NCEA Level 3 Food and Nutrition (Home Economics)

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.