Thames High School is large enough to offer a broad and balanced curriculum, with multiple pathways, yet small enough to ensure that there is a deeply personalised approach to learning and pastoral care well-being, where everyone is recognised as an individual.
Students are placed in a rōpu (group) in one of our four houses, with a Rōpu Kaitiaki (teacher) who looks after them and is the main point of contact between the school and home. One of the features of Thames High School is that students foster great relationships with their teachers and other students.
The school offers:
- A broad, diverse curriculum with student choice at all year levels (option subjects)
- We operate a 25-period-per-week timetable with 60-minute periods. There is also a daily 20-minute Rōpū time with an assembly at least once a week.
- Years 9 and 10 have Core (compulsory) programmes in English, Tikanga / Te Reo Māori, Mathematics, Science, Arts, Social Studies, and Physical Education and Health.
Year 9
A combination of whole-year core subjects and core (term rotation) subjects:
- Whole-year core subjects
- English and Mathematics – 4 periods per week
- Health and Physical Education, Social Studies and Science – 3 periods per week
- Term rotations subjects
- Art, Drama, Te Reo Māori and Music – 4 periods per week
- Materials Technologies, Digital Technology, Kai (Food) and Tikanga / Te Ao Haka – 3 periods per week
Year 10
Core subjects and semester options:
- English, Mathematics and Science – 4 periods per week for the whole year
- Social Studies – 3 periods per week for the whole year
- Term rotations: Health and Physical Education, Digital Financial Literacy and Tikanga / Te Ao Haka
- Two options – semester (two terms) each. The options are subject to change from year to year.
*Subject to Change
