2026) and mid-June to late October (preparing for university entry in Semester 1, 2027).

AWS1 = Semester 1

AWS2 = Semester 2

Course will run subject to sufficient enrolments.

Contact the Enrolment Centre or the Hagley Transitions Team if you are interested in the AWS course.

Transitions Team: [email protected]

Beginner Music

This is a course for those who have an interest in Music but who have not yet had an opportunity to do any formal music learning. This course will introduce learners to musical concepts and language, as well as giving them a space to explore their relationship with music and what it means to them.

Course Components

• Learn to read music notation
• Learn to play an instrument and perform one piece of music as a featured soloist or as a member of a group
• Learn to compose and record a simple piece of original music
• Learn to use technology in Music (Notation, Sequencing and composition)
• Understand music in relation to concepts and contexts.

Bookkeeping and Accounting for Starters

Wednesday Night

Learn the basic skills of running a business, including developing an understanding of financial reporting and of the analysis of financial information.

Course Components

• Learn the theory and practice of bookkeeping and accounting for organisations.
• Understand and manage taxation (Income Tax, FBT and GST)
• Learn how to make accounting adjustments and generate financial reports
• Get an insight into accounting software
• Learn to analyse financial information for the benefit of your business or community group

Ceramic Design

Tuesday nights / Saturday 

Learn a variety of ceramic craft techniques and apply them to your own original ceramic work; learn the principles of clay as a creative medium for both functional and art objects.

Course Components

• Explore clay as a medium, learning about its many states and attributes
• Learn hand building techniques and apply them to create objects that refl ect your individuality
• Develop glazing and decorative skills

Community Inclusive Movement and Dance Class

This is an inclusive and fun movement and dance option for adults who have space during the working week that want to move in an explorative and creative way with others.  Build your movement and dance confidence in a non-competitive, nurturing environment. Dance for Joy!

Practice and learn Contemporary movement, including shifting weight, suspension, release, musicality and dynamics.  Increase confidence in floor work, centre work, travelling and jumps.  You will also be guided through improvisation tasks to further develop your own movement style.

• Gain confidence and develop skills in dance, movement, improvisation, and composition
• Build connections and establish good relationships with fellow students while nurturing a love of movement
• Improve and maintain body alignment, increase fitness, muscular strength, flexibility and body awareness in a fun and safe way

 Utilise your skills to participate in and enjoy dance and movement in an ongoing practice.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - COMMUNITY ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available

English Language Learning (ELL) 'Community English' provides you with opportunities to learn English for living, working and studying in New Zealand.

Learning English will help you develop language and skills to improve your confidence, participate in your community and prepare you for a job and/or study.

Are you wanting to:

Use English in the community?

• Develop your confidence when speaking in English
• Practise using English in everyday situations
•  Acquire correct pronunciation, stress and intonation

Enjoy reading and writing?

• Build your skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing for everyday tasks
•  Learn to read a range of simple texts
• Write for real life purposes 

Learn about NZ life and Culture?

•  Improve your conversation skills for meeting new people and visiting new places
•  Participate in group, class and activity-based discussions
•  Develop life skills and contribute to community activities 'Kiwi style'

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - COMMUNITY ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available

English Language Learning (ELL) 'Community English' provides you with opportunities to learn English for living, working and studying in New Zealand.

Learning English will help you develop language and skills to improve your confidence, participate in your community and prepare you for a job and/or study.

Are you wanting to:

Use English in the community?

• Develop your confidence when speaking in English
• Practise using English in everyday situations
•  Acquire correct pronunciation, stress and intonation

Enjoy reading and writing?

• Build your skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing for everyday tasks
•  Learn to read a range of simple texts
• Write for real life purposes 

Learn about NZ life and Culture?

•  Improve your conversation skills for meeting new people and visiting new places
•  Participate in group, class and activity-based discussions
•  Develop life skills and contribute to community activities 'Kiwi style'

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - COMMUNITY ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available

English Language Learning (ELL) 'Community English' provides you with opportunities to learn English for living, working and studying in New Zealand.

Learning English will help you develop language and skills to improve your confidence, participate in your community and prepare you for a job and/or study.

Are you wanting to:

Use English in the community?

• Develop your confidence when speaking in English
• Practise using English in everyday situations
•  Acquire correct pronunciation, stress and intonation

Enjoy reading and writing?

• Build your skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing for everyday tasks
•  Learn to read a range of simple texts
• Write for real life purposes 

Learn about NZ life and Culture?

•  Improve your conversation skills for meeting new people and visiting new places
•  Participate in group, class and activity-based discussions
•  Develop life skills and contribute to community activities 'Kiwi style'

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - COMMUNITY ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available

English Language Learning (ELL) 'Community English' provides you with opportunities to learn English for living, working and studying in New Zealand.

Learning English will help you develop language and skills to improve your confidence, participate in your community and prepare you for a job and/or study.

Are you wanting to:

Use English in the community?

• Develop your confidence when speaking in English
• Practise using English in everyday situations
•  Acquire correct pronunciation, stress and intonation

Enjoy reading and writing?

• Build your skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing for everyday tasks
•  Learn to read a range of simple texts
• Write for real life purposes 

Learn about NZ life and Culture?

•  Improve your conversation skills for meeting new people and visiting new places
•  Participate in group, class and activity-based discussions
•  Develop life skills and contribute to community activities 'Kiwi style'

Contemporary Dance - Foundation Level

Thursday night

Build and maintain a sustainable contemporary dance technique. To carry out contemporary dance sequences that are strongly influenced by the work of local and international choreographers and professional dancers.  The course offers an optional informal performance opportunity at the end of Term 4.

Course Components:

• Explore and practice techniques for mobility, the use of weight and gravity, suspension and release, musicality and dynamics
• Practice a series of choreographed and improvised dance phrases to increase confidence in floor work, centre work, travelling and jumps
• Improve and maintain body alignment, muscular strength and flexibility to participate in and enjoy contemporary dance in an ongoing manner
• Practice artistic reflection of personal and public performance
• Learn compositional dance techniques to develop, rehearse, and perform a group dance theatre piece choreographed by your Tutor in Term 4

Contemporary Performance Dance - Intermediate/Advanced level

Wednesday night

Learn contemporary technique, phrases and repertoire. Initially you will focus on exercises to extend your dance knowledge. You will also be led through improvisation tasks to further develop your own movement style. Later you will learn more complex movement sequences. This course involves informal and theatre setting performance opportunities (optional).

Course Components

• Further, develop skills in technique, composition and improvisation
• Increase fitness, strength, flexibility and body awareness
• Gain confidence and establish good relationships with fellow students while nurturing a love of movement
• Develop relationships and understanding of the dance industry in a fun and safe environment

Culinary Arts: Elevate Your Culinary Journey!

Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi
With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive

Immerse yourself in the world of Culinary Arts, where you'll master the art of preparing restaurant and café-style dishes using healthy, sustainable, and locally sourced ingredients. This course offers hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen, providing numerous opportunities to showcase your culinary creations at various functions and events.

Course Highlights:

• Hospitality Services: Discover the essential roles and responsibilities within the hospitality industry, from customer service and food costs to menu development and hospitality regulations.
• Meal Preparation Skills:
  • Hone your skills in a commercial kitchen, adhering to advanced food hygiene standards.
  • Select and cook locally sourced ingredients, including meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, with a focus on sustainability.
  • Master a variety of cooking techniques while applying nutritional principles in commercial catering.
  • Gain proficiency in barista and café service skills.

Commitment: 12 Hours per week (including 13HOS)

Join us and transform your passion for culinary arts into a thriving career, where your creativity and skills will make a lasting impact on the community!

Design in Glass, Metal and Plastic

Saturday morning

Apply the principles of design as you craft products and manufacture them onsite.  Use sophisticated materials to learn techniques linked to modern Technology education.  Class members will join in an end of year exhibition as a makers' collective where their best work will be displayed or offered for sale.

Course Components

• Increase your confidence with sketching, design, costing, planning and manufacture of unique pieces of craft
• Evaluate design work of others and yourself
• Develop skill in kiln-formed glass – fusing, slumping and casting
• Advance your silversmithing skills using various materials and techniques
• Apply your learning by making small cast and cold-worked metal designs and/or tools
• Investigate small business skills – costing, marketing, direct selling as the class plans the exhibition
• Explore the ethics and craft opportunities of plastic

Digital Photography - Beginners

Wednesday Night

Increase your confidence with your digital Mirrorless or D-SLR camera.  Develop techniques and skills, which allow you to take control of your image making.  Explore the possibilities within a diverse range of photographic subjects, and extend your abilities within the photographic medium.

Course Components

• Explore the controls of your digital camera and increase our confidence in using the camera
• Improve your skills in composition and lighting to create exciting and engaging imagery
• Develop the basic skills in Photoshop to enhance your photographs
• Improve your ability to pre-visualise, plan, undertake and critique your work, so you can take control of your image making
• Apply what you have learnt during the year to create a portfolio of your favourite imagery

MATERIAL COST: On-going lab printing costs throughout the year. Plus 3 components (Attendance optional). Three away fi eld trips during the year (1x full weekend, 2x 1 weekend day trip). PLEASE NOTE: Approximately four classes will be deferred to a weekend day for practical teaching (3 hours’ maximum per class). Also approximately four classes will be taken off site during the scheduled evening times for practical teaching. At times, additional learning opportunities may arise, which will lead to amended class schedules or extra-curricular activities being scheduled.

Digital Photography - Intermediate

Tuesday night

Delve deeper into photography.  Learn how to get the very best out of your camera.  Discover what makes a great photograph.  Learn how to "see" and create the imagery that you have previsualised within your mind's eye.

Course Components

• Explore design, light, composition and pre-visualisation
• Explore the medium's diversity and some of the photographic masters
• Refine your Photoshop techniques
• Explore Advanced Techniques in image creation
• Apply your learning to create a personal project

MATERIAL COST: Field trips and on-going lab printing costs throughout the year. PLEASE NOTE: Approximately four classes will be deferred to a weekend day for practical teaching (3 hours’ maximum per class). Also approximately four classes will be taken off site during the scheduled evening times for practical teaching. At times, additional learning opportunities may arise, which will lead to amended class schedules or extra-curricular activities being scheduled.

New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care Level 3

Are you interested in working with infants, toddlers or young children?

This one-year specialty course will prepare you for an entry level role as a nanny, home based educator, early childhood centre educator or a kaiāwhina in a Māori immersion setting if you speak te reo Māori. It can also prepare you for higher level study leading to an ECE teaching qualification.

A highlight of this course is the 1 full day a week placement in an ECE Centre with two different centres over the year. (Half the year in each.)

Course Components

• Examine and work with the NZ Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whāriki
• Build on professional practice, effective communication, working in partnerships using bicultural framework for childhood learning in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Examine the value of play for mokopuna young children in learning
• Explore early childhood learning and development progression
• Demonstrate basic te reo Māori and tikanga Māori specific to the early childhood environment
• Learn about providing nutritious food for children and consider health, safety, wellbeing and ethical responsibilities in the early childhood environment

And so much more!

20 Hours per week 

Students wishing to attain UE must take two additional approved subjects.

English for Living in New Zealand - Beginner/Post Beginner

Tuesday night

Learn to communicate in English and participate in New Zealand life. Develop your confidence to use English in everyday situations. 

Course Components

• Speak English confidently in a safe and supportive environment
• Improve your English language skills, with a focus on speaking
• Learn about New Zealand life and culture

English for Study and the Workplace  Post-Beginners

Monday Night

Build your English Language skills for study and the workplace. Practise using English for a range of real-life situations.

Course Components

• Develop confidence and fluency in speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Build your communication skills, vocabulary and grammatical accuracy
• Learn more about New Zealand culture and how to communicate well in a New Zealand work or study environment

English Level 1

Monday night

Explore a wide range of texts, from short stories, novels and films. Develop skills in reading and writing.

Course Components

• Develop your reading and writing skills
• Achieve Level 1 Literacy
• Achieve up to 20 Level 1 NCEA credits

English Level 2

Monday night

Gain the skills to work successfully with language and texts that are becoming increasingly complex.

Course Components 

• Learn to analyse a variety of texts
• Develop your skills in formal and creative writing and speaking
• Expand your understandings of information literacy
• Achieve up to 18 Level 2 NCEA credits

English Level 3

Monday night

Move to another level as a reader, writer and speaker. Learn how to respond critically to a wide range of texts from short stories, novels and films, to speeches, podcasts and blogs.

Course Components

• Learn the skills of critical analysis
• Develop fluency and confidence in written and oral communication
• Achieve up to 18 Level 3 NCEA credits

English Upper Intermediate/IELTS

Thursday Night

Improve your formal English to work towards study at a university or polytechnic. Develop your speaking and writing skills to increase your confidence in the workplace. This course has a focus on the IELTS test.

Course Components

• Develop clear and effective writing skills
• Speak confidently and clearly in familiar and unfamiliar settings
• Build your language and study skills to prepare for the IELTS test

Fashion Forward

Monday night

In this class, you will draft garment blocks using your personalised measurements. Sew toiles/mock up of these blocks. Learn and practice techniques to create a customised fit. Create sewing patterns using these personalised blocks. Practice patternmaking techniques to create design features and a functioning garment. Practice design skills in both drawing and patternmaking. Create a deeper understanding of construction sequence. Increase knowledge and understanding of garment textile properties.

Course Components

• Develop your skills in designing garments and sewing patterns that fit the body.

• Apply and Learn Industry standard techniques that follow a design and patternmaking process, to create accurate sewing patterns.

• Increase confidence in sewing and finishing garments to a professional standard

Fast Path Maths (Term 2 – 4)

Pre-UC Mathematics course 

Fri & Mon & Wed 13PMI (Physics & Maths Integrated)

Fast Path to Engineering (Term 2 – 4)

This programme is part of a collaboration with the University of Canterbury to offer a pathway to Engineering or Product Design. In Term 2, 3 & 4 of 2026 you complete a Physics and Maths integrated course in our After 3 programme. Upon successful completion, this will lead you to the next stage taking Certificate of University Preparation (CUP) courses with UC Transitions. Successful completion of relevant UC Transitions courses (Maths, Physics and / or Chemistry) would then mean you could enrol in a first year Engineering course or Product Design course.

 age 20+ and Enrolment by interview with programme leader

ELIGIBILITY: Those aged 20+ considering a change in career

Stage 1

Te Puna Wai o Waipapa Hagley College After 3 Programme from April
Pre-UC Mathematics course (Mondays 6-8pm, from 27th April)
Pre-UC Physics and Maths integrated course (Wednesdays 5-9pm on campus and Fridays 4-6pm online from Wednesday, 22nd April)
Blend of online and face-to-face delivery
Visits to UC to meet teachers from Stage 2 Transitions programme
 Pre-requisite: NCEA Level 1 Math, with algebra fundamentals

Stage 2

University of Canterbury Transitions Programme Nov – Feb
TRNS007 Preparatory Mathematics
TRNS008 Fundamentals of Physics
TRNS017 Mathematics with Calculus (for Engineering) or
TRNS006 Chemistry: An introduction to atoms, bonding, and reactions (for Product Design)
 Blend of online and face-to-face delivery

Stage 3

University of Canterbury College of Engineering 1st year degree study: from February 2027
Use the Physics and Mathematics skills you have learned to begin your journey into Engineering or Product Design degrees (BE(Hons) or BProdDesign).
 Student advisors in the College of Engineering will design a customised first year course of study based on your Stage 1 and 2 performance and your future aspirations. There are a range of engineering and product design disciplines to choose from. Work experience will be taken into account.

Programme features

Support – Advice and guidance from early on in your pathway about study options, demands and expectations, particularly in Mathematics
Skill development – Develop study habits and strategies for success at degree level
 Connections – Grow an established network of fellow students through the cohort progressing together, and become familiar with UC campus, learning systems and people

12/13 Fitness Studies 

In this course you will improve your understanding and application of a variety of methods of training to improve sporting performance. 

Course Components 

• Implement a personal exercise plan with a weights room component
• Improve cardiovascular endurance and performance in a 4 or 8km run
• Learn and apply biophysical principles to a training programme to improve performance
• Understand different methods such as cardiovascular, resistance, hybrid.
• As a class create a fitness focused event to help people in your community 

Food Around the World

Wednesday night

Develop your culinary skills in a range of exciting cooking styles including Asian, Latin American, African and Mediterranean cuisine. This course invites you to explore some unfamiliar ingredients and techniques. There will be an emphasis on fresh, exotic food prepared and cooked in efficient ways. We will explore real, non-processed ingredients to improve overall health and wellbeing and waste free cooking. Creative adaptation of recipes caters to all allergies/preferences and experience levels. Students are encouraged to get outside their comfort zone!

Course Components

• Learn to cook fast, fresh cuisine with little effort and maximum results
• Learn introductory preparation techniques, knife skills, timing, hygiene, and professional presentation in a friendly environment
• Learn to prepare breads, lesser-known desserts, seafood, vegetables, dumplings, rice, pasta, curries….

French - Beginners/Post-Beginners

Monday Night

A participatory, interactive course with the goal of communicating with French speakers. Develop foundational skills in French language. Learn to introduce yourself in French, use functional language for a variety of situations and experience French culture such as wine, food and film.

Course Components

French Beginners 7pm – 8:30pm

Course Components

• Confidently introduce yourself in social situations
• Explore French culture and daily life
• Learn how to communicate in a range of practical situations
• Learn the basics of pronunciation and grammar

French - Intermediate

Wednesday 

Communicate confidently in spoken French and develop your French language skills.  Take your grammar knowledge to a new level.  Experience French culture such as food and film.

Course Components

• Explore French culture and daily life
• Increase your confidence in speaking French
• Develop your grammar skills
• Improve your pronunciation
• Apply your learning to French conversation, listening and reading

German - Beginners

Wednesday night

Learn the basics of German and develop your ability and confidence to communicate with German speakers on a range of useful topics in this introductory course.

Course Components

• Develop a repertoire of phrases which will allow you to interact in German in practical situations when travelling in German-speaking countries
• Gain competence and confidence in communicating in German in everyday situations by learning in a supportive near-immersion setting
• Explore German culture and become familiar with German customs and 'way of life'

German - Intermediate

Wednesday night

Expand your ability to communicate in German by enhancing your skills and knowledge of German in this Post Beginners course.

Course Components

• Reinforce and develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills on a range of topics
• Gain competence and confidence by learning in a supportive setting
• Continue exploring how the language works to increase your own personal fluency and accuracy
• Continue exploring the culture, customs and 'way of life' in German speaking countries
• Prepare, if you wish, for NCEA standards or the internally recognized Goethe Institut Examinations A1/A2.  Please refer to http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/pba/bes/enindex.htm for more information.  (Taking one of these examinations is optional and entirely your decision.)

Hagley Dance Project

Expand your creative potential.  Explore and harness your unique abilities through dance and movement.   Develop your individual style. 

Build your movement and dance confidence in a non-competitive, nurturing environment.  Perform, choreograph, and dance in specific dance projects.

Are you passionate about working on a dance project of your choice? HDP gives you the opportunity to use your dance skills. Proposals will be considered throughout the year.

Course Design

• Tailored towards your dance interests and goals
• Flexibility to study part-time
• Technique development throughout

 Project Based Learning

• Term One:  In Situ Project – Site specific choreography and performance.
• Term Two:  Schools Tour – Develop your own material to teach at Canterbury High Schools.
• Term Three/Four: Student choreography, guest choreography and preparation for the end of year show.

 Movement Techniques include

• Contemporary dance focus, Improvisation, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Capoeira, Yoga, Pilates, Somatic Dance, Conscious Dance, Open Floor principles and Contact Improvisation.

10 Great Reasons to Choose Hagley Dance Project

 Transition towards a university degree or other tertiary study

 Extend you dance technique and body knowledge

 Discover a post-secondary learning environment that celebrates creativity

 Build connections within the dance industry

 Develop choreographic skills

 Increase strength, flexibility, and fitness

 Work on projects with like-minded individuals

 Extend your performance experience 

 Build confidence

 Invest in your creative process

Follow us on Instagram:  hagleydanceproject & Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Hagley-Dance-Project-255537484465844

Entry requirements

Dance experience an advantage

NCEA Level 2 & 3

Private dance school training

Past Hagley Dance Project and Company graduates

Welcoming space for degree graduates to propose projects

Age 17 - 30's

Interview and audition

Pathways

• UNITEC - Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts
• Auckland University - Dance Studies
• University of Otago - School of Performing Arts

Hagley Theatre School

Are you looking for a strong foundation for acting training or a platform to develop a theatre performance?

The Hagley Theatre School’s purpose is to provide a space for immersive, concentrated, embodied, investigative, creative and transformative theatre training. Our goal is to support and nurture the students' journey into the study of the foundations of the acting technique and the development of new works of theatre. 

The school offers two courses: The One Year Acting Training Course is focused on the study of physical action, movement training, mask technique, improvisation, theatre creation, and performance. The course investigates theatre styles that include clown, melodrama, tragedy, Commedia dell 'Arte and bouffon and is a pre-requisite for the six-month course. The course accepts only 22 students per year.

The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course is a unique opportunity dedicated exclusively to theatre making. Under the guidance of our experienced staff and guest tutors, students propose an area of investigation to create a theatre performance. The course, with its intimate class size of a maximum of two projects, is offered twice a year (beginning in February and August), providing a truly empowering learning environment.

The Hagley Theatre School’s methodology is a practical blend of different sources, including Konstantin Stanislavski's method of physical actions, Jacques Lecoq's poetic body, elements of popular theatre (Commedia dell ‘Arte, clown, street theatre, improvisation), dramatic acrobatics, Te Ao Haka, and the research conducted by Dr Pedro Ilgenfritz on the concept of the actor's game and its application to theatre creation.

Course Components

One Year Acting Training Course

The Acting Training Course, a year-long journey into the world of the art of the actor, is open to all with a passion for performance. With 22 places available, the course runs from 8:45 am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, from February to December. Admission is by application, and while the minimum age is 18, no previous theatre experience is required. The learning journey in this course includes:

From Neutral Mask to Physical Action: Physical Presence, Movement Analysis, Principles of Physical Action and Neutral Mask.

Mask Training, Improvisation and Creation: Larval Masks, Expressive Masks, Half-Masks, Commedia dell 'Arte, Balinese and Aotearoa Masks.

Comedy: The Game of Clown and Bouffon

Tragedy and Melodrama

Movement-based Training and Dramatic acrobatics

Te Ao Haka

Self-Creation

Presentation of Final Projects

APPLICATION - One Year Acting Training Course

The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course

The six-month theatre creation course is an immersive theatre-making laboratory where students pitch a project as part of their admission proposal to develop a theatre performance. The course is designed to be an incubator of new theatre work and aims at the creation, production, and performance of a variety of styles, forms, and purposes.

Candidates can apply as individuals who want to create and perform solo or group work or direct a project. The school privileges applications that include partnerships with other organisations, stakeholders, and communities, originality of idea, viability, timeframe of the project, previous theatre experience, relevance, and methodology.

For those interested in the six-month theatre creation programme, it's important to note that completion of the year-long course is a prerequisite. Alternatively, eligibility can be met by having a bachelor's degree in performing arts, or experience in the performing arts industry.

APPLICATION - The Six-Month Theatre Creation Course

Sat HWI1

Hagley Writers’ Institute 

Do you want to take your writing seriously and be guided and extended? Since 2007,  Hagley Writers’ Institute has offered a challenging and stimulating programme for adult writers in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Course Components

Course Structure 

Groups of up to 12 students work with a writing tutor to write in a range of forms. Tutors introduce students to a wide range of quality writing, and encourage them to explore different forms. Students are supported to pursue their own interests, from poetry, long and short-form fiction and creative non-fiction, to memoir, theatre script, screenplay, and hybrid forms. Students become expert readers, learn to give and receive critique and establish their own writing practice. They also hear from guest speakers and participate in workshops by established local and visiting writers. The course is a valuable way to connect with other writers and find opportunities to participate in the local writing community. Each student is also assigned a mentor to provide expert feedback on a small portion of their work. All our tutors and mentors are published writers with extensive experience. 

Outcomes

Students prepare a portfolio of their best work, as well as a process journal, as a requirement of graduation. At the end of the year, the portfolios are assessed internally for the Hagley Writers’ Institute Certificate, and students receive written feedback on their work. A shortlist of the full
portfolios are externally assessed and the Margaret Mahy Award is given to one portfolio to acknowledge writing excellence. Portfolios and process journals are due in mid-October each year, with graduation in early March. Many of our students go on to publication success.

Programme 

Classes are designed to fit in with writers’ busy schedules and are held on Saturday mornings from 9.30am-12.30pm for 20 weeks spread throughout the first three terms. Students accepted into the Institute are expected to make a serious commitment to their writing practice in addition to the Saturday
morning classes.

Qualification

Hagley Certificate of Achievement

More information

hagleywriters.net

Sat HWI2

Hagley Writers’ Institute (Advanced class)

Do you want to take your writing seriously and be guided and extended? Hagley Writers’ Institute has offers a challenging and stimulating programme for adult writers in Ōtautahi with an advanced programme for writers who have already completed a year at HWI, or have had work previously published.

Course Components

Course Structure 

Groups of up to 12 students work with a writing tutor to write in a range of forms. Tutors introduce students to a wide range of quality writing, and encourage them to explore different forms. Students are supported to pursue their own interests, from poetry, long and short-form fiction and creative non-fiction, to memoir, theatre script, screenplay, and hybrid forms. Students become expert readers, learn to give and receive critique and establish their own writing practice. They also hear from guest speakers and participate in workshops by established local and visiting writers. The course is a valuable way to connect with other writers and find opportunities to participate in the local writing community. Each student is also assigned a mentor to provide expert feedback on a small portion of their work. All our tutors and mentors are published writers with extensive experience. 

Outcomes

Students prepare a portfolio of their best work, as well as a process journal, and give a presentation to contextualise their work, as a requirement of graduation. At the end of the year, the portfolios are assessed internally for the Hagley Writers’ Institute Certificate, and students receive written feedback on their work. A shortlist of the full portfolios are externally assessed and the Margaret Mahy Award is given to one portfolio to acknowledge writing excellence. Portfolios and process journals are due in mid-October each year, with graduation in early March in Otautahi. Many of our students go on to publication success.

Programme 

Classes are designed to fit in with writers’ busy schedules and are held on Saturday afternoons from 1.30pm-4.30pm for 20 weeks spread throughout the first three terms. Students accepted into the Institute are expected to make a serious commitment to their writing practice in addition to the Saturday classes. The afternoon sessions have advanced critique and crafting sessions, and the opportunity to present research and contextualisation around your writing.

Qualification

Hagley Certificate of Achievement

More information

hagleywriters.net

Tue HWIO

Writers’ Institute (Online)

Do you want to take your writing seriously and be guided and extended? Hagley Writers’ Institute offers a challenging and stimulating programme for adult writers throughout New Zealand through its online programme.

Course Components

Course Structure 

Groups of up to 12 students work with a writing tutor to write in a range of forms. Tutors introduce students to a wide range of quality writing, and encourage them to explore different forms. Students are supported to pursue their own interests, from poetry, long and short-form fiction and creative non-fiction, to memoir, theatre script, screenplay, and hybrid forms. Students become expert readers, learn to give and receive critique and establish their own writing practice. They also hear from guest speakers and participate in workshops by established local and visiting writers. The course is a valuable way to connect with other writers and find opportunities to participate in their local writing community. Each student is also assigned a mentor to provide expert feedback on a small portion of their work. All our tutors and mentors are published writers with extensive experience.

Outcomes

Students prepare a portfolio of their best work, as well as a process journal as a requirement of graduation. At the end of the year, the portfolios are assessed internally for the Hagley Writers’ Institute Certificate and students receive written feedback on their work. A shortlist of the full
 portfolios are externally assessed and the Margaret Mahy Award is given to one portfolio to acknowledge writing excellence. Portfolios and process journals are due in mid-October each year with graduation and presentation of the Margaret Mahy prize in early March in Otautahi. Many of our students go on to publication success. 

Programme 

Classes are designed to fit in with writers’ busy schedules and are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm-9.30pm via Teams for 20 weeks spread throughout the first three terms. Students accepted into the Institute are expected to make a serious commitment to their writing practice in addition to the Tuesday evening classes.

Qualification

Hagley Certificate of Achievement

More information

hagleywriters.net

Health Studies: Yoga - Beginners

Wednesday night

Develop your knowledge of the on-going health benefits of yoga. Use the skills of body, breath and mind to further educational and personal goals.

Course Components

• Experience the benefits of yoga through learning yoga postures and breathing techniques
• Explore the significance of yoga as an inclusive and beneficial activity in society
• Improve health and wellbeing through understanding your anatomy and physiology

Italian - Beginners

Thursday night

Acquire basic language skills in Italian in this course for beginners as well as learn about Italian culture and customs.

Course Components

• Develop your skills in using language in everyday situations such as greetings, introductions, travelling, ordering food, using money, telling the time and asking and answering basic questions
• Build your vocabulary, pronunciation and grammatical skills as you take part in a range of informal activities such as games and group work
• Learn about the Italian culture and way of life
• Give you real world practice in speaking Italian
• Learn about Italian history, traditions and music

Italian - Post Beginners

Tuesday night

Build your confidence and spontaneity in speaking, listening to, reading and writing the Italian language through a variety of approaches and activities.

Course Components

• Develop your confidence and proficiency in using the Italian language in diverse everyday situations, greetings, introductions, inquiries about public transport, travelling, food shopping, ordering meals, financial transactions, telling the time, and asking and answering advanced questions.
• Build your vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar through a range of informal activities such as games, group work, and real-world practice in speaking Italian.
• Explore Italian culture and way of life, including aspects such as cuisine, geography, history, literature, traditions, music, and poetry.
• Develop conversational skills for discussing likes and dislikes, health, sports, cars, and everyday life topics.

Japanese - Beginners

Monday night

Learn the basics of the Japanese language so that you can communicate in a range of situations.  Use and understand greetings and phrases of introduction and develop the skills to give information about yourself and understand information given to you.  Along the way, discover fascinating details about Japanese culture.

Course Components

• Learn to communicate in Japanese in everyday situations such as greeting people and making introductions; making requests; discussing likes, passtimes and family; talking about doing things and going places
• Take the opportunity, if you wish, to learn the hiragana script and some basic kanji
• Explore aspects of Japanese culture

Japanese – Post Beginners

 Thursday night

Develop your existing Japanese skills and understanding of Japanese language patterns and culture, in order to communicate comfortably in a wide range of situations.

Course Components

• Develop a deeper understanding of how to read, write, speak and listen in Japanese.

• Learn to use Japanese particles well to construct sentences and gain confidence writing/speaking Japanese
• Develop your skills to hold a conversation and communicate on a range of topics such as health, travel, giving and receiving, describing people and places
• Extend your skills to be able to communicate on matters such as weather, invitations, housing, daily life and shopping
• Supplement your knowledge of Hiragana by learning Katakana scripts and useful Kanji

• Learn about Japanese culture and history

Jazz & Improvisation

Monday and Thursday nights

Explore the essential elements of jazz harmony and performance.  Build on your existing knowledge and establish a firm understanding of music elements in a friendly and supportive environment. Develop your capacity to play tunes, craft arrangements and perform solos in live performance settings.

Course Components

• Express yourself while soloing on chord progressions
• Weekly ear training sessions allow you to analyse and reproduce what you hear
• Weekly ensemble sessions and regular public performances provide an opportunity for performers to further develop skills and confidence
• Instrumental skills tuition: talented tutors who are well respected performing musicians
• Discover and play many Jazz genre styles including blues, bebop, ballads and fusion
• Regular rehearsal and performance opportunities 
• Build transferable musical skills to enhance your enjoyment and skill in music performance 
• Have fun learning in interactive workshops which develop your skill and confidence in performing in small groups

Please note: This After 3 class runs Monday (5pm - 8pm) and Thursday (choose between two options, 3pm - 6pm OR 5pm - 8pm).

Jewellery Design

Do you have a passion for crafting beautiful objects? Would you love to make your own jewellery?

Then the Jewellery Design course is for you! In this foundation course you will be introduced to a range of basic skills in contemporary jewellery making and encouraged to follow your creative process and develop your own style.

A degree of creative freedom is built into the course. You work at your own pace and learn to motivate yourself to achieve your targets. By the end of the year you will have developed a portfolio of work and have the opportunity to exhibit your jewellery. The aim is for you to develop into an artist who has a strong sense of purpose, competence and an understanding of your design process and outcomes.

Course Components

Basic Workshop Practice

• Safety in the workshop
• Essential tools and maintenance

Introductory Metalworking Techniques

• Piercing
• Filing
• Shaping
• Forming
• Soldering
• Sanding
• Finishing

 Additional Skills and Techniques

• Texturing
• Etching
• Selecting and setting cabochon stones
• Patination of metal
• Making jewellery findings
• Chain making

Advanced Jewellery Making Techniques

• Cuttlefish casting
• Delft Clay casting
• Tool making
• Riveting
• Metal bead making
• Enamelling
• Keum Boo

12 Hours per week 

Kapa Haka

Nau mai ki te whānau! Join our whānau kapa haka: students of all ages and year levels are welcome! This course is open to everyone, regardless of experience, and will introduce you to the world of Māori Performing Arts (and possibly Pasifika Performing Arts). Expand your skills and confidence, with the goal of performing as a group at both regional and school events. There is some expectation to attend extra rehearsals outside school or during lunchtime when the need arises. Students in this course also connect with Dance and Music standards to achieve between 18-30 credits across NCEA Levels 2 and 3.

Course Components 

• work together as part of a team to create a performance
• expand your skills and knowledge in waiata, haka, poi and mōteatea

Korean - Beginners

Thursday night

Learn the basics of Korean language and communicate confidently using familiar everyday expressions in a range of situations.  Express yourself in a friendly environment and develop multi-lingual skills for the future.  Experience Korean culture such as food, music and customs.

Course Components

• Learn Korean consonants and vowels
• Begin to master basic vocabulary and the features of writing: form and expressions using present tense
• Learn basic communication skills in Korean in everyday situations such as greetings, introductions, shopping, people and ordering food
• Participate in small group interactions about yourself, people and places
• Explore aspects of Korean customs and culture

Korean - Intermediate

Tuesday night.

Further develop your Korean language skills and build your proficiency in a variety of situations.  Improve your reading and writing skills from the structured texts and reading materials.

Course Components

• Increase your confidence in speaking Korean on topics such as weather, health, travel, holidays and hobbies.
• Improve your skills in grammar, reading, listening and writing.
• Participate in interactive exercises and activities to gain confidence.
• Continue exploring the Korean culture, customs and media.

Korean - Post-beginners

Wednesday night

Develop your Korean language skills and build your confidence in speaking and understanding the Korean language and culture in familiar contexts.

Course Components

• Extend your vocabulary and improve your skills in grammar, reading, listening and writing
• Increase your confidence in speaking Korean on familiar topics such as family, colours, daily routines, numbers and time
• Participate in language activities across all skill areas to gain confidence
• Continue exploring the Korean culture, customs and media

L1 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Hoea tonutia te waka! This course is designed for those wanting to develop their ability to speak and write in te reo Māori and strengthen comprehension through reading and listening. You will also expand your understanding of tikanga Māori and will be assessed through Level 1 Achievement Standards. 11TRE is for students with prior knowledge in reo Māori.

Course Components 

• Use conversational language in a variety of situations 
• Improve spoken and written language skills 
• Research aspects of tikanga Māori

L2 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Nau mai ki te kaupapa whakamatatau! This course will further expand your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of te ao Māori. You will focus on contexts relevant to society today and strengthen your ability to read and listen to, and speak and write in, formal and informal te reo Māori. You will complete Level 2 Achievement Standards.

Course Components 

• Use complex language in a variety of situations 
• Gain fluency in spoken and written language skills

L3 Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga

Ki te tihi o te maunga! This course will solidify your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, further develop your fluent language and increase your knowledge of Māori society. You will complete Level 3 Achievement standards.

Course Components 

• Use increasingly complex language in a variety of situations 
• Consolidate fluency in spoken and written language skills 
• Research contemporary issues from a Māori perspective

Life Drawing

Tuesday Nights

Working from the human figure - Develop an understanding of the proportion of the human figure and gain experience in drawing from life. Learn about a range of dry and wet media as you draw and paint, explore artist models and create art work that shows a development of your individual style.

Course Components

• Develop your skills in 'learning to see'
• Experiment with different media (from dry to wet)
• Improve your skills in drawing the human body
• Learn about light and dark, tonal values, proportion, negative space
• Increase your confidence in your drawing skills
• Apply your learning to the many other areas of your creative path

Maths Level 1

Tuesday night

Develop your skills using all aspects of Maths needed for life, including Number, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Statistics and Probability.

Course Components

• Learn about percentages, fractions and decimals
• Solve problems using equations and graphs
• Solve problems using right angle triangles
• Calculate areas, perimeters and volumes
• Study statistics and probability 

Maths Level 2

Tuesday night

Further your understandings of Maths concepts.

Course Components

• Solve trigonometry problems
• Learn about using network theory
• Further your understanding of statistics and probability
• Become familiar with sequences and series
• Take coordinate geometry to the next level

Maths Level 3

Tuesday night

Study a range of Calculus and Statistics topics.

Course Components

• Statistics; a selection from time series, statistical inference, bivariate data
• Calculus: a selection from linear programming, simultaneous equations, trigonometry, critical path analysis 
• Study towards calculus externals differentiation and integration, and statistics external probability distributions

Mātauranga Māori 

Haere mai ki te ao Māori! This course is perfect for those seeking knowledge of the Māori world. You will learn about the vibrant world of Māori culture and society. Explore customs, history, and traditions of Māori, and learn how to participate in the Māori world. Te reo Māori will be woven throughout this course, and you will begin to build a foundation in te reo o tēnei whenua – the language of this land.

Course Components 

• Gain insight into the Māori world
• Learn basic tikanga Māori (protocol and cultural practices) and apply it in real-life contexts
• Gain confidence in speaking basic conversational reo Māori

Mixed Media - Post Beginners

Thursday nights

Advance your mixed media techniques including drawing, painting and printmaking. Explore, experiment and gain inspiration from artists both traditional and contemporary.

Course Components

• Advance your understanding of picture making through the use of a variety of wet and dry media
• Develop your range of painting techniques in watercolour and acrylic
• Progress your drawing and observational skills through a variety of mediums
• Create your own style and work using a range of art mediums
• Explore and participate real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Mixed Media Beginners

Monday nights

Explore a variety of approaches and techniques including drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media.  Gain inspiration from artists' examples.

Course Components

• Learn the basic skills of observational drawing
• Develop an understanding of picture making through the use of a variety of wet and dry media 
• Gain an introduction to a range of painting media techniques
• Develop your drawing and art making skills in paint
• Develop an understanding of different techniques exploring artists' work
• Gain an understanding of a range of basic printmaking and mixed media techniques
• Understand the purpose of a visual diary
• Create your own work using a range of media
• Explore and participate in real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Not-for-Profit Administration and Management

Monday night

Learn about the intricacies of running a community organisation, and how to keep on top of the paperwork within the new compliance environment.

Course Components

• Become knowledgeable about the different legal types of not-for-profit entries, their advantages and disadvantages
• Explore funding and finance streams available to not-for-profits
• Learn about employing staff
• Learn about basics of bookkeeping and accounting
• Learn about managing your organisation, people and projects
• Explore ways to develop strategies and manage organisational performance

Numeracy

This course is designed to support students in Years 12 and 13 who have not yet attained their numeracy co-requisite. Primary focus will be on preparing to sit the Numeracy CAA exams.

Object Art Jewellery - Beginners

Monday night

Learn some basic jewellery making skills as you use readily available materials to craft one-off objects.

Course Components:

• Learn how metal behaves when forging it into shape
• Develop some traditional silversmithing techniques
• Explore ways of turning recycled materials into unique new creations

Object Art Jewellery - Intermediate

Thursday night

Apply the principles of Object Art Jewellery Design to take your craft to the next level. Create your own portfolio and participate and contribute to the Practical Art Community.

Course Components:

• Practise traditional silversmithing skills and advance your base skills and knowledge
• Increase your confidence with sketching, design, costing and planning
• Create a range of work, finished to a high standard, ready for exhibitions

Other Notes

If you are wanting to personalise your timetable, then you can select this option.

For example if you wish to be considered for 

• Te Kura for one of your subjects

Then you can select this "subject" where you will be asked to provide notes as to why you want this for 2026.

Please make sure that you provide clear notes so we can follow up with you as needed.

Pacific Studies

In this course we will explore Pasifika cultures, learning about fa’asinomaga (cultural identity), cultural values and gaining confidence in who we are as Pasifika. We will cast our nets wide across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa through Pacific language weeks to pull out the treasures that make our Pacific nations unique and beautiful. This course will help recognise and understand differences, but also aspects of culture that we share.

Students in the course will participate in preparations for Polyfest, either performance, design or support.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in learning about Pacific cultural values. For Pasifika, this course offers a safe space to step further into your Pacific identity, have a sense of belonging in the Pasifika community and build confidence to have a voice in Pasifika space.

• The Pacific studies assessments in this class are unit standards, including an investigation and a presentation standard (10-12 credits)
• Dance standards are not part of the course directly, but assessment may be organised for students who participate in Pacific dance throughout the year.
• Language options may be possible by negotiation.

Up to 18 credits available.

Painting

Wednesday Night

Develop the foundational processes and techniques of painting through a variety of genres, from still life to landscapes.

Course Components

• Learn foundational techniques and how to use the tools of painting
• Gain the fundamental Principles and Elements of Art
• Achieve the basic technical skills and concepts necessary to begin your painting journey
• Explore and participate real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Photoshop for Photographers

Monday night

Photoshop for photographers covers all of the Photoshop basics, from navigating the workspace and its tools and many features to interacting between Lightroom and Bridge/ACR.  You will gain an understanding of how to work non destructively, and more efficiently, as well as learn basic retouching and compositing techniques.

Course Components

• Gain knowledge and skills to achieve personal or professional goals using Photoshop
• Use a variety of Photoshop tools and techniques to create and enhance images
• Explore design features and bring your images to a publishable standard
• Explore using AI in your Photoshop workflow. 

Pre-Health Studies (13PHC)

Are you interested in a career in nursing or other health-related vocations?

If you have a genuine interest in helping others, but lack the formal qualifications, this course will provide that opportunity.

This one year course provides a learning pathway to further training in the health sector. You will acquire the prescribed knowledge and skills in Human biology, Cell biology, Chemistry and Maths, while gaining experience in the workplace too.

Course Components

Human Biology

• Study human cells and cell systems
• Find out about body systems like the digestive and the circulatory system

Chemistry

• Learn to use chemicals and apparatus safely

Maths

• Explore scientific calculations
• Use mathematical skills to solve problems relevant to the nursing profession

Academic Communication and Study Skills

• Use a range of skills and strategies, individually and as a team member, to achieve goals in academic contexts
• Use information from a variety of written, visual and oral texts to present possible solutions to relevant problems
• Communicate effectively across a range of media and methods, appropriate to the context

Placement and Practical Work

• Receive individualised workplace support as you work in a healthcare setting
• Study heath and personal care of patients in a hospital or aged health care facility
• Learn and apply safe practice within a healthcare setting
• Gain experience in application of Te Tiriti O Waitangi in a heathcare setting
• Gain a first-aid certificate

20 Hours per week 

Limited spaces available

Pre-Health Degree Preparation (PHUE pathway)

Are you interested in a career in nursing or other health-related vocations?

If you have a genuine interest in helping others, but lack the formal qualifications, this course will provide that opportunity.

This one-year course provides a learning pathway to further training in the health sector, recognising previous successful study in Chemistry and/or Biology. You will have the opportunity to gain University Entrance, while gaining experience in the nursing workplace too. 

Course Components (dependent on prior learning) 

• Placement and Practical Work
• L3 Chemistry and/or Biology as part of the 3 UE approved subjects
• Numeracy and UE Literacy if required
• Students wishing to attain University Entrance must be studying 3 UE approved subjects

Placement and Practical Work

• Receive individualised workplace support as you work in a healthcare setting
• Study heath and personal cares of patients in a hospital or aged care facility
• Learn and apply safe practice within a healthcare setting
• Gain experience in application of Te Tiriti O Waitangi in a heathcare setting
• Gain a first-aid certificate

20 Hours per week 

Limited spaces available

Printmaking - Beginners

Wednesday Night

Explore a variety of approaches and techniques in printmaking.  This course is designed for those who want to develop their creativity through learning some introductory printmaking methods.

Course Components

• Gain an understanding of many printmaking methods, such as woodcuts, linocuts, dry points, monoprints and collagraphs
• Develop your techniques so that you can bring your own creativity to its full potential
• Make your own handcrafted prints and develop your own style
• Explore and participate in real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Printmaking - Intermediate

Monday Night

Explore a variety of printmaking processes and techniques.  This course offers advanced printmaking techniques and an expressive means towards exploring and creating your own subject matter.

Course Components

• Explore advanced printmaking techniques in woodcuts, linocuts, dry points, monoprints and collagraphs
• Gain advanced knowledge of multiple printmaking applications and experiment with different printmaking mediums
• Develop an understanding of registration and printing an edition
• Increase your knowledge of New Zealand printmakers and the history of printmaking
• Explore and participate real-life learning, such as exhibitions

Reading and Writing for Tertiary Study (13RWT)

Reading and Writing for Tertiary Study is suitable for learners who wish to enter a vocational or undergraduate programme of study. It is also suitable for learners wanting to advance their formal English and writing skills. It covers reading strategies, source evaluation, essay planning and writing, citations and referencing. While the focus of the course is on applied writing skills, writing teaching will integrate speaking, listening, reading, viewing, writing to learn and other strategies necessary for writing. It will also include an option for students wanting to prepare for IELTS testing. There is the opportunity in the course to gain University Entrance reading and writing credits. 

4 periods per week 

School of Fashion

What is your Fashion Narrative?

Fashion has a significant effect on our lives by defining style and culture. It is a way to express personality, and sometimes to send a message. Fashion plays a role in most people's lives since it helps them fit in or stand out from the crowd.

What do your fashion choices say about you? Whether you wish to study Fashion at tertiary level, work in the fashion industry or express yourself through fashion, this course is for you.

The Hagley School of Fashion is a creative environment that allows you the freedom to write your own fashion narrative and supports you on your individual journey.

Course Components

Pattern Making

Level 3 (16 credits)

• Drafting pattern blocks for women, men, and children
• Designing and making patterns 
• Manipulating pattern blocks to create fashion or costume garments 

Industrial sewing

(12 credits)

• Fashion drawing and design development
• Production procedures 
• Garment construction techniques
• Tailoring techniques
• Sustainable fashion focus

 Art Wear

NCEA Achievement Standards in Technology Level 3 (16 credits UE Approved)

• Use garment design to portray a story
• Create garments of complex design
• Gain a working knowledge of the design process
• Create an original collection
• Gain an understanding of how fitness for purpose can change over time
• Develop and understand the need for sustainable practices
• Moderate to advanced sewing skills recommended

12 Hours per week 

Students wishing to attain University Entrance must take an additional approved subject.

School of Music - 20 hours per week

Do you love performing and playing music? Are you looking for a course that will enable you to be a full-time musician?

Hagley School of Music is designed for students who are passionate about, capable of, and interested in pursuing a music career. The course is run by musicians for musicians of the future. 

Year 12 Hagley School of Music will enable you to fully immerse yourself in music while working towards a National Certificate in Music and NCEA Level 2. This full-time music course comprises 16 hours of Music Immersion classes and 4 hours of Industry Studies packaged classes. The course comprises 4 strands: 

• Music Making Study
• Music Teaching Study
• Music Technology Study
• Music Business Study

Course Components for Music Immersion Classes (16 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Music Immersion Classes: 55 credits (includes 6 writing UE Literacy requirements)

The Music Making Study: Performance & Creation

Students will learn to:

• Develop instrumental and vocal skills through performance workshops and performances
• Develop performance and composition/songwriting skills through music-making
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural learning skills through music-making
• Develop music analysis skills through the study of musical works

The Music Teaching Study: Pedagogy, Music Theory, and Coaching

Students will learn to:

• Gain knowledge of teaching and coaching music
• Acquire a history of music and research skills related to the music topics

The Music Technology: Live Sounds and Recording

Students will learn to:

• Develop music technology skills, including recording and software engineering
• Develop skills for studio performance and learn to use recording equipment
• Develop music video planning and production skills

Course Components for Industry Studies Classes (4 hours). 

Credits available at Level 2 Industry Studies: 27 credits (includes 6 writing and 5 reading for UE literacy requirements)

• Learning about bookkeeping for the music business
• Learn to create and manage a gig
• Learn to create their own promotional kit - including CV writing
• Develop knowledge of screenwriting

This course is designed for our school of music students to obtain their Level 2 Literacy credits, and for our Level 3 students to obtain a domain in Business Studies and Media Studies for their NCEA Level 3 qualification.

School of Music - 20 Hours per week

Do you love performing and playing music? Are you looking for a course that will enable you to become a full-time musician?
Hagley School of Music is designed for students who are passionate about music and capable of pursuing a career in music. The course is run by musicians for musicians of the future.  

Year 13 Hagley School of Music will enable you to fully immerse yourself in music while working toward a National Certificate in Music and NCEA Level 3. This full-time music course consists of 12 hours of Music Immersion classes and 4 hours of Industry Studies packaged class, allowing you to choose one UE-approved subject (4 hours) from the mainstream course at TPWOW| Hagley. Ākonga who wish to advance their study to tertiary schools must have 3 UE-approved subjects. By doing the school of music programme, you are eligible to gain the University Entry requirement through this full-time music course. 

The course comprises 4 strands: 

• Music Making Study
• Music Teaching Study
• Music Technology Study
• Music Industry Study

Course Components for Music Immersion Classes (12 hours) 

Credits available at Level 3 Music Immersion Classes: 72 credits (includes 4 reading/writing, and 6 reading UE Literacy requirements)

The Music Making Study: Performance & Creation

Students will learn to:

• Develop instrumental and vocal skills through performance workshops and performances
• Develop performance and composition/songwriting skills through music-making
• Develop knowledge of music theory and aural learning skills through music-making
• Develop music analysis skills through the study of musical works

 The Music Teaching Study: Pedagogy, Music Theory, and Coaching

Students will learn to:

• Gain knowledge of teaching and coaching music
• Acquire a history of music and research skills related to the music topics

The Music Technology: Live Sounds and Recording

Students will learn to:

• Develop music technology skills, including recording and software engineering
• Develop skills for studio performance and learn to use recording equipment
• Develop music video planning and production skills

Course Components for Industry Studies Classes (4 hours) 

Credits available at Level 3 Industry Studies: 18 credits (in a UE-approved subject)

• Learning about bookkeeping for the music business
• Learn to create and manage a gig
• Learn to create their own promotional kit - including CV writing
• Develop knowledge of screenwriting

This course is designed for our school of music students to obtain their Level 2 Literacy credits, and for our Level 3 students to obtain a domain in Business Studies for their NCEA Level 3 qualification. 

Sign Language - Level 1

Wednesday night

Learn basic New Zealand Sign Language and understand deaf culture. Build skills to communicate in everyday social situations.

Course Components

• Learn to communicate using alphabet (finger spelling) and numbers
• Converse in small groups and share basic information on common topics
• Know how to approach a deaf person in a deaf culturally friendly way
• Understand cultural practices of the deaf community

Sign Language - Level 2

Monday night

Develop fluency in finger spelling and numbers.  Use communication strategies in familiar situations with New Zealand Sign Language.

Course Components

• Begin to discuss and share thoughts and ideas
• Recognise and use grammatical features
• Demonstrate grammatical facial expressions and sentence structures
• To achieve Level 2: You will need to attend Deaf Club for a minimum of 3 events, attend 2 communication evening events and 1 day trip (encompassing the Deaf history in New Zealand.)
• Participate regularly with the deaf community

Sign Language - Level 3

Tuesday night

Develop your fluency and confidence in using NZSL in familiar and unfamiliar situations.  Extend your NZSL vocabulary as well as increase your understanding of language structure.

Course Components

• Demonstrate grammatical facial expressions and sentence structures
• Demonstrate understanding of signed talks and grammar language contexts
• Deliver a signed talk in NZSL
• Understand translations of complex sentences into NZSL
• Participate fully in dialogues in NZSL
• Participate regularly for 4 class trips, 2 communication evenings with the deaf community
• NZSL storytelling

Spanish - Beginners

Monday night

Explore Spanish, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Learn about the Spanish language, and develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a friendly and fun class.

Course Components

• Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar skills to help you converse in Spanish in everyday situations
• Develop your confidence in speaking
• Gain an understanding of Spanish customs and culture

Spanish - Intermediate

Wednesday night

Develop your existing Spanish skills expanding your ability to communicate. Build your confidence and spontaneity in speaking, reading, listening and writing.

Course Components

• Increase your confidence in speaking Spanish.
• Improve your skills in grammar, reading, listening, writing and pronunciation.
• Explore the cultures and traditions of Spanish speaking countries.

Please Note: For further information on the DELE examination, please check http://dele.cervantes.es/en/learn_spanish/dele_information.html

Spanish - Post-Beginners

Tuesday night

Broaden your knowledge of Spanish in this fun and friendly class. Increase your confidence in understanding and speaking Spanish in a wide variety of situations.

Course Components

• Improve your grammar skills and broaden your knowledge of Spanish vocabulary
• Practise speaking in Spanish 
• Expand your understanding of customs and cultures of Spanish speaking countries

Please Note: For further information, please check http://dele.cervantes.es/en/learn_spanish/dele_information.html.  

Stagecraft

This course introduces you to the technical skills needed to design and produce components for theatre and film projects. It also helps you develop the practical skills needed for make-up, costume, prop and set design.

Course Components

• Research, design and construct costumes, props, lighting and make-up designs for a variety of performance contexts
• Use drama and technical tools to create and direct work for film and theatre projects
• Practical, project-based course
• Workshops and collaborative learning
• Written work is required to achieve all standards

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL1 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL2 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Maths, Science and Health, Physical Education

Studying at High School (ELL3)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - STUDYING AT HIGH SCHOOL 

Full-time Programme for Young Adolescents who are under 20

ELL2 – Foundation and Level 1 English Language credits

ELL3 - Level 1 and Level 2 English Language credits

Develop skills in English as well as gain NCEA credits. In a supportive environment, you will develop knowledge and skills for success at high school, your chosen career or academic study.

Course Components

• Build confidence and skills in English using speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Study Math, Science and Health, Physical Education

Te Ao Haka

'E haka i te haka a Tane-Rore, e tū te tū o Tane-Rore' 

'Adopt the stance and essence of Tane-Rore the God of haka'

Ākonga enrolled in Te Ao Haka must also be enrolled in Kapa Haka.  

Te Ao Haka is a multi-level (NCEA L1-3) class delving deep into Te Ao Haka. Ākonga will use research, creativity and wānanga to develop a deeper understanding of the whakapapa and creative skills, elements of mahi kapa haka, and the responsibilities of a successful kaihaka. This course will be delivered bilingually and observes kawa and tikanga Māori.  

Course components:

- build and develop foundational knowledge of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives (he tāonga tuku iho), and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development. 

- Explore creativity in performance and understand their role as a part of a wider group. 

- Explore their own role in the promotion and sharing of te ao Māori.

Te Reo Māori – Te Awa (Post Beginners)

Expand your understanding of Māori language, customs and beliefs in this post-beginners course. Broaden your vocabulary and build your understanding of tikanga Māori (protocol).

Course Components

• Use appropriate grammar, words and phrases with some fluency on familiar topics
• Tuhinga, Pānui and Whakarongo: Developing basic writing, listening and reading skills in te reo Māori
• Respond to a range of expressions and phrases related to everyday topics and personal experiences
• Develop an awareness of the rules for using te reo Māori in speaking and writing
• Become familiar with Māori customs and gain confidence in using Reo Māori in everyday settings
• Learn the customs of different iwi and the different beliefs of pohiri preparation
• Learning the customs of different iwi and the different beliefs of pohiri preparation.

Te Reo Māori – Te Maunga (Beginner)

Learn the basics of Māori language in this introductory course. Develop your confidence in using Māori language in everyday situations and build your understandings of tikanga Māori (protocol).

Course Components

• Learn to introduce yourself and to greet others
• Learn to converse in Māori using basic vocabulary and sentence structures
• Explore aspects of tikanga Māori
• Increase your confidence in relating to others in bi-cultural Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Reo Māori – Te Waka (Intermediate)

Monday night

Gain a fluent use of te reo Māori in this full immersion course. Focus on various aspects of the language from everyday sayings to formal expressions that reference Māori history and tikanga.

Course Components

• Expand vocabulary into all areas of everyday life
• Learn aspects of language planning to write and implement a language plan to assist in using te reo outside of the classroom
• Further develop an understanding of the grammatical nuances of the language
• Analyse the close relationship between te reo, tikanga and kōrero tuku iho (history)

Tertiary Preparation

Are you aiming for university study in 2027? 

Develop skills and confidence in reading and writing for tertiary study and become familiar with university academic processes, alongside your NCEA programme. This academic communication course is designed to sit alongside your five main subjects to help prepare you for the transition to degree-level study. It covers reading strategies, source evaluation, essay planning and writing, citations and referencing, forum participation skills, and learning and study strategies. There is the opportunity in the course to gain University Entrance reading and writing credits.

2 periods per week. 

If you would like to select this subject, please message or email Emma Lumb and we can add you into this course.

Textiles - Beginners

Thursday night

Learn basic sewing techniques, and develop understandings of patterns, fabrics and garment construction. Sew a variety of projects and garments to develop your skill and creativity.

Course Components

• Learn measurements skills
• Develop your skills in using a variety of sewing equipment
• Learn to read and understand a pattern
• Discover how to choose and work with different materials
• Learn the basics of adjusting and adapting patterns for fit and style

Textiles - Post-Beginner

Wednesday night

Take your sewing to the next level. Learn advanced sewing techniques, and develop a deeper understanding of patterns, fabrics and garment construction. Sew a variety of samples and garments to develop your skill and creativity. Gain the skills and confidence to create more complex and customised garments.

Course Components

• Learn a variety of construction techniques, including advanced techniques such as those used in tailored garments.  This will be achieved by sewing a combination of samples and garments
• Further your knowledge of sewing equipment and supplies.  Learn how to use the extra features of sewing machines, including overlocks and cover stitchers
• Discover how to identify, choose and work with a wide variety of materials, including more difficult fabrics
• Sew garments using patterns, which have an average or advanced level of difficulty
• Explore a range of resources to build upon your knowledge of sewing, textiles and garment construction
• Learn how to adjust and adapt patterns for fit and style, and how to incorporate design elements into your garments to individualise them to your unique style

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - VOCATIONAL ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available

Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

VOC2: Level 1 and 2 English Language credits

This course will enable you to develop your community language, knowledge and skills. It is an excellent preparation for actively participating in New Zealand life as well as preparing for a job or academic study.

Course Components:

• Speak with fluency when communicating
• Gain essential skills and strategies for using vocabulary and grammatical structures
• Apply strategies and skills to understand and use English for a variety of real-life purposes

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - VOCATIONAL ENGLISH

Full and Part-time Programmes available

Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

VOC3: Level 2 and 3 English Language credits

This course will enable you to develop your community language, knowledge and skills. It is an excellent preparation for actively participating in New Zealand life as well as preparing for a job or academic study.

Course Components:

• Speak with fluency when communicating
• Gain essential skills and strategies for using vocabulary and grammatical structures
• Apply strategies and skills to understand and use English for a variety of real-life purposes