Senior School Curriculum

MANUKURA Senior Programme

"Give someone a fish and they'll eat for a day. Teach someone how to fish and you feed them for a lifetime."

MANUKURA provides a unique education for students, that promotes academic and sporting excellence within a Māori context. The senior programme offers a balance between education, sport and culture that is reflected in both curriculum and delivery, where the philosophy of Te Whare Tapa Whā is interwoven. We also link nutrition, athletic pathways, competition and service to others as integral delivery components through our Te Tamaiti Hei Raukura programme. We provide a culture where achievement and high expectations for students are normalised. Competency in Te Reo and Mātauranga Māori through academic and tikanga related opportunities are provided to our students. 

Future Leaders

By working with local and national organisations including tertiary institutions we create mutually beneficial partnerships between external organisations and our students. Our goal is to prepare our students so that they can flourish in today’s rapidly changing world. Staff are dedicated to the development of our academic curriculum and co-curricular programmes and evaluation and work productively to create exciting, challenging and worthwhile opportunities for all our students. 


A raukura from MANUKURA is a proficient thinker, capable of deep understanding and the ability to apply their knowledge to different situations. They have a strong sense of who they are and are aspirational and self-motivated to ensure the elevation of Māori. They value freedom of thought and speech, they see themselves as global citizens and they aspire to make a difference. 

How does NCEA work?

 

  • Each year, students study a number of courses or subjects.
  • In each subject, skills and knowledge are assessed against a number of standards. For example, a Mathematics standard could be: Apply numeric reasoning in solving problems.
  • MANUKURA uses a range of internal and external assessments to measure how well students meet these standards.
  • When a student achieves a standard, they gain a number of credits. Students must achieve a certain number of credits to gain an NCEA certificate.
  • There are three levels of NCEA certificate, depending on the difficulty of the standards achieved. In general, students work through levels 1 to 3 in years 11 to 13 at school.
  • Students are recognised for high achievement at each level by gaining NCEA with Merit or NCEA with Excellence. High achievement in a course is also recognised. For more information, read about Endorsements.

 

More Information

We encourage our students to retain a broad range of subjects for as long as possible, giving them access to more opportunities when they come to consider future study options and other endeavours. A positive digital environment, the commitment of our teachers, encapsulated with our innovative teaching and learning philosophy, has created an environment that supports excellence. Our class sizes are small allowing us to provide low pupil-to teacher ratios. This ensures our students benefit from greater individual attention in the classroom. All our students are encouraged to be self-motivated and are expected to reach their full potential. We encourage our students to keep their subject options open.

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