Reminder - school commences at 9am each day and concludes at 3.15pm except for Wednesdays where we finish kura at 2.25pm

OPEN DAY (for Year 9, 2026 Enrolments) SATURDAY 9 AUGUST 2025 1PM

Enrolment forms for Year 9 2026 are now available from our school office.

NCEA L1

Year 11 students at Tamatea High School are offered a broad programme with emphasis on the essential learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum.


Year 11 students must select 5 Level 1 subjects.
Please download the Senior Course Booklet for information to assist with subject selection.

Students must study Level 1:

  • English and/or Te Reo Māori

  • Mathematics


Students must choose three other Level 1 subjects as below:

  • Dance

  • Design Technology (Hard Materials)

  • Digital Technologies

  • ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

  • Health

  • History

  • Kai - Food & Nutrition

  • Music

  • Physical Education

  • Project Based Learning

  • Science

  • Social Studies

  • Te Ao Haka - Māori Performing Arts

  • Te Reo Māori

  • Visual Arts

All subjects provide credits towards NCEA Level 1, but only Achievement Standards will count towards NCEA with Merit or Excellence.

BP Business Challenge

At Yr 11 all students are given the opportunity to work in teams to come up with a business idea, refine it, and present it to a panel of business people.

BP Business Challenge helps our students to learn about teamwork, communication, budgeting, marketing and presentation.