Agriculture Department   Agriculture is delivered to the senior school year 11 to year 12. The subject meets the needs of NCEA at all levels but is also geared to allow the students to gain first their level 2 and then their level 3 National Certificate in Agriculture ( quite vocationally orientated). To that end it has a blend of achievement and unit standards, theory and practical.

 

Year 11. Here the focus is on pastures and soils. The Primary industry is studied and its impact on the environment. They look at safe chemical handling and basic farm skills.

 

Year12 The focus here is more on animal production and more depth study of soils. There is a practical camp and practicals in chainsaws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 13   Offers two courses, one that is more theoretical and is based on finishing their level 3 NCEA. Here we look at feeding, health, marketing and production management. Practicals include fencing and motorcycles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Dates:

Agchem course             -            at McGlashan  all day 26^th Feb

Motorcycles                 -           at 3 mile hill 9^th March

Practical camp              -            at Telford in (Sept-Oct holidays)

 

Exams

NCEA Level 1             -            November 20^th am

 

NCEA Level 3             -            November 20^th pm