NCEA Level 3 Food and Nutrition (Home Economics)
Although next year's timetables have yet to be finalised, course selection has now finished. Please contact Ms Saunders if you wish to make changes to your 2025 selections.
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs N. Schaar.
For those who are wanting to go onto tertiary education, the Level 3 Home Economics achievement standards course is made up of 2 internal papers and 1 external paper totalling 14 credits which allows students to gain course endorsement and can count towards University Entrance (UE)
Students will learn about the influence Multinational companies, such as supermarkets or big food production companies have on the eating patterns in New Zealand. They will study in depth a nutritional issue, such as overconsumption of sugary foods and how it is affecting New Zealand Society. The external exam is about marketing and how food producers entice consumers to buy their products.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Home Economics 3.1 - Investigate a nutritional issue affecting the well-being of New Zealand society
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Home Economics 3.4 - Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand
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Home Economics 3.6 - Analyse the influences of food advertising on well-being
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 14
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.