QMC Course Outline Booklet Year 13 NCEA 2023

Course Outline

Year 13 - NCEA

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Art History Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

• At the end of each topic students sit a practice assessment similar to the external assessment.

• Students will also sit practice examinations for each external Achievement Standard during the QMC school examinations in the third term.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course Details

NCEA Level 3 Art History focuses on Early to High Renaissance, Mannerism and Modern Art Movement: American Art since 1945. A study of fifteenth-century Italy beginning with the works of Duccio and Giotto, Giovanni Bellini, Mantegna, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, which provides background to the development of the High Renaissance and Mannerism. All aspects of Michelangelo’s work, sculpture, painting and architecture, are studied. Mannerism is studied in the work of Pontormo, and the late works of Raphael and Michelangelo. Titian provides the Venetian counterpart to the High Renaissance and Mannerist styles.

There will be a charge of $60 to cover for two workbooks that will be used for the year.

Course Information

• The course provides an opportunity to gain 20 Credits

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Research for internal assessments

• Completion of unfinished class activities

• Reading of class notes

• Regular submission of practice essays

Teacher in charge of Visual Arts: Anna Faulknor

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Biology Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

* Please note that the assessment dates are subject to change

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course builds on the knowledge and understanding of Year 12 Biology. In Year 13 students will explore the biological and cultural evolution of humans and the systems in humans which are able to re-establish internal balance. They will also develop an understanding of the behaviour of animals and plants and the methods and implications of genetic engineering. Those students with a passion for Biology are encouraged to extend their learning through Scholarship Biology.

Course information

• Students are issued with a Study Guide which is to be returned at the end of the year

• Students are also issued with SciPad workbook, which is charged to the student’s account

• Transport and entry costs of a field trips will be charged to the student’s account

• 2023 teachers are Ms Lauren Johns and Ms Ashley Renaud

Homework Expectation

Your student should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook exercises.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Business Studies and Economics Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

Business Studies and Economics at Level 3 builds upon Level 2 and Level 1 concepts of developing marketing and entrepreneurial skills. They will be working in consultation with the Young Enterprise Scheme in the development of their business activity. This will include: product design, production, marketing, sales and finance. This will involve taking a product to market with clearly defined goals based around economic, social, cultural and environmental sustainability

The focus for the Economics aspect of the course is to explore the New Zealand economy in relation to macro-economic goals and use economic models to illustrate concepts. This gives a useful understanding of the economy and how the government influences businesses. The focus is on economic growth, international trade, inflation, unemployment and government decision making.

Assessment Information

EXTENAL ASSESSMENTS:

• At the end of the topic students sit a practice assessment similar to the external assessment.

• Students will also sit practice examinations for the external Achievement Standard during the QMC school examinations in the third term.

INTENAL ASSESSMENTS

• During the teaching of the each topic, practice assessment tasks will be given to prepare the students for the final task.

• If a student is absent from the internal assessment then they must follow the school policy on absences for NCEA assessments.

Homework expectations

To be successful, students should make full use of class time and do regular study each day. Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Revision of daily/weekly content covered in class.

• Reading of text or reference material.

• Reinforcement of skills.

• Reflection of lessons and/or tasks.

• Preparation/revision for assessments.

• Completion of assignments.

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course involves students thinking mathematically by solving problems and modelling situations in a range of contexts. Topics include differential calculus, integral calculus, systems of equations, and trigonometry. Students taking this course will need to be competent in the full range of algebraic and calculus methods taught in Level 2 Mathematics.

Assessment Information

EXTENAL ASSESSMENTS:

• At the end of each topic students sit a practice assessment similar to the external assessment.

• Students will also sit practice examinations for each external Achievement Standard during the QMC school examinations in the third term.

INTENAL ASSESSMENTS

• During the teaching of each topic, practice assessment tasks will be given to prepare the students for the final task.

• If a student is absent from the internal assessment, they must follow the school policy on absences for NCEA assessments.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• All students are registered with the Education Perfect software as part of the school package deal for senior students.

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual workbooks (approximate total cost $35).

Homework expectations

To be successful with Level 3 Mathematics, students should make full use of class time and do regular study each day.

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Revision of daily/weekly content covered in class.

• Reading of text or reference material.

• Reinforcement of skills.

• Reflecting on lessons and/or tasks.

• Preparation/revision for assessments.

• Completion of assignments.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Chemistry Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet 2021.pdf

Appeal Form-Internal Assessment.pdf

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form-NCEA-Pandemic.pdf

Withdrawal Request Form-NCEA Standards.pdf

Course details

This course continues to build upon the theory and skills learned in Year 12 Chemistry. Included are three external achievement standards, which are assessed by national examinations at the end of the year. These topics are Thermochemical Principles and Properties of Particles, Organic Chemistry and Equilibrium Principles and Aqueous Chemistry. One internally assessed standard is also offered. Students will learn to process and analyse spectroscopic data.

Course Information

• Students are issued with an ESA Study Guide which is to be returned at the end of the year

• Students will be using a SciPAD workbook. This covers the external achievement standards.

• Students will be subscribed to a www.educationperfect.com package. This will provide access to learning materials in languages, mathematics, science and other subject areas. There will be a single charge of $70 + GST.

• The teacher for NCEA Level 3 Chemistry in 2023 is Mrs Charlie Martin

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook/worksheet exercises or practice examination questions.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher the following lesson.

• Pre-reading subject matter for upcoming lessons.

Head of Department: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Chinese NCEA Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

understanding of a variety of extended spoken Chinese texts

AS91535, 3.3 Interact clearly using spoken Chinese to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations

AS91536, 3.4

understanding of a variety of extended written / or visual Chinese text(s)

AS91537, 3.5 Write a variety of text types in clear Chinese to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

The aim of this NCEA Level 3 course is to enable students to interact in a variety of situations, recognise finer details in spoken and written Chinese texts and draw conclusions. Students further develop their fluency by using basic and more complex language patterns and strategies in expressing their points of views.

Students will have opportunities to have regular conversation practice with our Mandarin language assistant and the teacher to practise their speaking and listening skills. They study the following topics:

• overseas travel experiences, including visiting cities and famous places in China and New Zealand

• cultural experiences, including Maori traditions and Chinese customs

• communication and media

• environmental issues and migration

• relationships

• pros and cons of internet

The course offers three internal assessments: a speech, a written portfolio, and a conversation portfolio. The external assessments will test students’ reading and listening comprehension.

Assessments

Students complete a portfolio consisting of two pieces of work each for the two internally assessed achievement standards (3.3 and 3.5). Specific times for internal assessments are subject to changes of students’ choice and their progress.

Course Information

• In 2023, Year 13 NCEA Level 3 Chinese is an option subject

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, sstudents are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’.

Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Sentence or text level of exercises, e.g., jigsaw, filling the blanks etc.

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.languageperfect.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out a research task on internet

Students are likely to be charged for a Year 13 Chinese NCEA Level 3 Workbook, approximately $10.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Digital Technology Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course builds on the technological skills and understanding developed in the Year 12 Digital Technology course, with an emphasis on independent and self-directed learning for a client project. The students will work with a client to design and develop an interactive website using project management tools successfully and iteratively improving the outcome. They will learn how to use complex techniques in programming languages such as Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP The course contains a written component and students will carry out research, interview people and write evaluative reports documenting the development of their digital outcomes.

Course Information

• This is a year-long knowledge and skills-based course.

• The course centres around a client project assessed by three achievement standards, each with Achieved, Merit or Excellence components. All contributing towards Level 3 National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).

• All internally assessed work is required to be handed in during class time on the due date.

• To reach the final summative assessment for the client project students are required to submit work for the formative assessment.

• Students in this course are invited to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for approx. $35. This gives them a one-year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects. This will be installed at school and charged to students' school accounts (not required if already purchased for Photography, Design or Media Studies).

• There may be planned trips / visiting speakers throughout the year which are necessary to develop knowledge for some assessment tasks in the unit topics. You will be notified of any costs associated with any trips or speakers (eg: travel, entry fees). Costs incurred will be charged to your school account.

Scholarship:

Scholarship is offered in Technology. The assessment is in the form of a written report that is to be based on the major achievement standard topic carried out during the year (Client Topic).

Students intending to enter Scholarship in Technology (Digital Technology) must complete the 3.10 external achievement standard as part of their assessment programme.

Extra: Students who opt to enter the Technology Scholarship (Digital Technology) standard are required to complete extra Scholarship level tasks in their work that may or may not be directly linked to their client project work – this is to show they have fully understood the generic element of business practices of technologists working in a ‘real world’ company.

The final Scholarship report should relate the complexities involved in the resolution of a client issue.

The scholarship report is submitted in lieu of a sit down exam.

The report will be written in the students own time – although there will be scholarship tutorial time available for students in Terms 3 and 4, for help and guidance in the preparation of this report.

Students who opt to enter Scholarship in Technology will be required to scan, colour print or colour photocopy approx. 70 pages from their project visual diary to accompany their Scholarship report submission as required evidence of own practice. Colour printing or photocopy costs are the responsibility of the student. Scholarship is an External Assessment.

Homework expectations: Students should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Researching background information

• Software practice

• Completion of project work not completed during class time.

• Carrying out individual project - written, research or digital design tasks.

• Attending lunchtime workshops to complete any project work or to access extra help with project work.

Head of Learning Area: Richard Knuckey

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Drama Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

Performances will be a major component of assessment. Participation in the rehearsal process in the production and standard will be assessed as well as the final performance. Assessments will take place at different times. Plenty of notice as to where & when assessments will take place will be given. All assessments will be filmed for reference. For the production standard each student will need to make themselves available for negotiated out of class rehearsals (from week 1 Term 2- week 8 Term 2) as scheduled by the teacher/director.

In production week, each student must be available for a technical rehearsal and dress rehearsal which will be held outside of school hours. Failure to attend these rehearsals would mean failure to achieve the standard.

Course Information:

• 8 classes are held over the 10-day timetable cycle

• There is a written component for each performance standard that must be completed

• 18 credits are offered in the Year 13 programme overall

Homework expectations

Please note that availability for out of class rehearsals for the production standard along with attendance at the technical and dress rehearsals in production week for the production standard is mandatory in terms of meeting criteria for achievement of the standard. Rehearsals for each internal performance standard along with a small amount of supporting written work constitute homework requirements for Drama at this level.

Teacher in charge of Drama: Gemma Lowther

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 English Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Respond critically to specified

8 3.1 aspect(s) of studied written School text(s).

Respond critically to specified

7 3.2 aspect(s) of studied visual or School oral text(s).

AS91476, Create and deliver a fluent and

3.5 coherent oral text which

develops, sustains and 2023 structures ideas. – Ted Talk

Writing portfolio

Respond critically to significant

3.9 aspects of visual and/or oral

May texts(s) through close reading, 2023 supported by evidence.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes. Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

The course involves a literature study encompassing a range of genres; poetry, film and written texts. It aims to foster deep appreciation of literature and provide a solid preparation for tertiary education. The study of English contributes to many other subjects where competency is required in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Course Information

• There are five achievement standards in this course.

• The 20 credits contribute towards your daughter’s Level 3 National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

• The three internal achievement standards will be assessed at varying times in the year.

• The two external achievement standards will be assessed in essay format in a 3 hour examination at the end of the year.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completion of or extension of work done in class

• Reading

• Research

• Revision of material covered in class

• Written responses and essays

Head of Learning Area: Annabel Harris

Queen Margaret College

Year 12-13 Religious Studies Programme 2023

Religious Studies at Year 12 and 13

• The year 12-13 programme represents the culmination of a rich and coherent religious studies curriculum progressing from Y1 to Y13. It addresses issues of beliefs, values and practices appropriate to each stage of our students’ development. The programme therefore serves an integral part of our holistic philosophy. It is where students can begin to flourish in their philosophical and theological articulacy and express their own ideas confidently and coherently.

• The curriculum covers philosophy, ethics, theology and critical thinking. This equips students with knowledge and transferable skills that can be applied across their different NCEA courses.

• It enhances students’ broader understanding of their world, enriching their minds and preparing them for the world of university and employment. We discuss topical issues of relevance to the students and there is a place for spontaneity and student initiative in proposing issues of concern.

• It is an enjoyable and inspiring subject- students explore topical moral dilemmas in fields ranging from medicine to social media, business, and sex and sexuality. They learn to develop logical arguments and apply philosophical tools derived from classical and contemporary scholars. They use group discussion and simulation games. They are introduced to great works of literature; all this in a relaxed and affirming context, without the pressure of examinations or credits.

Our School’s Foundation

We are a Special Character School.

Queen Margaret College is a church school of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our school was founded 100 years ago by the Presbyterian Church in order to ‘provide for girls a sound intellectual and moral education, to build up strong Christian character on a broad religious basis and thus to produce the best kind of girlhood and womanhood’. Although the language has been updated, the mission of the College today is still the same: to educate the whole child.

Today the College’s mission is stated thus: Within an inclusive Christian environment, we light the flame of learning; through a holistic education our girls become confident, principled women who make a difference in the modern world. Luce Veritatis - By the Light of Truth.

We are a school where the concepts of Christian living with an emphasis on tolerance and consideration for others are communicated by example as well as teaching. Fostering this involves -

• Developing a broad understanding of the spiritual dimension of life as identified in the Strategic Plan–emphasising social responsibility, empathy, inclusive love, respect for people and the environment, compassionate justice and integrity of character.

• Our Strategic Plan commits us to further develop the spiritual dimension of life in ways that recognise the diversity of beliefs and backgrounds that make up our community and world.

The Programme

A. Introduction to Philosophical and Ethical theories

This year we will use the two referendum questions (Legalising Cannabis and Voluntary Euthanasia) in order to relate our worldviews to some concrete practical ethics of contemporary concern.

• The 6 dimensions of a worldview

• Modernism

• Fundamentalism

• Postmodernism

• Utilitarianism

• Humanism and Liberalism

• Feminism

• Consumerism

• Religious Worldviews

B. Critical Thinking

• Constructing and evaluating arguments

• Logical fallacies

C. Ethical Issues

• Medical Ethics

• Environmental ethics

• Business ethics

• Sexual ethics

Students will keep an ongoing personal journal.

Head of Learning Area: Deborah Wilson

3.1

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 NCEA French Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

understanding of a variety of extended spoken French texts.

AS91545, 3.3 Interact clearly using spoken French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations.

AS91546, 3 4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written / or visual French text(s)

AS91547, 3.5 Write a variety of text types in clear French to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes. Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

The aim of this course is for students to hold competent conversations with French speakers, understand much of what is said, and contribute relevant comments. This interactive course requires students to create a portfolio of spoken French and write a variety of text types in which they explore, evaluate and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations. They also prepare and deliver a two to three minute speech in French. Students study the following topics: media, new technology, global and environmental issues and multicultural France. They also have regular conversation practice with our French language assistant to help develop their speaking and listening skills.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 13 NCEA is an option subject

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out a research task on the internet

Students will be charged approximately $17 for A ‘Renash’ NCEA level 3 vocabulary booklet.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Geography Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

Geography is a multifaceted discipline that bridges the social sciences, the humanities and the physical sciences. This year we will be studying cultural processes and a range of geographic skills. We will look at case studies within these topics in both New Zealand as well as international settings.

Course Information:

• All students will be issued with a write-on Geography 3.4 Skills book. The cost of this (approximately $30) will be charged to your account.

• Conducting field work is an important aspect of studying NCEA Geography. Details and costs of field trips will be communicated via email and QM News.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of 10 hours per week in Year 11, and 15 hours per week in Year 12 and 13, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completing class work, course work or practising skills

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 History Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Students can choose FOUR of the above standards to suit their learning style. Please note that these four chosen achievement standards comprise their set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes, this includes school based examinations. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes. Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course has five Achievement Standards, of which the students choose four. Together they give the opportunity to gain between 19 and 21 credits towards NCEA Level Three. The content for the course centres on communism and the nuclear issue and the forces of change in

multiple contexts and its impact on New Zealand. In this section will focus on the Red Scare, and New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance. We will also shape learning around the theme for 2023 NZ Scholarship examination; communism as a historical force with a focus on New Zealand in the years 1950 to 1954

Up to three Achievement Standards are assessed internally through independent research and communicating through written reports. The analysis of sources and essay Achievement Standards are assessed through the end of year external examination, which is administered by NZQA. The content for the external standard centres on the impact of imperialism, and the analysis of sources. There is also an optional New Zealand Scholarship examination for motivated students to attempt during the NCEA examination period. Special tutorials will be run for students aiming for Scholarship at different times throughout the year.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Research for internal assessments

• Completion of unfinished class activities

• Extra readings and submission of practice essays and resource papers

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 NCEA Japanese Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

AS91553, 3.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Japanese texts.

AS91555, 3.3 Interact clearly using spoken Japanese to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations.

AS91556, 3.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written / or visual Japanese text(s).

AS91557, 3.5 Write a variety of text types in clear Japanese to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes. Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

The aim of this course is to enable students to interact in a variety of situations, recognise finer details in spoken and written Japanese texts and draw inferences and conclusions. They will use language patterns spontaneously and develop and support their points of view. Students will study the following topics: geography, living in town and in the country, travel and tourism, Japan at work, communication and the media.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 13 NCEA is an option subject

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.languageperfect.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out a research task on the internet

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Materials Technology Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course builds on the technological skills and understanding developed in the Year 12 course but with a client focus. Students at this level are working with an identified client and the final outcome of their project must meet the needs of this client. This course has a project management focus where students work on an independent long term project, requiring them to plan and manage their own time, resources and outcome development. Student topics will require completion of research, design, development work, pattern-making, practical samples, written tasks and a practical solution. The external assessment standard will be prepared in stages over the course of the year, building into the student project work and is finalised as a written report which is sent to NZQA as a folio submission for examination. Students may choose to enter for Scholarship in Technology, which is also a folio report submission examination.

Course Information

• Materials Technology is a year-long practical based course.

• There is a $50+gst annual consumables fee for Materials Technology. This will be charged to your school account.

• Students will work on individual practical projects that will require them to purchase some of their own material resources. Specific details will be given to students at the start of each topic.

• There may be planned trips / visiting speakers throughout the year which are necessary to develop knowledge for some assessment tasks in the unit topics. You will be notified of any costs associated with any trips or speakers (eg: travel, entry fees). Costs incurred will be charged to your school account.

• Students who opt to enter Scholarship in Technology will be required to scan and colour print approx. 70 pages from their project visual diary to accompany their Scholarship report submission as required evidence of own practice. Colour photocopy or printing costs are the responsibility of the student.

Homework expectations:

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week.

Homework might include:

• Carrying out individual project - written, research or design sketching tasks.

• Attending lunchtime workshops to complete any practical work or to access extra help with practical work.

• Catching up with work not completed during class time.

• Sourcing materials and resources for practical construction work.

Head of Learning Area: Richard Knuckey

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Media Studies Programme 2023

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course continues to develop students’ creative and analytical skills in Media Studies and encourages students to think critically about the relationship between Media genres and society. Media language and terminology is developed through the production of media texts, and by study of audience, genre, narrative, and representation Students improve their analysis skills by studying the development and changes to the Film Noir genre throughout history. We study classic films such as Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane and Psycho along with more modern takes on the genre Short films and developments in the digital age are also studied in depth, with students completing media investigations which will then inspire the planning and production of their own media product.

Course Information:

• There are five compulsory achievement standards in this course.

• The 20 credits contribute towards your daughter’s Level 3 National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

• The four internal achievement standards will be assessed at varying times the year. The skills for these achievement standards will be taught in class, and assignments will be set, with both class time and homework time to complete them.

• The external achievement standards will be assessed in essay format in a three-hour examination at the end of the year.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least fifteen hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Extension and revision of work done in class

• Reading and drafting of personal responses

• Research

• Written responses and essays

Head of Learning Area: Annabel Harris

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Music Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

• At the end of each (external) topic students sit a practice assessment similar to the external assessment.

• Students will also sit practice examinations for each external Achievement Standard during the QMC school examinations in the third term.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

NCEA Level 3 Music offers a wide choice to the advanced musician, with achievement standards being offered in both Music Studies and Making Music. This allows students to specialize (e.g. in performance, composition or musicology) or to continue to pursue a holistic course. Previously

learned skills in analysis, research and musical conventions are enhanced further, with arrangement skills being introduced and the analysis of a substantial set work as well as researching a musical area of interest. The course offers a sound preparation for study of Music at tertiary level. Students who take this course must have an active interest and ability in Music, and have completed at least four years’ instrumental or vocal tuition.

Course Information

• A selection of Achievement Standards will be offered in 2023 so that students are studying about 20-24 credits

• Students are expected at this level to be having individual music tuition and to participate in at least one extra-curricular music activity at Queen Margaret College.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Performance practice

• Completing composition tasks

• Completing theory exercises

• Research tasks

Head of Learning Area: Tim Jenkin

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Painting Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand NCEA Curriculum

3.2 Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to painting.

AS91451 3.3 Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established painting practice.

AS91456 3.4 Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within painting practice.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course will provide the necessary background for students who are considering tertiary painting. Each student will undertake a range of self-developed thematic units for investigation and developing studio work. This will ensure a variety of experiences in painting using a broad range of wet and dry media. It will provide an integrated investigation into related themes and issues, cultural and historical contexts, core art concepts, processes of art criticism, analysis and aesthetics. Students will be exposed to a wide range of painting media within these areas that can be reinterpreted and applied to their artwork outcomes. It is strongly recommended that students have successfully completed Level 2 Painting and Printmaking For a student to choose two Art subjects at Level 3, it is advisable for them to have achieved with Merit in their Level 2 Art programmes.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 13 Painting is an optional subject.

• Year 13 Painting is assessed against three achievement standards. Each achievement standard has credits allocated. When a student gains ‘Achieved’ for an achievement standard the credits contribute to her NCEA.

• Students can also gain different grades for each achievement standard: Achieved, Merit, Excellence. The grade achieved is determined by the quality of the work as measured against national standards.

• There is a consumables fee of $75 which will be charged to student’s school account.

• Students in this course are required to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for $42 This gives them a one-year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This will be installed at school and charged to students' school accounts.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework may include:

• reading and researching about artists

• completion of assignments started in class

• practising techniques learned in class

• catching up on work missed due to absence

• researching on the internet

Teacher in charge of Visual Arts: Anna Faulknor

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Photography Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand NCEA Curriculum

AS91447, 3.2 Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to photography.

AS91452, 3.3 Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice.

AS91457, 3.4 Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography. (folio)

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Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course will provide the necessary background for students who are considering tertiary Photography. Each student will undertake a range of self-developed thematic units for investigation and developing studio work. This will ensure a variety of experiences in Photography, while providing an integrated investigation into related themes and issues, cultural and historical contexts, core art concepts, processes of art criticism, analysis and aesthetics. Students will be exposed to a wide range of Photography techniques within these areas that can be reinterpreted and applied to their artwork outcomes. Students will need access to a digital SLR camera. It is strongly recommended that students have successfully completed Level 2 Photography. For a student to choose two Art subjects at Level 3, it is advisable for them to have achieved with Merit in their Level 2 Art programmes.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 13 Photography is an optional subject.

• Year 13 Photography is assessed against three achievement standards. Each achievement standard has a number of credits allocated. When a student gains ‘Achieved’ for an achievement standard the credits contribute to her NCEA.

• Students can also gain different grades for each achievement standard: Achieved, Merit, Excellence. The grade achieved is determined by the quality of the work as measured against national standards.

• There is a consumables fee of $75, which will be charged to student’s school account.

• Students in this course are required to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for $45. This gives them a one year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This will be installed at school and charged to students' school accounts.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Reading and researching about artists studied in class

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Practising new techniques learned in class

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Researching on the internet

Teacher in charge of Visual Arts: Anna Faulknor

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Physical Education Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course allows the learner to put into practice all the knowledge they have gained in the 3 levels of Physical Education and apply it in a range of practical situations where they can experience the outcomes for themselves. While it is not essential, it is beneficial to have had previous experience from the Level 2 course. Areas of learning include: developing skills in a range of sporting areas and participating in an organised commercial endurance event; analysing their own level of skill in a chosen physical activity and putting together a programme to improve performance; and exploring issues surrounding participation in physical activity and the barriers and enablers that lead New Zealanders to be able to participate in various physical activity. There is also an optional New Zealand Scholarship research report for motivated students to attempt during the year. Special tutorials will be run for students aiming for Scholarship at different times throughout the year.

Course Information

• A mixture of practical and written work

• 19credits offered

• Individual and group work assessed

• A variety of training venues utilised around the city

• Students must sign out of school when leaving for training

• Correct QMC PE gear to be worn during practical lesson

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Reading and researching a variety of texts

• Completion of assignments

• Following physical training programmes

Head of Learning Area: Tarron Stead

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Physics Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

• Assessment dates may be subject to slight variation

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

Year 13 Physics builds on the knowledge developed in Year 12 and aims to further develop understanding of the principles of Physics. In the Modern Physics unit (AS 3.5) students study quantum theory and utilise Einstein’s famous equation. The Waves unit (AS 3.3) focuses on the behaviour of waves, interference patterns and the Doppler Effect. The Electricity unit (AS 3.6) allows students to develop their understanding of Kirchhoff’s laws, alternating current, capacitance and induction. In the Mechanics unit (AS 3.4) rotational kinematics, centre of mass, momentum, gravity and simple harmonic motion are all investigated. The optional Internal Unit Standard 3.2 allows students to explore the application of concepts to a real-world context.

Course Information

• Students are issued with a workbook, which is charged to the student’s account

• 2023 teacher is Mr Kent Hogan

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook exercises.

• Attempting past exam questions.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Printmaking Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand NCEA Curriculum

AS91448, 3.2 Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to printmaking

AS91453, 3.3 Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established printmaking practice.

AS91458, 3.4 Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within printmaking practice.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course will provide the necessary background for students who are considering tertiary Printmaking. Each student will undertake a range of self-developed thematic units for investigation and developing studio work. This will ensure a variety of experiences in Printmaking using a broad range media. It will provide an integrated investigation into related themes and issues, cultural and historical contexts, core art concepts, processes of art criticism, analysis and aesthetics. Students will be exposed to a wide range of Printmaking media within these areas that can be reinterpreted and applied to their artwork outcomes. It is strongly recommended that students have successfully completed Level 2 Painting and Printmaking. For a student to choose two Art subjects at Level 3, it is advisable for them to have achieved with Merit in their Level 2 Art programmes.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 13 Painting is an optional subject.

• Year 13 Painting is assessed against three achievement standards. Each achievement standard has a number of credits allocated. When a student gains ‘Achieved’ for an achievement standard the credits contribute to her NCEA.

• Students can also gain different grades for each achievement standard: Achieved, Merit, Excellence. The grade achieved is determined by the quality of the work as measured against national standards.

• There is a consumables fee of $75 which will be charged to student’s school account.

• Students in this course are required to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for $30. This gives them a one year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This will be installed at school and charged to students' school accounts.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Reading and researching about artists studied in class

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Practising new techniques learned in class

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Researching on the internet

Teacher in charge of Visual Arts: Anna Faulknor

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Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Spanish Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

understanding of a variety of extended spoken Spanish texts.

AS91570, 3.3 Interact clearly using spoken Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations.

AS91571, 3.4

understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual Spanish texts.

AS91572, 3.5 Write a variety of text types in clear Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.

Achievement standard, AS91569, a speech, is offered as an additional option.

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes. Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

The aim of this course is for students to hold competent conversations with Spanish speakers, to express and justify their own ideas and opinions effectively and support or challenge those of others. This course requires students to create a portfolio of spoken interactions and write a variety of text types in which they explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations. As an additional option, students may also deliver a two to threeminute speech in Spanish. They study the following topics: technology and scientific innovation, migration, language and identity, education and the working world, human rights and globalisation. Students also have regular conversation practice with our Spanish language assistant to help develop their speaking and listening skills.

Course Information

• Year 13 Spanish is an option subject.

• There are 8 lessons per 10-day timetable.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases.

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write.

• Creating revision material

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence.

• Carrying out research tasks on the internet.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

This course requires students to think mathematically and statistically in a range of contexts. Topics include probability methods, making inferences about populations, the concepts of correlation and causality, and conducting statistical experiments. This course involves an emphasis on technology for internally assessed standards to explore and model statistical situations.

Assessment Information

EXTENAL ASSESSMENTS:

• At the end of each topic students sit a practice assessment similar to the external assessment.

• Students will also sit practice examinations for each external Achievement Standard during the QMC school examinations in the third term.

INTENAL ASSESSMENTS

• During the teaching of each topic, practice assessment tasks will be given to prepare the students for the final task.

• If a student is absent from the internal assessment, they must follow the school policy on absences for NCEA assessments.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• All students are registered with the Education Perfect software as part of the school package deal for senior students

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual workbooks (approximate total cost $35).

Homework expectations

To be successful with Level 3 Mathematics, students should make full use of class time and do regular study each day.

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Revision of daily/weekly content covered in class.

• Reading of text or reference material.

• Reinforcement of skills.

• Reflection of lessons and/or tasks.

• Preparation/revision for assessments.

• Completion of assignments.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Te Reo Māori Programme 2023

Level 8 of the New Zealand Curriculum

* Please note that the assessment dates are subject to change

Please note that the achievement standards outlined above comprise the set course and must be completed for students to be eligible for school prizes. Additional and optional credits will not be counted towards school prizes.

Assessment procedures are outlined below, including forms you may need to access throughout the academic year.

QMC NCEA Assessment Procedures Booklet

Appeal Form - Internal Assessment

Extension or Rescheduling Request Form

Withdrawal Request Form - NCEA Standards

Course details

By the end of NCEA Level 2, Te reo Māori students should be able to engage in discussions with speakers of te reo Māori, understanding much of what is said. They should be able to read and understand a variety of text types, as well as compose a range of text types in te reo Māori. Students will prepare for sitting their external achievement standard by practising examination techniques, revising vocabulary, grammar and verb tenses, and completing past reading and writing papers. Use of the target language in the classroom will be encouraged and students will regularly use their laptops for e-learning activities, vocabulary revision and accessing authentic online resources.

Students will study the following topics:

• Te whakarauora reo

• He hītori – ā – iwi

• Taonga tuku iho

Course Information

• In 2023, Year 13 Te reo Māori is an option subject.

Homework expectations

Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Your child should be learning at home for a total of one and a half to two hours per week in te reo Māori

Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases.

• Completion of assignments started in class.

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or a short paragraph to write.

• Before an assessment, students will be expected to revise their notes or to practice their spoken Te reo Māori.

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.languageperfect.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence.

• Carrying out a research task on the internet.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding