NCEA Level 2 Health Studies

Why this course:
This course is aimed at students who are interested in a health science, public health or education pathway. It contains 20 credits across four assessments, and is an Achievement Standard/endorsement subject. The content of this course is related to issues adolescence may face so the learning will be relevant to you.

Course information:
Students will cover internal topics around Resilience/Managing Change, Sexuality & Gender Issues, and Social Actions. We begin the year by identifying a resilient role model, and assessing how well they coped with a significant change in their lives. This assessment is worth 5 credits. We then move on to identifying Sexuality/Gender issues at a personal, interpersonal and societal level, worth another 5 credits. The one external exam, covers any one topic from a range of adolescent issues, for example binge drinking, stress/anxiety, body image, etc. The final assessment for the year is a group-based assignment, where students are expected to improve the overall Health/Hauora of our school, again worth 5 credits.