Academic Programme 2012
Dear Parents and Students
The Academic Programme is the document containing information on all courses, programmes and qualifications offered at St Cuthbert’s College from Year 7 to Year 13. It is time for us to begin planning the option structure and staffing required for 2012 and we require the help of those students who will be in Years 7 to 13 next year.
Your choice of courses will dictate our option structure. We would like you to consider carefully the courses open to you and to let us know these as soon as possible.
Information on all courses and qualifications is grouped according to year levels.
The course structure chart indicates core and option courses as well as courses available for the NCEA and IB qualifications.
As the College offers students in Year 12 the choice of either NCEA or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) Programme, the choice of qualification will, in some cases, influence decisions about subject selection at other year levels. Students should be aware of this when planning course pathways.
Please note the Recommended Level of Prior Achievement for senior subjects. This may influence course selection.
While the information contained here is accurate at the time of publication, reviews undertaken by NZQA may result in some changes to the achievement or unit standards as publicised.
We would like you to complete an electronic option form no later than
Monday 5 September.
Any students making returns after this date may find that some courses are full and that an alternative must be chosen. The same will apply to any student who wishes to change options. This will be possible only if courses are not full and the new choices fit the option blocks.
If you require further help, please contact your daughter’s Dean or the staff member in charge of the course in which your daughter is interested. A senior staff list is included for your information.
We hope that the Academic Programme will start you thinking about the various avenues open in 2012 and beyond.
Ms Helen Robertson
Associate Principal
Head of Senior School