Subject Selection Guide
Overview |
- Students will use SchoolBridge to complete their subject selections for 2025.
- Upon completion, parents/caregivers/whānau will be sent an automated email to confirm selections
- All of the information about subjects (descriptions, assessments, costs etc.) are all available via the 'Learning Areas & Subjects' menu
- Additional information about NCEA, Literacy/Numeracy, University Entrance and other Careers information can be found in the 'Additional Information' menu
- The subject setup and information for each year level is below in the relevant year level section
- For help with making selections and finding information via SchoolBridge check out the following help guide...
Y9 Subject Selection (Year 8's in 2024) |
- Year 9 students in 2025 will take all of the following subjects:
English | Math | Science | Te Ao Tangata | Health & PE |
Arts | Technology | Te Reo Māori | Literacy/Numeracy | Foreign Language* |
*Choice of: French, Japanese or Spanish* |
- All subjects are compulsory
- All subjects run for the whole year
- Students will have the choice of which of the three foreign languages they will study: French, Japanese or Spanish
- Students will select their first choice foreign language, and one back up.
Y10 Subject Selection (Year 9's in 2024) |
- Year 10 students in 2025 will take all of the following compulsory subjects:
English | Math | Science | Te Ao Tangata |
Health & Physical Education | Literacy/Numeracy | Te Reo Māori |
- Year 10 students in 2025, will choose THREE options and ONE backup
- All subjects run for the whole year (compulsory & options)
- Year 10 students will choose from the following options from the Arts, Languages, Māori, Te Ao Tangata & Technology learning areas
- Year 10 students can only choose one of the subjects with an asterisk (*)
- Year 10 students can choose a second asterisk (*) subject as a backup
- ^English Language^ is for students whose first language is NOT English
Arts | Languages | Māori | Te Ao Tangata | Technology |
Art | French | Te Reo Māori | Commerce | *Design Technology* |
Drama | Japanese | Teina Reo | Design & Visual Communication | |
Music | Spanish | Digital Technologies | ||
^English Language^ | *Fashion Design* | |||
*Nutrition & Food Technology* |
Y11 Subject Selection (Year 10's in 2024) |
- Year 11 students in 2025 will take the following THREE compulsory subjects:
English | Math | Science |
- Year 11 students in 2025 will choose THREE options and TWO backups
- All subjects run for the whole year (compulsory & options)
- Year 11 students will choose from the following options from a range of learning areas
- Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences
- Year 11 students cannot take both "Entrepreneurial Finance" and "Entrepreneurship & the Economy"
- Year 11 students can choose the other subject as a backup
- Technology
- Year 11 students can only choose one of the Technology subjects with an asterisk (*)
- Year 11 students can choose a second Technology subject with an asterisk (*) subject as a backup
- ^English Language^ is for students whose first language is NOT English
Arts | English | Health & Physical Education | Languages | Māori | Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences | Technology |
Art | Media Studies | Health & Recreation Studies | French | Te Reo Māori | Entrepreneurial Finance | *Design Technology* |
Drama | Physical Education | Japanese | Entrepreneurship & the Economy | Design & Visual Communication | ||
Music | Spanish | Geography | Digital Technologies | |||
^English Language^ | History | *Fashion Design* | ||||
*Nutrition & Food Technology* |
Y12 Subject Selection (Year 11's in 2024) |
- Year 12 students in 2024 will take ONE compulsory subject:
English |
- Year 12 students in 2025 will choose FIVE options and TWO backups
- All subjects run for the whole year (compulsory & options)
- Year 12 students will choose from the following options from a range of learning areas
- ^English Language^ is for students whose first language is NOT English
Arts | English | Health & Physical Education | Languages | Mathematics |
Art Design | Media Studies | Gender & Sexuality Studies | French | Mathematics |
Art Paint / Print / Sculpt | Whakaata Māori | Health & Occupational Studies | Japanese | Mathematics with Statistics |
Art Photography | Outdoor Education | Spanish | | |
Drama | Physical Education | | ||
Music | | |||
Māori | Sciences | Study | Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences | Technology |
Te Reo Māori | Biology | Supported Study | Accounting | Design Technology |
Tuakana Māori | Chemistry | Business Studies | Design & Visual Communication | |
Physics | Classics | Digital Media | ||
Science & Society | Economics | Digital Technology Computer Science & Programming | ||
Geography | Fashion Design | |||
History | Nutrition & Food Technology |
Y13 Subject Selection (Year 12's in 2024) |
- There NO compulsory subjects for Year 13 students
- All subjects run for the whole year (compulsory & options)
- Year 13 students in 2024 will choose FIVE options and TWO backups
- Year 12 students will choose from the following options from a range of learning areas
- ^English Language^ is for students whose first language is NOT English
- *Chinese will be delivered via Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Correspondence School)
Arts | English | Health & Physical Education | Languages | Mathematics |
Art Design | English | Health Professional Studies | Chinese* | Mathematics with Calculus |
Art History | Media Studies | Outdoor Education | French | Mathematics with Statistics |
Art Paint / Print / Sculpt | Whakaata Māori | Physical Education | Japanese | |
Art Photography | Spanish | | ||
Drama | ^English Language^ | |||
Music | ||||
Māori | Sciences | Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences | Technology | |
Te Reo Māori | Biology | Accounting | Design Technology | |
Tuakana Māori | Chemistry | Business Studies | Design & Visual Communication | |
Physics | Classical Studies | Digital Media | ||
Science & Society | Economics | Digital Technology Computer Science & Programming | ||
History | Fashion Design | |||
Power & Resistance | Nutrition & Food Technology |
Leaving Destination Data (Year 13's in 2024) |
- Onslow College would like Year 13's to provide the school with Leaving Destination data
- Please specify where you are leaving to and provide some details:
- Another School
- Apprenticeship (Business or Employer Name, Location)
- Employment (Business Name, Location)
- Further Education (Tertiary Provider Name, Location)
- Other (Please Specify)
- This data helps us to plan for 2025 and beyond.