Onslow College
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 | Hauora |
| 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 |
| Hauora | Literacy/Numeracy | Everyday 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 | Architecture & Product Design |
| Drama | Japanese | Teina Reo | *Construction & Design* | |
| Music | Spanish | Digital Technologies | ||
| ^English Language^ | *Fashion & Textile Design* | |||
| *Food & Society* |
| 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 | Health & Recreation Studies | French | Te Reo Māori | Commerce | Architecture & Product Design | |
| Drama | Physical Education | Japanese | Geography | *Construction & Design* | ||
| Music | Spanish | History | Digital Technologies | |||
| ^English Language^ | *Fashion & Textile Design* | |||||
| *Food & Society* |
| 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 | 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 | Architecture & Product Design |
| Tuakana Māori | Chemistry | Business Studies | Construction & Design | |
| Māori Performing Arts | Kaitiakitanga | Classics | Digital Media Design | |
| Physics | Economics | Fashion & Textile Design | ||
| Science & Society | Geography | Food & Society | ||
| History | Software Engineering |
| 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 | Physical Education | Japanese | | |
| Art Photography | Spanish | | ||
| Drama | ^English Language^ | |||
| Music | ||||
| Māori | Sciences | Te Ao Tangata | Social Sciences | Technology | |
| Te Reo Māori | Biology | Accounting | Architecture & Product Design | |
| Tuakana Māori | Chemistry | Business Studies | Construction & Design | |
| Māori Performing Arts | Kaitiakitanga | Classical Studies | Digital Media Design | |
| Physics | Economics | Fashion & Textile Design | ||
| Science & Society | Geography - Sustainability | Food & Society | ||
| History | Software Engineering | |||
| Power & Resistance |
| 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.
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