Course Selection

Reading the curricula will help your ākonga to make informed decisions with their study at Avonside.

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Junior Curriculum

By the end of year ten Avonside Girls’ High School ākonga will:

  • Understand and model cultural inclusion, with an emphasis on recognising that within Aotearoa, New Zealand Māori and Pākehā are full treaty partners,
  • Be empowered by being well educated. They will have ownership and autonomy over their learning and will believe that they are able to achieve success. They will have a strong sense of their own identity,
  • Actively engage in respectful learning relationships, learning to work collaboratively with others. They will celebrate diverse abilities and individual excellence,
  • Experience deep learning opportunities that develop their full potential as individuals. They will understand how to learn, which in turn, will strengthen their intrinsic motivation for learning,
  • Connect and contribute to the wider community. They will understand that this connection with a wider community provides opportunities and pathways for authentic, relevant learning.

Our ability to be able to continue this tradition, after the disruption of the February 2011 earthquake, in our new buildings has been enhanced by the modern facilities. Two large theatre spaces, two gymnasiums and state of the art technology are some of these enhancements. We have an exciting future in a newly built facility on a new campus which opened in Term 2, 2019.
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Senior Curriculum

  • Students in Year 11 learn in six subjects and work towards gaining NCEA Level 1. English, Mathematics and Science courses are compulsory in Year 11.
  • Students in Year 12 also learn in six subjects and generally work towards NCEA Level 2. English is the only compulsory subject in Year 12.
  • Year 13 students learn in five subjects to reflect the greater demands of study required at this level of the curriculum. There are no compulsory subjects in Year 13.

 

Our curriculum provides flexible learning pathways for students who may require more than one year to complete a particular NCEA qualification. Multi-level study in Years 11, 12 and 13 is possible.Most subjects in the senior school have a mix of internal and external assessments.