Dunstan High School

Otago

Dunstan High School Curriculum

118 subjects available for 2026/2027.

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Subjects for Year 7 Students Subjects for Year 8 Students Subjects for Year 9 Students Subjects for Year 10 Students Subjects for Year 11 Students Subjects for Year 12 Students Subjects for Year 13 Students

Subjects for Year 7 Students

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Subjects for Year 8 Students

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Year 9 Adventure Based Learning

9ABL

Year 9 Adventure Based Learning

Year 9 Art

9ART

Year 9 Art

Year 9 Digital Technology

9DTG

Year 9 Digital Technology

Year 9 Drama

9DRA

Year 9 Drama

Year 9 DVC

9DVC

Year 9 DVC

Year 9 English

9ENG

English description - all year 9 students will do this course

Year 9 French

9FRE

Year 9 French

Year 9 Mathematics

9MAN

Mathematics

Year 9 Mathematics

9MAT

Mathematics

Year 9 Music

9MSA

Year 9 Music

Year 9 Physical Education

9PEH

Physical Education

Year 9 ROB

9ROB

Year 9 ROB

Year 9 Science

9SCI

Science

Year 9 Social Studies

9SST

Social Studies

Year 9 Structures Technology

9STT

Year 9 Structures Technology

Year 9 Targeted Learning

9TLE

Year 9 Targeted Learning

Year 9 Te Reo

9MAO

Year 9 Te Reo

Year 9FNT

9FNT

Year 9FNT

Subjects for Year 9 Students

Year 10 Art

10ART

Year 10 Art

Year 10 Design and Visual Communication

10DVC

Year 10 Design and Visual Communication

Year 10 Digital Technology

10DTG

Year 10 Digital Technology

Year 10 Drama

10DRA

Year 10 Drama

Year 10 English

10ENG

English

Year 10 Food Technology

10FNT

Year 10 Food Technology

Year 10 French

10FRE

Year 10 French

Year 10 Mathematics

10MAT

Mathematics

Year 10 Music

10MSA

Year 10 Music

Year 10 Physical Education

10PEH

Physical Education

Year 10 Science

10SCI

Science

Year 10 Social Studies

10SST

Social Studies

Year 10 Structures Technology

10STT

Year 10 Structures Technology

Year 10 Targeted Learning

10TLE

Year 10 Targeted Learning

Year 10 Te Reo

10MAO

Year 10 Te Reo

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Subjects for Year 10 Students

Year 11 Design Technology

11DET

Year 11 Design Technology

Year 11 Mathematics with Algebra

11MAA

Year 11 Mathematics with Algebra

Year 11 Mathematics with Numeracy

11MAN

Year 11 Mathematics with Numeracy

Year 11 Accounting and Economics

11ACE

Year 11 Accounting and Economics

Year 11 Art

11ART

Year 11 Art

Year 11 Design and Visual Communication

11DVC

Year 11 Design and Visual Communication

Year 11 Digital Technology

11DTG

Year 11 Digital Technology

Year 11 Drama

11DRA

Year 11 Drama

Year 11 English

11ENG

English

Year 11 English 1

11EN1

Year 11 English 1

Year 11 English Extension

11EN2

English

Year 11 English for Speakers of Other Languages

ESOL

English for Speakers of Other Languages

Year 11 English Pathways

11ENP

Communication English

Year 11 Food and Nutrition

11FNT

Year 11 Food and Nutrition

Year 11 French

11FRE

Year 11 French

Year 11 Gateway

11GAT

Year 11 Gateway

Year 11 Geography

11GEO

Year 11 Geography

Year 11 History

11HIS

Year 11 History

Year 11 Learning Support

14LSP

Learning Support

Year 11 Mathematics with Statistics

11MAS

Year 11 Mathematics with Statistics

Year 11 Music

11MSA

Year 11 Music

Year 11 Outdoor Education

11OUE

Year 11 Outdoor Education

Year 11 Physical Education

11PED

Year 11 Physical Education

Year 11 Science for Future Studies

11SC1

Year 11 Science for Future Studies

Year 11 Science in Context

11SC2

Year 11 Science in Context

Year 11 Science Primary Production

11SCP

Year 11 Science Primary Production

Year 11 Te Reo

11MAO

Year 11 Te Reo

Year 11 Tikanga

11TER

Tikanga

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Subjects for Year 11 Students

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Art Painting

12APA

Year 12 Art Painting

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Art Photography

12APH

Year 12 Art Photography

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Biology

12BIO

Year 12 Biology

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Design and Visual Communication

12DVC

Year 12 Design and Visual Communication

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Design Technology

12DET

Year 12 Design Technology

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Digital Technology

12DTG

Year 12 Digital Technology

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Drama

12DRA

Year 12 Drama

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Economics

12ACE

Year 12 Economics

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 English

12EN2

Year 12 English

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Food and Nutrition

12FNT

Year 12 Food and Nutrition

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 French

12FRE

Year 12 French

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Gateway

12GAT

Year 12 Gateway

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Geography

12GEO

Year 12 Geography

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 History

12HIS

Year 12 History

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Mathematics and Numeracy

12MAN

Year 12 Mathematics and Numeracy

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Mathematics with Algebra

12MAA

Year 12 Mathematics with Algebra

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Mathematics with Statistics

12MAS

Year 12 Mathematics with Statistics

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Music

12MSA

Year 12 Music

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Outdoor Education

12OUE

Year 12 Outdoor Education

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Physical Education

12PED

Year 12 Physical Education

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Physics

12PHY

Year 12 Physics

NCEA Level 2 Year 12 Tourism and Travel

12TOT

Year 12 Tourism and Travel

NCEA Levels 1-3 Year 12 Te Reo

12MAO

Year 12 Te Reo

Year 12 Chemistry

12CHE

The following aims run throughout our chemistry course, and also provide a link between the chemistry that you have done in NCEA Level 1 and may carry on to do in NCEA Level 3 Chemistry.

To investigate and develop an understanding of the ways materials and chemical processes interact with people and the environment.
To carry out a range of practical investigations and use this and other information to explore chemical behaviour.
To understand important concepts in chemistry and major patterns of chemical behaviour.

Course content:

Identifying Ions, Organic Chemistry, Oxidation and Reduction, Structure, Bonding and Energy Changes, Chemical Reactivity, Quantitative Analysis

Assessment:

10 Internal Credits

13 External Credits

23 Total Credits

Entry requirements:

You need to have passed at Level 1:

90930 Carry out a practical Chemistry investigation with direction

90944 Acid Base Chemistry

Course Endorsement:

Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:

14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and
at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.

Year 12 English

12ENG

English

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Year 12 English Pathways

12ENP

Communication English

Year 12 Science Primary Production

12SCP

Year 12 Science Primary Production

Year 12 Tikanga

12TER

Tikanga

Year 12 Year 12 Independent Living

12INL

Year 12 Independent Living

Subjects for Year 12 Students

Year 13 Science Primary Production

13SCP

Year 13 Science Primary Production

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Art Painting

13APA

Year 13 Art Painting

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Art Photography

13APH

Year 13 Art Photography

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Biology

13BIO

Year 13 Biology

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Calculus

13CAL

Year 13 Calculus

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Design and Visual Communication

13DVC

Year 13 Design and Visual Communication

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Design Technology

13DET

Year 13 Design Technology

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Digital Technology

13DTG

Year 13 Digital Technology

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Drama

13DRA

Year 13 Drama

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Economics

13ECO

Year 13 Economics

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 English

13ENG

Year 13 English

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Food and Nutrition

13FNT

Year 13 Food and Nutrition

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 French

13FRE

Year 13 French

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Gateway

13GAT

Year 13 Gateway

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 History

13HIS

Year 13 History

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Leadership In Outdoor Education

13OUT

Year 13 Leadership In Outdoor Education

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Mathematics with Statistics

13MAS

Year 13 Mathematics with Statistics

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Music

13MSA

Year 13 Music

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Outdoor Education

13OUE

Year 13 Outdoor Education

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Physical Education

13PED

Year 13 Physical Education

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Physics

13PHY

Year 13 Physics

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Statistics

13STS

Year 13 Statistics

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Te Reo

13MAO

Year 13 Te Reo

NCEA Level 3 Year 13 Tourism and Travel

13TOT

Year 13 Tourism and Travel

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE

Year 13 Chemistry

13CHE

Year 13 Chemistry

Year 13 Independent Living

13INL

Independent Living

Year 13 Tikanga

13TER

Tikanga

Subjects for Year 13 Students

Year 12 English Extension

12ENE