Senior Learning Experience

Years 11 & 12

Students in Years 11 & 12 are prepared for national qualifications and we are very proud of the high standards they achieve. Senior students are encouraged to follow multi-level courses of study as appropriate.

All Year 11 students study English, Mathematics and Statistics, and they choose four additional subjects. In Year 12 students study six subjects of their choice.

Differentiated programmes within the classroom begin the process of academic extension. This is continued in the senior school with Scholarship courses and multi-levelling for those students who seek the extra challenge at the senior level.

All subjects provide authentic learning experiences outside the classroom as appropriate to their curriculum and depend on curriculum subjects chosen.

Year 11 Geography  provides learning experiences in an outdoor setting.

Year 12 authentic outdoor education opportunities are provided in Biology, Geography and Tourism.

Students are encouraged to support the community and the school supports a number of nationwide events and charities. For example, students participate in World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine and have raised over $50 000 for this organisation or support Pink Day, which raises funds for cancer research.

 

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Year 13

Students in Year 13 are prepared for national qualifications and we are very proud of the high standards they achieve.

Year 13 students study five subjects. The most able students enter Scholarship examinations.

In addition to the traditional prefect leadership roles, senior students can lead as heads of cultural and sporting groups, senior committees, club activities or take on roles such as student trustee, librarians and laboratory assistants. Peer Support, peer tutoring and serving as reader writers allow senior students to support younger students and build positive relationships across the year levels.

Differentiated programmes within the classroom start the process of academic extension. This is continued with Scholarship courses and multi-levelling for those students who seek the extra challenge at the senior level.

All subjects provide authentic learning experiences outside the classroom as appropriate to their curriculum.

The school also supports a number of nationwide events and charities. For example, students participate in World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine and have raised over $50 000 for this organisation or support Pink Day, which raises funds for cancer research. In addition, our traditional charities, Cholmondeley Children’s Centre and Brackenridge, are supported each year.

In Year 13 authentic learning opportunities are provided in Geography, Tourism, Biology and PE.

NCEA

Christchurch Girls’ High School | Te Kura o Hine Waiora has very clear procedures in place to ensure that all assessment tasks are conducted in a way that is fair for all students. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they are familiar with these procedures.