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Mathematics and Statistics

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability.

  • Integers, prime factors and negative powers of 10
  • Directed numbers, discounts and proportional change
  • Ratio, rates and dividing a quantity in a given ratio
  • Linear equations, inequalities and straight-line graphs
  • Pythagoras in right triangles and 3-D measurement
  • Congruence, similarity and geometric reasoning
  • Median, mode, samples and comparing distributions
  • Two-way tables and combined events
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English

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Oral language, reading and writing (structured literacy), then text and language studies in Years 9–10.

  • Seminar talk: claim, evidence, response
  • Reading complex sentences without losing the subject
  • Evaluating arguments and finding bias
  • Register: matching spelling and punctuation to purpose
  • Sustained writing with planning and revision cycles
  • Rhetoric at sentence level: parallelism, contrast
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Science

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Nature of science plus living, material, physical, and Planet Earth and beyond — with Aotearoa contexts.

  • Models, uncertainty and peer checking
  • Body systems and staying in balance
  • Particles, pure substances and chemical vs physical change
  • Unbalanced forces, energy transfers and electricity basics
  • Plate tectonics, Aotearoa's geology and climate systems
  • Hazards in Aotearoa: quakes, volcanoes, floods
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Social Sciences

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

People, places, histories and citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Identity, diversity and stereotypes
  • Geographic thinking: scale, sustainability, urban/rural
  • Colonisation, Te Tiriti, and contested histories
  • Parliament, law, and active citizenship
  • Economic choices, inequality and sustainability
  • Globalisation, media and Aotearoa in the world
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Technology

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Design, digital technologies and making solutions that help people.

  • Design thinking: empathise, ideate, prototype
  • Algorithms, data and digital citizenship
  • Resistant materials, food tech or textiles for purpose
  • Decomposition, debugging and patterns in code
  • Systems: electronics, networks or production lines
  • Impacts on people, equity and the environment
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The Arts

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Visual art, music, drama and dance exploration.

  • Visual language, composition and media choices
  • Rhythm, melody, dynamics and ensemble
  • Character, tension and dramatic structure
  • Motif, energy, choreographic devices
  • Responding with evidence: I notice… because…
  • Māori, Pacific and NZ arts — see, hear, participate with respect
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Health and Physical Education

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Hauora, movement skills and healthy communities.

  • Specialised movement sequences and game sense
  • Hauora: taha tinana, hinengaro, whānau, wairua
  • Consent, communication and healthy relationships
  • Risk, first aid basics and online safety
  • Inclusion, fair play and belonging in games and kura
  • Health promotion: changing a setting, not only a person
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Learning Languages

Phase 3 · Years 7–8 · Year 8

Te reo Māori and communication skills for additional languages.

  • Formal mihi: people, place and purpose
  • Building sentences from high-frequency kupu
  • Sustained conversation: ask, answer, add a reason
  • Reading short authentic notices and waiata
  • Crafting a paragraph or performance in te reo
  • Language and tikanga together — mana, occasion, audience
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