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• Plan your course selection through to the end of your secondary schooling (use the Curriculum Planner on P7 & 8 to assist you). You must check the pre-requisites needed at the next level to ensure you will be eligible for entry into courses you wish to take in later years.

• Remember that Mathematics and Sciences beyond Level 1 are basic requirements for many careers.

• Check that you have the necessary pre-requisites for university studies or specific tertiary and training courses.

• Research shows that the two main influences on subject choice are:

• What subjects your friends are taking.

• Who is teaching a particular subject.

            Neither of these should influence your subject choice, as your friends may not be in the same class as you next year and no one yet knows who will be teaching specific 2012 subjects.

• CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR FUTURE.

• Discuss your proposed course selection with:

• Your parents/caregivers.

• Your teachers.

• The contact teacher named in the section on course information.

• The Head of Department.

• The Careers Advisor.

• Your dean.

• Mr Lineham for advice on NCEA credits/levels.

Courses advertised in this booklet may not run if there are insufficient numbers of students interested to make them viable.

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