Year 12 into Year 13

For Year 13, you need to choose courses that are equivalent to six full-year courses. 

If you choose 5 options that are Approved University Entrance (Level 3) subjects (check this link) you may choose only 5 options and opt for a study line. This goes through an approval process and there may be guidance from the school that may mean you will need to add a sixth subject. 

Most students in year 13 take 6 subjects, however, these do not all have to be at Level 3. 

• There are no compulsory subjects at level 3.
• Identify four full year courses with the highest priority for you - those that will be most important for your future plans. 
• Choose your 5th full year course - having a breadth of subjects is a good idea - this could be a subject that is very different from the other four you have chosen. 
• You can include level 2 and 1 subjects in your selections if it's appropriate.
• If your 5 subjects are not UE Approved, you must choose a 6th subject.

I want to go to University - what do I need to include?

• English is not compulsory but remember, University Entrance does require Level 2 Reading and Writing (Literacy) credits. You will be directed to a course to complete these if required. (This may then be your 6th subject).
• If you want to gain University Entrance (UE) your courses must include a minimum of three full year subjects with University approval.  You can check the approved list here. If all 5 of your chosen subjects are approved UE (Level 3) subjects, you may still choose a 6th subject if you wish.
• If you have only chosen 5 subjects, choose a Reserve subject in case we are not able to timetable you in all of your option choices – we will use this as a replacement if needed.

Note: All of our courses are dependent on having enough students to run a class and having staff that can teach the subject

Sometimes courses are over-subscribed. When that happens places may be allocated according to your order of subject choice, students’ previous courses, or by ballot. If you do not complete your selection online by the required date you might not be able to choose courses that are over-subscribed.

Next steps

Once you are clear what next year looks like for you, log in (top right) access the navigation menu again and this time select Course Selection.

PLEASE NOTE - the system will not go live for course selections until AFTER the Option Expo on 8th August.

This will then bring up a sub-menu for you to look at all of the courses. 

If you are not signed in, you will see all the courses we offer at MBC. Once you are signed in, you will see only the courses relevant and available to you.

If you click on View Courses for Me. you will see a list of all the courses that you could choose from. 

Please note - the ability to actually select choices will not be switched on until week 2 of term 3.

You don't have to commit immediately to a course. We have a lot of available courses for you at MBC and you will need time to find out whether you want to study that particular course. To help. you have the option of marking a subject as a favourite.

When you click on My Favourite Courses button, the courses you selected will be there for you, making it easier for you to focus on the courses that you are most interested in.

I'm still confused...

The above information should help you to find your way round the site. At MBC you can get support from your whānau teacher. There will be special whānau sessions to show you how to find out about courses and course selection.

If you are still lost and confused, there are some videos and additional resources in the Help section on the menu. You can click here to open a separate window to access this support.