11HLT

Year 11 Health

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. Tagaloa.

NCEA Level 1 Health

The Health course at level one builds on the Year 7-10 Junior course which deepens understanding and knowledge of the key areas of health; food and nutrition, relationships and sexuality and mental health. It provides a strong foundation for students to take Level 2 and 3 Health. 

Students will complete standards that involves;

- exploring health and wellbeing through Te Whare Tapa Whā and other holistic models, such as Fonofale

- developing understanding that Kaitiakitanga and whakawhanaungatanga are vital for the wellbeing and sense of self-worth of individuals, whānau, and communities

- developing understanding that a variety of health-promotion actions are needed at personal, interpersonal, and societal levels to enhance hauora

- learning about how principles of fairness and inclusiveness that can be applied to hauora and wellbeing

Pathway

Taking Health can lead onto careers including community health workers, health promotion, health service manager, medical careers; health practitioner within health sector.