Darfield High School

Course Choices
for 2023

USE THIS SIMPLE FORMULA TO HELP YOU CHOOSE YOUR COURSE:

OCCUPATION

You may not know what work you would like to do: this is not unusual. If you do know, or you do have some ideas about what you might like to do, you can find out what subjects possible careers need. Our Careers Advisor is there to help you think this through.

INTERESTS

Add to your ability your interest, that is, what you enjoy doing. Reasons for enjoyment might be the subject, the work, your success at both.

ABILITY

How good are you at a subject? How readily do you understand it?

Your assessment marks and your work will help you estimate your ability. Discuss your ability with your teacher. You might have an incorrect idea of how well you can do something. Be careful not to underrate your ability.

POSSIBILITIES

Go through the subjects listed and consider the possibilities. Mark each possibility and investigate thoroughly the subjects you have marked.

Darfield High School Curriculum

The curriculum offered at Darfield High School enables every student to participate in the eight Learning Areas of the New Zealand Curriculum, in order to gain the knowledge and understanding needed for a broad and balanced education. They provide the context within which knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values are developed.

Subject combinations are arranged to suit the majority of students. Courses will run provided that there are sufficient students to form a class, that staffing is available, and that the requested combination of classes can be timetabled. If a class size is too small to timetable, it may be possible for the student to be enrolled through Distance Learning.

National Certificates, National Examinations, and NCEA are available at Years 11, 12 and 13. Acceleration of the very able is a possibility and extension is encouraged in all subjects.

Once you have chosen your six subjects to study, ask your parents to login to the

DHS PARENT PORTAL with your Student ID and their Caregiver 1 or 2 password.

Helpful information on career paths, career choices, dual enrolment, Gateway, tertiary institutions, background information for careers and much more.

For help contact Ms Shelly Boyes

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