Getting Started Choosing Subjects

GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR COURSE SELECTION

• Choose the subjects that you are good at and which you enjoy.

• Keep your options open as you are likely to pursue several careers.

• Websites such as Careers NZ www.careers.govt.nz  have good information on recommended subjects for particular careers.

• Plan your course selection through to the end of your secondary schooling.

• Think carefully before dropping a subject you have studied for several years.

• Check entry information for courses you intend to take in future years. Some subjects need to be studied in earlier years in order to continue with them later on.

• Discuss your proposed course selection with:

– your parents/caregivers/whanau, this year’s teachers & your kaiārahi, the contact teacher named in the course information section or other teachers of specific subjects, your Dean or the Careers Advisor, a member of the Senior Leadership team