Year Level & Subject Choice

Year Leveldrama

  • The student's Year Level will depend on a number of things. These include her level of competence in English, the student's age, how well the student has done at her studies in her own country and the subjects she wishes to take.
  • Whatever year the student is in she will probably be with New Zealand students who are about a year younger than she is. This is because New Zealand children start their formal schooling at a younger age than students in most Asian countries. New Zealand's school year also begins and ends at a different time. All this makes it difficult for us to judge exactly which year level the student should be at until she has been in the school for a few weeks and we (and the student) can see how she actually performs.
  • For this reason the student must understand that the Year level we put on the "Offer of a Place" is a PROVISIONAL one. If we find the work is too hard for her, or too easy, we will change her year level.

 

Subject Choice

  • If we find the work is too hard for her, or too easy, we will change her year level.Subject Choice· The subjects the student should take really depend on what course she wishes to do at a University or Polytechnic. The student will need mathematics for many courses and many others require sciences.
  • If the student is entering the school at Year 12 or Year 13 she will find that there are many subjects that she cannot do unless she has studied them previously. These include languages,physics and chemistry. There are other subjects which the student may take for the first time but will find very difficult.
  • Please make sure to let us know what degree course the student wishes to study so that we can given them the best possible advice on what subjects she should take.
  • Students and their parents must read the information sheets "The New Zealand EducationSystem" and "Subjects available at Timaru Girls' High School” before they fill in the application form.
  • Special programmes can be arranged for short term students or those not wishing to enterthe national examinations.