NCEA : YEAR 11

Subjects

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS – LEVEL 1

Recommended Previous Study

Completion of Year 10 Business & Economics or approval by Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching.

Course Description

This course combines a number of NCEA Level 1 achievement standards from both Business Studies and Economics. Business is the study of decision making within an organisation, whereas economics is the study of scarcity and resource allocation, on micro levels. Students cover a variety of topics, including consumer choice using scarcity and demand, producer choices and marketing and the marketing mix. There is opportunity for students to visit companies and to apply business knowledge in a real-world context. This general approach ensures that students are well prepared in Year 12 for either NCEA Level 2 Business & Economics or IB Diploma Business Management.

Contributions:

All students will be issued with individual workbooks (approximate cost $45).

CHINESE – LEVEL 1

Recommended Previous Study

Completion of Year 10 Chinese or approval by Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching.

Course Description

The aim of this course is to develop students’ ability to interact with Chinese speakers and use basic language competently. They write a variety of texts to communicate for genuine purposes with the support of resources. A selection of evidence

Assessment

showcases the individual’s final work. The length of the selected two texts is approximately 300 characters in total. Students also deliver a one-minute speech in Chinese. This course covers the following topics: school life, extracurricular activities, travel, directions, birthday celebrations, health and leisure.

Contributions:

• Students will be charged for a booklet of photocopied material costing around $10.