About Us - Academic

Kerikeri High School has a strong academic record and we are very proud of the achievements of our students. Our NCEA results compare extremely favourably with both the Northland and national results.

We are accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 to provide education and training based on conventional school subjects and selected vocational units. All junior students study the seven essential learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum with increasing scope for specialisation as they progress through the school. A wide range of subjects is offered.

Students are encouraged through individual counselling to take courses appropriate to their abilities and their educational pathway. Those with additional learning needs are identified and supported by the Learning Enrichment Department through Teacher Aide support and various programmes such as Community and Future Problem Solving, KERI Reading, and distance education via correspondence.

Curriculum Guides 2025

Junior - Years 9&10
Senior - Years 11-13

Subjects by Year Level

Years 7 and 8
English, Health and Physical Education, Te Reo Māori, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies.
Art, Life Technology, Technology and Music are also studied for half a year each.
All subjects are compulsory.

Years 9 and 10
Compulsory Subjects: English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies.
Options: Art (Visual Art), Business and Economics (Year 10 only), Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Drama, Enterprise and Business (Year 9 only), Food Studies, History, Te Reo Māori, Music, Spanish, Technology.
Year 9 students take 3 options, Year 10 students take 2.

Year 11
All students study English and Mathematics plus four additional subjects from the following, including at least one Science subject: Agricultural and Horticultural Science, Art (Physical Art), Art (Digital Art), Business and Economics, Biochemical Science, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Drama, General Science, Geography, Health Studies, History, Hospitality, Life and Environmental Science, Music, Physical Education, Physical Chemical and Space Science, Spanish, Technology Metal, Technology Wood, Te Ao Haka, Te Reo Māori.

Year 12
All students study English, plus five additional subjects from: Art Painting, Art Design, Art Photography, Automotive Studies, Biology, Business Management, Chemistry, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Drama, Economics, Entertainment and Event Technology, Geography, History, Hospitality, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Outdoor Education, Pathways, Physical Education, Physics, Science, Spanish, Technology Metal, Technology Wood, Te Ao Haka, Te Reo Māori, Tourism.

Year 13
Students choose five subjects from: Art Painting, Art Design, Art Photography, Automotive, Biology, Business Management, Calculus, Chemistry, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Drama, Economics, English, Modular English, Entertainment and Event Technology, Geography, History, Hospitality, Music, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Pathways, Physical Education, Physics, Spanish, Statistics, Technology, Te Ao Haka, Te Reo Māori, Tourism.