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.