LEVEL 2 HEALTH EDUCATION – L2HEA

Learning Area: Health & Physical Education

Qualification: NCEA Level 2

In Level 2 Health Education learners will build on their previous knowledge and are given the opportunity to enhance the well-being of their community, unpack messages about gender and sexuality, and explore resiliency. When learners explore resilience they will be looking at risk and protective factors and can relate this to their own mental health journeys, to enhance their understanding and capabilities of being self-resilient. This course is designed to engage learners in thinking critically about the world around them. 

Course Components:

• Community well-being

• Resilience

• Sexuality and Gender

• Hauora

• Health Promotion

• New Zealand Health Issues eg. Alcohol, Drug Use etc.

External Credits:                                   5

Internal Credits:                                  15

Entry Recommendations:                    15  credits in Level 1 Health Education