Level 2 Health Education
Course Description
Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Miss A. Fowler, Mr P. McAllister.
This course builds on the knowledge ākonga gained in the Level 1 Health Education course. They will deepen their understanding of a range of topics including taking action on well-being, gender and sexuality, and ways to manage change and build resilience.
They will then look at strategies for social justice and ways in which they are able to better look after their own well-being.
This course equips ākonga with the tools to think critically while also developing life-long skills to help assist them in making health-enhancing decisions for themselves, others, and society.
Course Overview
What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
This course covers:
• Planning and implementing health-promoting activities in and around the school
• Mental health
• Sexuality and gender issues
• Managing changing states of health
• Examining societal issues in relation to health
• Personal safety in relationships with others
• Enhancing total wellbeing/hauora
Recommended Prior Learning
To be accepted for this course students must have earned 10 credits or more in L1 Health Education, or L1 Physical Education, or L1 Food & Nutrition, or HOF approval.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A pencil case with pens and a laptop
Pathway
Assessment Information
This NCEA Level two course offers four assessments over the year. The assessments consist of written assessments for the internals and one external exam at the end of the year. This course focuses on Level 7 of the Health & Physical Education curriculum.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Health 2.1 - Analyse an adolescent health issue
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Health 2.2 - Evaluate factors that influence people's ability to manage change
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Health 2.3 - Take action to enhance an aspect of people's well-being within the school or wider community
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Health 2.5 - Analyse issues related to sexuality and gender to develop strategies for addressing the issues
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Nursing, event organisation, human resources, police, fire service, P.E. teaching, primary school teaching, recreation/fitness instructing, medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, armed services, research (fitness health & recreation), managing community sports and recreation, professional sport or coaching, and sports psychology.,
Disclaimer
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it. Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2025, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.