The process for choosing next year’s courses starts in late August/early September each year. Our course choice booklets outline:
- Course content
- The learning focus for each course
- NCEA information
- Entry recommendations
Senior Course Choices 2027
Students in Years 10—12 are invited to explore the options available.
Planning sheets for 2027:
The timeline for making course decisions for 2027 is below. There are opportunities to discuss course choices at Future Focus Evening. For further information about NCEA, read the Future Focus Evening Presentation.
- Monday 10 August 2026 – Future Focus evening
- Tuesday 11 August 2026 – Student portal goes live for preliminary decisions
- Monday 17 August 2026 at 12.30pm — Preliminary decisions made for 2027
- Friday 25 September 2026 — Final course decisions made for 2027
Year 10 Course Choices 2026
- Using the Year 10 Course Choice Booklet for 2026 students and whānau are invited to explore the Year 10 option courses available next year.
- Instructions as to how to select Year 10 option courses for 2026 are detailed on page 14 of the Year 10 Course Choice Booklet.
- Choices can be made online in rōpū Google classrooms from week 8. A hard copy of the selection form on page 14 will be provided to students. This requires a signature from a parent or caregiver to verify the final course selection.
- The deadline for completion: 9.00am on Monday 15 September.
- Got any questions? Try the Year 10 FAQs, or speak to your rōpū or subject teacher.
Junior Whānau Guide – 2026
For students in Years 9 and 10 the Junior curriculum handbook provides useful information regarding the courses and taster courses available and the pathways into NCEA.
Year 9 students take all eight taster courses during the year and make choices for languages at the end of Term 1.
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