Level 2 Health Education 2025
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ginny Peek.
Level 2 Health Education provides students with the opportunity to: Develop knowledge and skills to take action to promote positive well-being for self, others and society; develop confidence and competence to enhance well-being. This related to the dimensions of hauora: taha wairua, taha hinengaro, taha whānau and taha tinana; minimize risk and develop protective factors to become more resilient. They develop meaningful ways of coping with adversity. They can access support for themselves and use strategies to support others; explore attitudes and values and develop understanding of behaviours that encourage equity, respect, care and concern for others and social justice; think critically to develop understanding of well-being related situations; think creatively to develop constructive solutions that support and enhance well-being.
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Recommended Prior Learning
Level 1 Health Education, or at the discretion of the Head of Department for Physical Education.
Pathway
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
Health 2.1 - Analyse an adolescent health issue
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Health 2.2 - Evaluate factors that influence people's ability to manage change
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Health 2.3 - Take action to enhance an aspect of people's well-being within the school or wider community
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Health 2.5 - Analyse issues related to sexuality and gender to develop strategies for addressing the issues
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