NYPS Curriculum

Academic

Students have the opportunity to begin or continue with their academic learning. An assessment is made on enrolment as to the students academic requirements.

At NYPS a student can study at different NCEA levels and move up a level when a level is achieved and the staff and the student feel they are academically ready for the next level.

Our teaching staff cover a broad subject base - English, Numeracy, Technology, Tourism, Home Economics, P.E, Health, History, Home and Life Science, and Computing. For all other subjects the student is enrolled in Te Kura and NYPS staff facilitate their learning. Open Polytech and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) are examples of other tertiary providers which are used also.

Each student works alongside staff to create an Individual Education Programme (IEP). This IEP includes academic subjects which the student has chosen based on interest, transition plan and compulsory NCEA requirements such as Literacy and Numeracy.

Within the IEP students will set SMART goals; Te Whare goals, an academic goal and a transition goal, these are reviewed at the end of each term.