Our senior courses are designed to provide students with opportunities to achieve meaningful qualifications, develop their strengths and prepare for their next steps beyond school. We want every student to experience success, whether their goals involve university or other tertiary study, employment, apprenticeships, further training, sport, the arts, or another pathway.
Choosing a senior programme is an important decision. Students should consider not only the courses they would like to take next year, but also how those choices connect to their longer-term goals. Students who are considering tertiary study should check the entry requirements for their intended courses and make sure their programme will provide the qualifications and subjects they need.
This Course Guide sets out the courses we intend to offer in 2027. Course availability and combinations may be affected by student numbers, staffing and timetabling, so it may not always be possible to accommodate every combination of courses. Where this occurs, we will work with students and their families to find an appropriate programme.
Students may also take courses at different levels, depending on their strengths, needs and previous achievement. Our aim is to ensure that each student is working at an appropriate level and making progress towards their individual goals.
We encourage students to discuss their choices carefully with their whānau, teachers, deans and other staff. Planning ahead can help ensure that the courses selected this year keep future options open. Advice on all courses is also available from the respective Heads of Faculties. This Course Guide gives details of those courses.
The purpose of this guide is to help students and their families make informed, realistic decisions about their senior programme. There are many opportunities available at Mercury Bay Area School, and we are here to help students make the most of them and to plan confidently for what comes next.
