Steps to help Subject Selection

It is really important for you to think carefully and research the subjects before you choose. The following steps should help with this process:

Access your personalised Career Profile
- Work through the structure of self discovery
- Identify career ideas
- Research each idea, including subjects recommended
- Select your subjects from Year 10 through to Year 13

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Assess your ability in possible subjects:

Look at your results, discuss with teachers and your parents and don't forget the value of hard work and persistence?
Check entry requirements

Think about how interested you are:

Do you really enjoy the subject or just like the teacher?
Don't just do what your friends are doing!

Requirements for Future career and study:

Check these out, be very careful here and don't narrow your options by dropping critical subjects especially Sciences, Maths and Social Sciences.
Complete the Career Futures Interest game to build your Career Interest Profile. http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/184
Go to the Common Careers and Subjects pages and make sure you are taking the appropriate subjects.

Find out what subjects are like:

Talk to teachers
Talk to students who take the subject
Borrow a students book or folder and check out the content
Ask the student what they study and if they enjoy it.

Get help if you are stuck from:

Careers
Your Dean
Teachers
Parents

Update your Personal Career Profile:

Create your subject plan through to Year 13
Review your Subject plan yearly

In summary, option choice is determined by an evaluation of:

Looking inside yourself:
Ability - discuss with subject teachers and don't underestimate the effect of hard work, motivation and a committed effort.
Interest in, passion and enjoyment of the subject

External factors:
Subjects for future career flexibility
Broad educational value, enrichment and skills development
Mount Maunganui College's curriculum requirements
- Year 11 compulsory English, Maths and Science (Highly recommended Social Science)
- Year 12 English
- Timetable lines, and how your choices fit