Carmel College
Level 1 Religious Education 2025
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Katie Pidgeon.
Level One Religious Education Whakawhirinaki - Trusted
This is a compulsory subject
Level One Religious Education allows students to explore key aspects of Catholic faith and practice. The course provides a foundation for understanding religious perspectives and their impact on individuals and society.
Course Highlights
- Biblical Study: delve into the stories and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Gospels
- Historical Perspective: explore the history of the Sisters of Mercy in Aotearoa New Zealand, learning about their role in the community
- Ethical Foundations: develop an understanding of Catholic ethics and teachings, providing a framework for moral decision-making
- Comparative Religion: compare and contrast key aspects of Judaism and Catholicism, fostering religious literacy
This course encourages critical thinking, respsect for diverse beliefs and a deeper understanding of the world around us.
View Level 1 Religious Education video here
Students will be given the opportunity to sit literacy/numeracy co-requisites from Year 10.
NCEA Level 1 - following the completion of the first year of implementation of the reduced and revised standards, we will evaluate assessments for 2025.
Recommended Prior Learning
Compulsory
Pathway
Course Videos
Disclaimer
- Availability of all courses is subject to student numbers and staffing
- Some courses will not be available if numbers are too small
- Some classes may be combined by Year level (e.g. Year 11 and 12 in one class) if numbers do not make separate classes viable
- It may not be possible to accommodate all choices and combinations of subjects
- Parents/Caregivers and students need to satisfy themselves that a chosen course meets the student’s goals for the following year and beyond
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