The information in this handbook is designed to help you choose your subjects for 20010 carefully. The subjects you select are crucial for your future, so it is important that you choose the right course direction. The further you go in the senior school, the more difficult it becomes to change that direction. That is why the very best advice is to keep as broad a range of subjects for as long as possible.

Senior Courses Selection Booklet 2010.doc

 When selecting your subjects, answer these questions:
 
• What qualifications do I want to gain while I am at school?
 Check the Qualifications Offered under Subpages to the right. 
• What qualifications and subjects do I need for tertiary study and / or for the work I hope to do when I leave school?
Access Kiwicareers on http://www.kiwicareers.co.nz/ and talk with Mrs McConchie, the Careers Advisor. You must ensure that you consider your possible future career path carefully.

Also, check the Advise for Careers and Tertiary Courses.doc  section of this handbook on pages 14-21.
 
• What subjects do I enjoy?
Reflect on the subjects you have studied already and take time to read the subject descriptions, which are to be found on pages 27-83 of the  Senior Courses Selection Booklet 2010. 
• Will I have a good chance of success in each of these subjects?
Think about your previous results to be sure that you can cope with the subjects you choose.
 
• Do I have the prerequisites for these subjects?
 Look at the Entry Requirements for each subject, under subpages to the right of this page.
 
• What does this subject lead to?
Study the Rosehill College Curriculum Map and the descriptions of where each course leads. You need to be sure that the course you select leads on to a full range of other subjects, so that there is coherence about what you study in the senior school.
 
• Have I met the requirements for my year level?
 Check the Year Level Requirements section of this handbook.

• Have I discussed my choices with my parent(s)/caregiver(s) and teachers - tutor teacher, subject teachers, and Head of House?
Before a course is confirmed it must be approved by your parent/caregiver, Tutor Teacher and/or Head of House and, if entry requirements have not been met, by the relevant HOD (See the subpage for the best people to see).