YEAR 12

All students must study SIX courses. This must include English.  In a limited number of cases students will be guided in to a Work Literacy course rather than Level 2 English.  

Entry into many Year 12 courses is granted on a student's success at NCEA Level 1 and meeting appropriate prerequisites.  Students may be guided into following a course combining both Year 11 and Year 12 courses, if they wish to pick up a new course, or to improve NCEA qualifications.  However, you cannot take a subject at two levels.

The Government sees NCEA Level 2 as the minimum entry qualification for successful contribution to the skilled economy.  It leads to entry to many Polytechnic courses and into Year 13, and toward qualifying for entry into University.

Taking a course through a distance provider is a possibility.  You need to have demonstrated a sound ability to complete work independently to be considered for a distance learning course.

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