Dargaville High School

Available courses

Level 1 Textiles Technology

This course is about design and construction.

Product Design Technology Level 1

This course is to develop technological problem solving, design, processes and practical skills

Level 1 geography

This course explores Extreme Natural Events. Our study will involve the Samoan tsunami of 2009.

Vulnerability of the natural and cultural environment

response by various groups

processes that caused ENE

National Certificate in Travel and tourism (Introductory Skills) Level 2

THIS IS A UNIT STANDARDS COURSE

This is a one or two year course. You cannot achieve the National Certificate unless you take the subject for two years, however, you can take the course for one year and gain up to 18 credits at level 2, or if you are doing level 3 only, up to 24 credits at level 3.

( See attached breakdown of course)

VC Level 2 Chemistry

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

This is a level 2 chemistry video conferencing course. Students in this course will gain the basic knowledge necessary for level 3 chemistry and also the foundation chemistry courses that universities offer to bridge students onto their courses. It is a self-directed course with weekly instructional session held via Video Conferenece with Suzy Collin.

NCEA L2 Chemistry

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

This NCEA L2 Chemistry course covers the fudamental concepts of chemistry, which are the essential for tertiary study.

Up to 23 credits.

NCEA Level3 Physics

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

A course designed for students who are intending to complete courses in engineering, architecture, health sciences, or geological sciences at university. Includes concepts around;

mechanical systems
electrical systems
wave systems
nuclear physics
experimental physics

Students are required to have passed Level 2 Physics with at least 13 credits and will needs to have a strong work ethic and mathematical ability (Level 3 calculus is an advantage but not essential). Students can gain up to 23 credits at NCEA Level 3.

Biology Level 3

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

Intense course convering a variety of Biology topics. The topics covered are Evolution, Biotechnology, Investigation, Homeostasis and Animal and Plant Behaviour. Human Evolution is a topic that is reserved for students to choose for extra credit.

Student are required to purchase L3 workbook.

VC level 3 Chemistry

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

This course covers NCEA L3 Chemistry Achievement Standards, allows for a NCEA level 3 Chemistry endorsement, and provides requirements for university entrance (including Health Sciences).

Prerequisit: Level 2 Chemistry - 16+ credits (a Merit/Excellence endorsement in Level 2 Chemistry is highly recommended) and passing marks in 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.7

L3 CHEMISTRY

Teacher: Suzy Collin
Teacher: Paul Barnes

Physical Education level 1

This course consists of internally assessed Achievement Standards.

It is expected that students will complete work during class time and at home through out the course.

Level 1 Media Studies 2014

Teacher: Jody Reynolds

In 2014 there are 19 credits available in this course. Topics covered include close analysis of media texts, a genre study of family television sitcoms, video planning and production, scriptwriting, and public service advertising.

Level 3 Media Studies

Teacher: Jody Reynolds

"Whoever controls the Media, controls the mind." Jim Morrison

This course aims to engage you in critical thinking about media and society.

Level 1 Media Studies

Teacher: Jody Reynolds

This course covers audience theory, close viewing of media texts, genre explorations, scriptwriting and planning and producing a public service advertisement.

level 1 numeracy

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course covers mathematics level 1

numeracy
algebra
measurement
etc

Year 9 Silver

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This is a less academic course than Year 9 Gold

Year 9 Gold

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This is academic maths for students intending to take maths at year 12 and 13

Year 10 Silver

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This is a less academic course. Students from this course can go to 11MAT, 11MAL or 11MAP next year depending on their ability.

Year 10 Gold

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course continues the academic course taught in Year 9. There is a stong emphasis on skills, especially algebra, that need to be automatic for continuation at year 12 and 13

Leve 1 Alternative Mathematics

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course cover the skills needed for AS in number, measurement & statistics and provides evidence for The Numeracy Unit Standards. You or your parents can use it to help you if you have forgotten how to do domething or if you have missed a class to catch up.

Level 1 Full Mathematics

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This is an academic course designed for students heading toward L3 Statistics & Calculus

Level 2 Mathematics Alternative

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course leads to Level 2 Unit Standard Credits. It is not suitable for those wishing to go on to any maths at Level 3

Level 2 Full Mathematics

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course is an academic course that perpares you for Level 3 Calculus amd Statistics

Mathematics with Statistics

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This course teaches you about chance and data. It investigates ways to analyse real life data, deals with linear programming and confidence intervals. 3 AS are internal 4 AS are external.

Mathematics with Calculus

Teacher: Helen Wiessing

This is the hardest maths course. It is required if you are going on to do engineering and some other courses at university. It continues algebra skills, develops understanding of the applications of trigonomic graphs, explores differentiation and intergration and their applications. It also continues the understanding of graphs by exploring conic sections.

Level 1 Maori

THIS COURSE DOES BASIC MODEL OF COMPUTING EG PROGRAMMING, WEB DESIGN ETC

Homework expectations every week is to learn 10 new words.

Year 10 Japanese

Following on from the Year 9 module, this course in an introduction to Japanese language, covering Levels 1-4 of the New Zealand Curriculum. Covers all four skills; reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Students are expected to do regular Hiragana script and vocabulary revision.

Level 1 Home Economics

This course is part of the Health & Physical Education curriculum area - Home Economics. This is an achievenment assessment standards course and the L3 credits are on the univercity list of accredited subjects for university entrance