11SCI

Year 11 Science (11SCI)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Henty.

Year 11 Science (11SCI) 2025 course will involve the new Level 1 NCEA standards. The student will be expected to pass the four papers to gain the necessary credits, and passes are pre-requisites for Year 12 Chemistry (12CHE), Physics (12PHY) and Biology (12BIO).

12SCI is available to those not wanting specialist Year 12 science.

Students in 11SSC (the SIE programme) have a further 12SSC option as well as a specialist science.


Course Overview

Term 1
To be confirmed

Term 2
To be confirmed.

Term 3
To be confirmed

Term 4
Revision and completion of work.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$21 for Stile Education (paid to the school)
1B5 writing book
Calculator brought to school

Pathway

You need to have sat and passed the equivalent Year 11 internal or examination paper to get into some Year 12 sciences. Students coming out of Year 11SCI can choose one or two or three Year 12 sciences. Some choose to take a specialist science course 12BIO 12CHE 12PHY only if they meet the entry requirements for which one(s) they have chosen.
Pass Physical systems to get access to 12PHY
Pass Micro-organisms to get access to 12BIO
Pass Chemical reactions to get access to 12CHE

Assessment Information

The external assessment Physical Systems is a written exam in the November NZQA sessions. You get three hours to write the answers to something that is likely only going to take 1 hour.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 21
Internal Assessed Credits: 0
External Assessed Credits: 21
Optional Credits Available: 0
Optional Internal Assessed Credits: 0
Optional External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91921 v3
NZQA Info

Science 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the use of a range of scientific investigative approaches in a context


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92020 v3
NZQA Info

Chemistry and Biology 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a microorganism and the environment


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92021 v3
NZQA Info

Chemistry and Biology 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of chemical reactions in context


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92047 v3
NZQA Info

Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a physical system using energy concepts


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: Y
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 5

Disclaimer

Owing to teachers responding to individual students' needs, courses and NCEA standards taught in a subject maybe different to those displayed.