St Paul’s College (Ponsonby) St Paul’s College (Ponsonby)

Year 11 Health

11HLT
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


Departments:

Health, Physical Education & Health


Pathway

Year 12 Health

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