Choosing your course

When choosing your course, check whether it caters for: 

• Your interests → I enjoy the learning in this course

• Your strengths → I can achieve in this course

• Your aspirations → I want to continue learning in this area

• Your future career pathways → My courses allow enough variety for future career pathways 

Year 11 ākonga choose 6 courses. All Year 11 ākonga need to take an English (or Wharekura), Mathematics and Science course. Taking these important courses keeps future career pathways open. If you have questions about career pathways, please read the information in the Career Pathways tab above, or please talk to Mrs Steph Putt.

Click on the tabs to display courses. Take time to read about each course and once you have decided upon what you wish to take, use the 2026 Course Selection Form to complete your selection. 

Notes:

• Year 11 ākonga wishing to pursue learning through Wharekura (immersion Te Reo Māori lessons), select this for half of their subject choices. 

• If you are working at a higher level (not NCEA L1), please look at the courses in Year 12 or 13. 

• If you are unable to choose a course because of a clash, there is space to record this on the Course Selection Form.

• Only one Secondary-Tertiary course can be picked per ākonga (through UCOL, Whitireia, or the Primary ITO). The courses are found in the External Courses tab. Ākonga will need to see Mrs Steph Putt this term for tertiary enrollment forms. 

• Also, only one online learning course is advisable (through Te Kura and Video Conferencing). See Mrs Gillian Gordon this term for enrollment details.

• Manukura GPS for boys runs across one line of the timetable. Manukura GPS  also requires ākonga to attend lessons from 7:30 am each morning. See Mr Sam Ward this term for enrollment information. 

For helpful information on courses to take for post-school employment or study, please see Careers Pathways