Westlake Girls’ High School

Year 10 Social Studies

Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

Subject	Level	Recommendations
9 Social Studies	9	Open entry.
10 Social Studies	10	Open entry.
Level 1 Social Studies	1	Open entry.
Level 2 Social Studies	2	12 credits at Level 1 from either Social Studies, English, or another Social Science subject including 3 credits from an External assessment, or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 3 Social Studies	3	12 credits at Level 2 from either Social Studies, English, or another Social Science subject including 3 credits from an External assessment, or at the discretion of the HoD.

The Social Studies programme is planned so that students gain knowledge and understanding about events, places and people of significance to New Zealand and beyond, in the past and the present. Social Studies helps students to understand their world and provides the skills that will enable them to participate in a changing society as informed and confident citizens.

The course covers four of the following topics which provide tasters of the subjects in the senior Social Science courses:

• The legacy of the Ancient World (linked to Classical Studies).

• Horrible Histories (linked to History).

• Global issues and Human Rights (linked to Senior Social Studies).

• Sustainability (linked to Geography).

Departments:

Social Sciences - Humanities

Pathway

Level 1 Geography, Level 1 History, Level 1 Social Studies