About Us - Academic
Kerikeri High School has a strong academic record and we are very proud of the achievements of our students. Our NCEA results compare extremely favourably with both the Northland and national results.
We are accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 to provide education and training based on conventional school subjects and selected vocational units. All junior students study the seven essential learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum with increasing scope for specialisation as they progress through the school. A wide range of subjects is offered.
Students are encouraged through individual counselling to take courses appropriate to their abilities and their educational pathway. Those with additional learning needs are identified and supported by the Learning Enrichment Department through Teacher Aide support and various programmes such as Community and Future Problem Solving, KERI Reading, and distance education via correspondence.
Subjects by Year Level 2011
Year 7
English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Health and Physical
Education, Art, Maori, Life Technology, Technology,
Music.
All subjects are compulsory.
Year 8
English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Health and Physical
Education, Art, Maori, Life Technology, Japanese, Technology,
Music.
All subjects are compulsory.
Years 9 and 10
Core Subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Health and Physical
Education.
Options:
Art, Drama, Enterprise,
Graphics, History, Information Technology in Computing, Japanese, Life Technology, Maori,
Music, Technology.
Year 9 students take 3 options, Year 10 students take 2.
Year 11
All students study English, Mathematics and
Science plus three additional subjects from: Accounting, Art, Art Design, Biological Sciences, Drama, Economics, Electronic Systems, ESOL (English for Speakers
of Other Languages), Food and Health, Geography,
Graphics, History, Information Technology in Computing, International Bridging Studies, Japanese, Maori, Music, Physical
Education,
Physical Sciences, Product Design, Technology Metal, Technology Wood.
Year 12
All students study English, plus five additional subjects from: Accounting, Art, Art Design, Art Photography, Automotive Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, Economics, ESOL, French (by correspondence), Geography, German (by correspondence), Graphics, History, Hospitality, Human Development, Information Technology in Computing, Mathematics, Management, Maori, Music, Outdoor Education, Physical Education, Physics, Sailing Academy, Spanish (by correspondence), Technology Metal, Technology Wood, Tourism.
Year 13
Students choose five subjects from: Accounting (by correspondence), Art, Art Design, Art History, Art Painting, Art Photography, Art Sculpture, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, Economics, English, ESOL, French (by correspondence), Geography, German (by correspondence), Graphics, History, Hospitality, Information Technology in Computing, Maori, Management, Mathematics with Calculus, Mathematics with Statistics, Physical Education, Physics, Sailing Academy.
