Level 3 Health Education

The Level 3 Health course deepens and builds on leaners understanding of the underlying health concepts to explore and understand health issues and factors relevant to our community and culture locally and beyond.  Learners have the opportunity to both collaboratively and individually investigate relevant topics within the course where they will analyse how different issues and factors affect hauora and guide critical thinking in learning and assessments. 

Emphasis is placed on health literacy, including interpreting health models and navigating diverse texts and data to foster critical thinking and communication skills. 

Ongoing teacher support in the course ensures learners have the opportunity to be effective in their learning. This course equips learners with the analytical, collaborative, and literate skills needed for further learning.

Individuals will engage with school and community organisations and be given the opportunity to be involved in a range of experiences and be exposed to a flexible curriculum while having the opportunity to work at an NCEA level suitable to their learning needs in Year 13 and potentially beyond. 

Topics Covered (but not limited to):

Ethical issues such as abortion and euthanasia

Health issues at a local and global level such as addiction and mental health

Health practices including convential medicine, contemporty and incvlusive medicine and traditional medicine

Level 3 Achievement Standards:

-Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being.

- Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand.

- Analyse a New Zealand health issue.

- Analyse an international health issue.

Optional Achievement Standards (Physical Education):

- Evaluate physical activity experiences to devise strategies for lifelong well-being.

- Examine a current physical activity event, trend or issues and its impact on New Zealand society.