Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi High School

Level 3 Te Ao Haka

L3HAKA
Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

To ensure the best support for every learner, we ask that students have a kōrero with the HOD Māori before enrolling. This helps us understand how to guide and nurture each ākonga’s journey. All whānau are warmly welcome to be part of this conversation.


Te Ao Haka is a living, breathing art form that invites all ākonga to engage deeply with Māori culture, language, and traditional practice. Rooted in the rich wisdom of Mātauranga Māori, it also embraces innovation and growth, allowing the art to evolve with each generation.

At the heart of Te Ao Haka are the values of culture, language, and identity. It serves as a powerful tool to explore and share culture, tikanga, knowledge systems, and iwi traditions, creating strong connections to our whakapapa and whānau.

At Level 3, students refine their performance skills and deepen their personal journey within Te Ao Haka. This level focuses on both performing with excellence and thoughtfully evaluating their own experiences, encouraging rangatahi to stand proudly in their identity and expression.

This course supports ākonga to grow not only as performers but as confident, culturally grounded individuals ready to contribute to their whānau and community with mana and pride.

Note: Students are unable to select Tikanga and Te Ao Haka, as these courses are taught concurrently in a combined class. Students will have a choice of mixing Tikanga and Te Ao Haka  Unit/Achievement Standards.

Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
In this course, ākonga will reflect on their own learning journey within Te Ao Haka, discovering how this rich art form shapes their identity and connection to culture.

Students will develop their skills by performing three different categories within a chosen Te Ao Haka discipline, building confidence and mastery.

They will also have the opportunity to explore and perform across two different Te Ao Haka disciplines, broadening their experience and understanding of this vibrant cultural practice.

Additionally, ākonga will learn about important roles within Te Ao Haka performances, demonstrating their knowledge and respect for the tikanga and responsibilities that bring these performances to life.

This course nurtures not only performance skills but also cultural pride, personal growth, and a deep sense of belonging for every learner and their whānau.

Faculties:

Te Ao Māori


Assessment Information

All External Assessments are provided as Common Assessment Tasks during the year, not at the end of the year.
There are normally two opportunities-one in June, one in September.
There are two practical-based assessments.
There is one powerpoint/google slide assessment.

This is an Achievement Standard course.



			
					
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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
KHS aims to deliver educational courses over and above that which is funded by the Ministry, 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, and we appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.