Year 12

COURSE GUIDE

All Year 12 courses offer a minimum of 14 Credits.

All Year 12 Students at Wellington College will be entered into a minimum of 84 credits across 6 subjects.

As a Year 12 student you will study at least ONE of

You can select 5 options

ENGLISH / TE REO PĀKEHA

THE ARTS / NGĀ TOI

CAREERS, TRANSITION & GATEWAY /
NGĀ RAPUARA

LANGUAGES / NGĀ REO

LEARNING SUPPORT

This course is by invitation only

MATHEMATICS / PĀNGARAU
Only ONE Level 2 Mathematics course may be selected

Cambridge Mathematics and Mathematics for Pathways are by invitation only

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH / HAUORA

All four subjects can be selected

Entry into Sports Academy is via application only

SCIENCE / PŪTAIAO

Any combination of Biology, Physics and Chemistry may be selected

OR

Human Biology (students cannot select both Biology and Human Biology) OR

Science (Students who choose Science cannot select any of the other 4 options)

SOCIAL SCIENCES / PŪTAIAO PĀPORI

TECHNOLOGY / HANGARAU

In order to provide a broad curriculum it is recommended that no more than 2 Technology options are selected at year 12, from the following combinations;

Digital Technology AND/OR Digital Science

Materials Technology OR Construction

Design & Visual Communication

The following subjects will no longer be running for 2025:

12ARH - Art History

12DAN - Dance

12FAD - Fashion and Design

12MPA - Maori Performing Arts

12POL - Politics

Please choose another option.

2025 Year 12 Dean

Rhea Stevenson r.stevenson@wc.school.nz

2025 Dean of Senior School

Pete Maitland p.maitland@wc.school.nz

Mentors

Piri Weepu (Kaiāwhina Māori students) - p.weepu@wc.school.nz
Debbie Tiatia (Pacific students) - d.tiatia@wc.school.nz

Careers

Hamish Davidson - h.davidson@wc.school.nz

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