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Logan Park has an outstanding academic reputation across a wide range of subjects. It has consistently been one of the top academic schools in the Otago/Southland region. Our students continue to excel in NZQA qualifications. In New Zealand’s premier academic exams, Scholarship, our students continue a 25 year tradition of excellent academic performance at the highest level. Each year, Logan Park graduates collectively win hundreds of thousands of dollars in university scholarships.
THE LPHS CURRICULUM
- Focuses on you as an individual
- Allows for your learning style
- Develops your literacy and numeracy skills
- Focuses on participation, relating to others, self-management and thinking skills.
- Provides extension work
- Enables success in the LPHS Junior Diploma
- Prepares you for NCEA and Scholarship
JUNIOR COURSE STRUCTURE
Students in Years 9 & 10 study subjects from the eight essential learning areas as described in the New Zealand Curriculum Framework. These areas are: English, The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Learning Languages, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology.
ALL YEAR 9 & 10 STUDENTS STUDY A CORE OF:
- English
- Science
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Health and Physical Education
Optional Subjects:
In addition to the core subjects above, students choose Option subjects. In Year 9 students choose six Optional subjects and each subject is for a half-year, except for Languages which are for the full year and count as two option choices. In Year 10 students choose three Optional subjects and each subject is for the full year.
- Year 9 Curriculum Option Choices (information on Year 9 subjects can be found in the Year 9 and New Student Information booklet)
- Year 10 Curriculum Option Choices (information on Year 10 subjects is found here)
SENIOR COURSE STRUCTURE & ASSESSMENT
Information on assessment for senior students (Years 11 to 13) can be found in the LPHS NCEA Student Handbook
See all subjects offered across each year at Logan Park.
Information and course outlines for individual courses are available on the relevant department’s webpage and can be accessed by using the side menu above.
