Opportunities for employment are developing significantly, often in areas that previously didn’t even exist. Studying a variety of courses ensures you get a valuable insight into many academic disciplines, and helps you to determine where to concentrate your efforts in the future. At Lincoln High School, we offer a variety of courses to meet the pathways, interests & academic needs of all students.
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YEAR 9
In Year 9 students start the first year of their two-year junior programme. Year 9 consists of a combination of compulsory courses and option courses chosen by the students.
In Year 9 students will take the following:
Compulsory Courses - All students in Year 9 will study a full year of learning in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and PE.
Option Courses - Four half-year option courses (see table below). Junior Literacy and Junior ESOL are invitation only and cannot be selected.
Students in Year 9 are required to take one choice from Set A (Languages and Arts), one choice from Set B (Technologies) and two other choices from any of the options available across all three columns. Students will also select an alternate option for both Set A and Set B.
| SET A (Languages & Arts) | SET B (Technologies) | SET C (Other) |
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| 9MAO - Te Reo Māori | 9FNT - Food & Nutrition Technology | 9AAS - Adopt a Scientist |
| 9CHI - Chinese | 9MTH - Materials Technology (Wood) | 9AGR - Agriculture & Horticulture |
| 9FRE - French | 9DTF - Design Fashion Technology | 9MEP - Media Production |
| 9JPE - Japanese | 9SPD - Spatial and Product Design | |
| 9DAN - Dance | 9DTY - Digital Technologies | |
| 9MUS - Music | ||
| 9DRA - Drama | ||
| 9TAH - Te Ao Haka | ||
| 9ART - Art |
It is important to study a wide range of option courses to enable pathways into Year 10 courses and beyond.
Year 10 consists of a combination of core (compulsory) courses and option courses chosen by the students.
In Year 10 students will take the following:
Compulsory Courses - A full year of learning in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and PE.
Option Courses - Four half-year option courses from any of the learning areas (see table below).
Languages: We strongly recommend students study a full year of their selected language if they intend doing Languages from Year 11 -13.
Year 10 Option Subjects 2027
Arts | Languages | Science | Social Sciences | Physical Education | Technologies |
Art – Design & Photography | Chinese | Adopt-a-scientist | Business Enterprise | PE – Understanding Movement | Digital Technologies (Computational) |
Art – Painting & Sculpture | French | Agricultural & Horticultural techniques | Financial Literacy |
| Digital Technologies Electronics |
Dance | Japanese | Agricultural & Horticultural - Advanced | Media Production |
| Design Technology Fashion |
Drama – Performance Lab 1 (Improvisation and Performance) | Te Reo Māori |
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| Spatial & Product Design (DVC) |
Drama – Performance Lab 2 (Acting and Production) |
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| Food & Nutrition Technology |
Music – Electronic Music Production |
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| Materials Technology – Hard materials |
Music |
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Te Ao Haka |
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THE SENIOR SCHOOL (YEAR 11, 12 & 13)
There are no compulsory courses for Year 12 & 13 students. English & Mathematics courses are strongly recommended, though in Year 12.
Year 11 students study 12 semester courses. Two must be in English & two must be in Mathematics.
Year 12 students study six courses that complete an NCEA Level 2 qualification.
Year 13 students study five courses, have Independent Study Time (IST) & complete an NCEA Level 3 qualification, University Entrance & Scholarship.
The major aims here are:
To give students a sound preparation in the subjects they are studying for external awards and qualifications.
To equip students for the transition to the post-school world of employment or further education.
To provide each student with a relevant course of study, which matches the individual's strengths and abilities.
Lincoln High School is fully accredited to award credits in all conventional subjects, and we have a very wide ranging accreditation to teach and assess vocational units.
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