Avondale College is a high performing, diverse, co-educational secondary school located ten minutes from central Auckland. Our school motto, Kohia ngā Taikākā, establishes our commitment to provide opportunities for all students to strive for academic, sporting and creative excellence, within an aspirational and caring environment.Avondale College students consistently achieve excellent academic results, across all areas of the school. Our curriculum has strong learning pathways with flexible, innovative courses, providing relevant opportunities for all. As well as the NCEA curriculum we offer Cambridge International qualifications, providing an alternative pathway to top universities and career opportunities, both in New Zealand and overseas.Our well-established academies provide a connection between our academic and co-curricular programmes. Students from Year 9 can participate in the Sports, Performing Arts and Innovation Academies, and the Scholars Academy offers extension opportunities to senior students.

YEAR 9

10 Subjects

5 compulsory +5 options

English

Mathematics

Science

Social Science

Health & Physical Education

ARTS(Visual Art, Dance, Drama, Music)

TECHNOLOGY(Innovation Programme, Food Technology, Product Development, Soft Materials)

Languages (One of Te Reo Māori, French, Japanese,

Latin, Samoan, Spanish)

YEAR 10

8 Subjects

5 compulsory + one Arts + one Technology + one other

English

Mathematics

Science

Social Science

Health& Physical eucation

Sports Academy

Arts(at least one of Visual Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Media Studies)

Technolgy (At least one of: Innovation Programme, Food Technology, Product Development, Design & Visual, Communication ,Soft Materials)

Languages (One of Te Reo Māori, French, Japanese,

Latin, Samoan, Spanish)

Year 11

YEAR 12

Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)

Cambridge aims to prepare students for life – helping them to develop an informed curiosity and lasting passion for learning. Cambridge helps students develop thinking and learning skills – so they become 

confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. 

Success with Cambridge opens doors to the world’s best universities in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada and beyond. 

THE INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (IGCSE) - YEAR 11

Provides a foundation for higher level courses, especially AS/A Level.Subjects are generally studied at Year 11. Some subjects will be available in Year 12. 

In some IGCSE subjects there are two course levels - Core Curriculum and Extended Curriculum. The extended curriculum offers a more challenging course. 

ADVANCED LEVELS (AS/A2) - YEAR 12

Are the first half of a full A Level (the second half is known as A2) and are generally studied in Year 12. Some AS levels, developed by New Zealand schools in conjunction with CAIE, are only available as Year 13 courses.Cover the core, foundation aspects of a subject at an advanced level.Are worthwhile, stand-alone qualifications that can be used for tertiary entrance.

 

A LEVEL (A2) - YEAR 13

An AS Level can be carried through to a full A Level by completing the second half of the syllabus known as A2. (There is no such thing as a separate, stand-alone A2 qualification). A2 courses are available as Year 13 courses and only to students who have already completed AS. A Level syllabuses offer challenging assessments to stretch the most able students.

Students who have completed their AS course the previous year have the option of re-sitting the AS exam in their A2 year in order to improve their overall A Level grade.