YEAR 12 COURSE SELECTION:
Many employers see NCEA Level 2 or above as the basic requirement for a job or apprenticeship. Students interested in a trade or practical vocation can often work towards this and earn NCEA credits at Level 2 while they are at school. Their options can include work experience, a Pathways course at a tertiary education provider, Gateway or STAR. Interested students will be required to apply for a Gateway placement.
Before selecting courses, Year 12 students should explore their options by:
- Comparing the information regarding tertiary options on the Careers NZ website
- Talking to students who are in tertiary study or training now or who have just finished
- Talking to family/whānau/fono, teachers, Deans and the Careers Team about your ideas
- Using the Jobs Database to find out what you need to get into a job of interest
- Use the Course Searcher Tool to look up what and where you can study
- Visit Subject Matcher or Career Quest if you are unsure of your direction
- Volunteering for organisations that interest you in your community
- If you are considering a university pathway, you can refer to the Subject Guides on these websites: AUT, University of Auckland or Canterbury
In Year 12 students must continue to study English; this is to make sure they gain Level 2 University Entrance Literacy. For Year 12 students their Level 2 results are significant, as they are often used by universities, polytechnics and employers as part of their selection process. They are also used to assess eligibility for financial scholarships.
English is a CORE subject, taken by all students in Year 12. There are TWO English courses at Level 2: 02ENG (English General, and 02ENA (English Academic). Placement in the courses will depend on students' results in Level 1 English, and will be decided by the Teacher in Charge. * English as a Another Language (EAL) may also be considered.
For some subjects at NCEA Level 2 there may be pre-requisites. This means students need to have studied a designated Level 1 subject and gained a specified number of credits or achieved certain standards. For example, they will need to have studied Science at NCEA Level 1, and have passed two Level 1 Science externals, one of which must be a Physics external at Merit or above to study Level 2 Physics.
OPTION SUBJECTS
Level 2 courses offered at Green Bay High School are listed below in alphabetical order. Simply click on a subject to find out more information about that particular course.
- NCEA Level 2 Accounting (02ACC)
- NCEA Level 2 Art Design (02DES)
- NCEA Level 2 Art History (02ARH)
- NCEA Level 2 Biology (02BIO)
- NCEA Level 2 Business Studies (02BUS)
- NCEA Level 2 Chemistry (02CHE)
- NCEA Level 2 Child Health and Development (02CHD)
- NCEA Level 2 Computer Studies (02CST)
- NCEA Level 2 Construction (02CON)
- NCEA Level 2 Dance (02DAN)
- NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies (02DIT)
- NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies - Programming (02DTP)
- NCEA Level 2 Drama (02DRA)
- NCEA Level 2 Earth and Space Science (02ESS)
- NCEA Level 2 Engineering (02EGR)
- NCEA Level 2 Fashion and Design (02FDS)
- NCEA Level 2 Geography (02GEO)
- NCEA Level 2 German (02GER)
- NCEA Level 2 Health Studies (02HES)
- NCEA Level 2 History (02HIS)
- NCEA Level 2 Hospitality (02HOS)
- NCEA Level 2 Japanese (02JAP)
- NCEA Level 2 Mathematics General (02MAG)
- NCEA Level 2 Mathematics with Calculus (02CAL)
- NCEA Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics (02STA)
- NCEA Level 2 Media Studies (02MED)
- NCEA Level 2 Music (02MUS)
- NCEA Level 2 Painting (02PTG)
- NCEA Level 2 Photography (02PHO)
- NCEA Level 2 Physical Education (02PED)
- NCEA Level 2 Physics (02PHY)
- NCEA Level 2 Product Design (02PRD)
- NCEA Level 2 Science Applied (02SCP)
- NCEA Level 2 Science General (02SCG)
- NCEA Level 2 Sculpture (02SPT)
- NCEA Level 2 Spanish (02SPA)
- NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori (02TRM)
- NCEA Level 2 Travel and Tourism (02TOU)
- NCEA Level 2 Vocational Development Studies (02VOC)
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.- Log into the Web Portal: https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/
- Navigate to the 'Course Selection' icon on the dashboard
- Compulsory course selections will be selected by default - you will be prompted to choose your preferred option subjects, followed by your back-up courses
- By clicking on a course name you will be given a pop-up that includes useful information such as the course description
- Click on the 'tick box' to add a course to your list of selected courses
- Click on the 'Preview and Save' to view a summary of your course selections
- Click on 'Confirm Selection' to finalise your selection
