Year 11 - 13 Overview

In Years 11-13, Trinity students typically undertake six subjects in each year level. 

All students participate in our compulsory Religious Education programme. This programme is both an integral and active part of our daily lives and behaviours, and within the curriculum course of study. 

No exemption is given for Religious Education in the senior years. 

There is extensive advice to assist with course planning for students of all abilities and this can be found by exploring the NCEA links in the Curriculum area of the website as well as a section dedicated to choosing a subject.

A more detailed overview of the options currently on offer at each level along with more detailed instructions can be found here (note that course entry is done online. This is just a hard copy for you to refer to).

Year 11

In Year 11, all students at Trinity Catholic College must take:

  • Religious Education
  • Health & Recreation 
  • An English option
  • A Mathematics option
  • A Science option
  • Plus two (2) other options and information for each subject listed below is found via the subjects page

Year 12

In Year 12, all students at Trinity Catholic College must take:

  • Religious Education
  • An English option (students seeking an exemption from studying English in Year 12 may do so by applying in writing to the Dean or a member of the Senior Leadership Team)
  • Plus four (4) other options and information for each subject listed below is found via the subjects page

Year 13

In Year 13 all students at Trinity Catholic College must take:

  • Religious Education 
  • Plus five (5) other options and information for each subject listed below is found via the subjects page

The Sixth Subject may be:

  • A full year traditional course
  • A study option which means only five subjects are studied.

 

Year 11 

Year 12

Year 13

Compulsory Subjects 

Compulsory Subjects

Compulsory Subjects

Religious Studies

Health and Recreation 

English

Mathematics

Science

Religious Studies

English -  students seeking an exemption from studying English in Year 12 may do so by applying in writing to the Dean or a member of the Senior Leadership Team

 

Religious Studies

Year 11 Options

Year 12 Options

Year 13 Options

Art 

Commerce

Design & Visual Communication 

Drama 

Digital Technologies 

ESOL 

French  

Geography 

German

History 

Music 

Physical Education 

Technology – Food and Nutrition 

Technology – Hard Materials  

Technology – Textile Design 

Te Reo Maori

 

 

 

Agribusiness 

Art – Practical 

Art – Photography 

Biology 

Building and Construction 

Chemistry 

Commerce

Dance

Design & Visual Communication 

Digital Technologies 

Drama 

Earth and Space Science

ESOL

French 

Geography 

History & Psychology

Mathematics Extension 

Mathematics Statistics 

Mechanical Engineering 

Music  

Outdoor Education

Physical Education 

Physics 

Skills for Work & Living

Technology – Food & Nutrition

Technology – Hard materials 

Technology – Textile Design 

Te Reo Maori

Tourism & Travel  

Correspondence, Gateway Course or OSTC (Signature required)

 

Agribusiness

Art History 

Art – Painting 

Art – Photography 

Art – Printmaking 

Biology 

Building and Construction

Chemistry 

Dance

Design & Visual Communication 

Digital Technologies 

Drama 

Earth and Space Science

Economics 

English 

ESOL

French 

Geography  

History 

Mathematics with Calculus 

Semester Courses

Statistics and Modelling 

Music

Outdoor Education 

Physical Education 

Physics 

Technology – Food & Nutrition 

Technology – Hard materials 

Technology – Textile Design  

Te Reo Maori

Correspondence, Gateway Course or OSTC (Signature required)