Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi High School

Level 3 History

L3HIST
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Collier.

Recommended Prior Learning

To be accepted for this course students must have achieved at least 14 credits from Level 2 History, or HOF approval.

Level 3 History provides an opportunity for ākonga to understand how our historical narratives are shaped and how they influence our understanding of both ourselves and the world around us. Ākonga are able to grow as confident, questioning, and empathetic individuals, with a developing understanding of their own place in, and their connection to the world around them.


Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
1. The decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan and the ethics behind the decision.

2. Contested History - the Partition of Palestine and the creation of the State of Israel.

3. An individual Historical Inquiry into an event or place of significance to New Zealanders.

4. Historical Turning Points - what if significant events had a different outcome?

Faculties:

Social Science


Career Pathways

Historian, Author, Archivist, Journalist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Librarian, Curator, Tertiary Lecturer, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Hotel/Motel Manager, Holiday Park Manager, Trainer, Communications Professional, Conservator, Editor, Judge, Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Records Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Exhibition and Collections Technician, Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Library Assistant, Nanny/Child Carer, Photographer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Television Presenter, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

There is a full-day field trip to Akaroa.










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 2024, 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.