YEAR 10 SUBJECTS

YEAR 10 COURSE SELECTION:

Year 10 students are provided with the opportunity to further explore a range of courses in preparation for the senior school. Students should study course information carefully as there may be pre-requisites, for example: students who are planning to take a Language in Year 11 must have studied that Language in Year 10. Students in Year 10 are also required to study five compulsory core courses:

CORE SUBJECTS:

• English (or) English as a Another Language (EAL)
• Health and Physical Education
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

In addition, Year 10 students will study four more courses chosen from a wide list of options. All courses, listed below in alphabetical order, are studied for one semester (two terms) except for Language courses which are studied for a whole year. If students select a language they will only be required to select two additional courses. Simply slick on a subject to find out more information about that particular course, including costs involved.

OPTION SUBJECTS:

• Year 10 Business Studies (10BUS)
• Year 10 Dance (10DAN)
• Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
• Year 10 Digital Technologies (10DIT)
• Year 10 Drama (10DRA)
• Year 10 Fashion and Design (10FDS)
• Year 10 Food Technology (10FDT)
• Year 10 German (10GER)
• Year 10 Japanese (10JAP)
• Year 10 Leadership in Action (10LIA)
• Year 10 Learning Enrichment (10LEO) - This course is by invitation only.
• Year 10 Literacy (10LIT)
• Year 10 Media Studies (10MED)
• Year 10 Music (10MUS)
• Year 10 Photography (10PHO)
• Year 10 Product Design and Manufacturing (10PDM)
• Year 10 Science Investigations (10SIN)
• Year 10 Spanish (10SPA)
• Year 10 Sports Performance (10SPX) - This course is by invitation only.
• Year 10 Sports Studies (10SPS)
• Year 10 Te Reo Māori (10TRM)
• Year 10 Visual Art (10ART)
• Year 10 Young Writers (10WRI)
  
  YEAR 10 SPECIALISED PROGRAMMES: Please note: Entry into these specialised programmes is by invitation only.
• Year 10 Learning Enrichment (10LEO)
• Year 10 Numeracy (10NUM)
• Year 10 Sports Performance(10SPX)
  
  

  Creating a course plan helps to keep career pathways on track:

  At Green Bay High School, students have the ability to create a course plan to help them achieve their tertiary and/or career pathways. Knowing what qualifications are available and what is needed to get there is the key! By planning a pathway from Year 9 to Year 13, students and their whānau can clearly see which subject choices are needed in order to achieve the desired outcome.

How to select Courses of Study: Students enrolled at Green Bay High School can log into the Web Portal to find further information on the courses we offer, and make their course selections. Students will be required to select additional backup courses as part of this process.

1. Log into the Web Portal: https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/
2. Navigate to the 'Course Selection' icon on the dashboard
3. Compulsory course selections will be selected by default - you will be prompted to choose your preferred option subjects, followed by your back-up courses
4. By clicking on a course name you will be given a pop-up that includes useful information...

1st August 2026 at 9:29am