Level 3 Accounting 2025
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Sharon Dove.
The aim of this course is to build on accounting knowledge gained in the Level 1 and Level 2 courses, as well as provide a foundation for the study of Accounting at Tertiary level. The course will enable students to understand the processes involved in recording, reporting, analysing and interpreting financial information for Companies and Manufacturing organisations. The skills learnt include: processing transactions in the General Journal and ledger; preparation of financial statements; analysis and interpretation of financial statements of a publicly listed company; preparing and explaining information for management decision making.
Students chose one of the two external standards offered.
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Recommended Prior Learning
Level 2 Accounting or at the discretion of the Head of Department of Commerce. Students can pick up Level 3 without completing the Level 1 and/or 2 courses.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for Subject Endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Accounting 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of accounting for partnerships
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Accounting 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of company financial statement preparation
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Accounting 3.4 - Prepare a report for an external user that interprets the annual report of a New Zealand reporting entity
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Accounting 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of management accounting to inform decision-making
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Accounting 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of a job cost subsystem for an entity
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
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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