9SCI

Year 9 Science

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr A. McCreary.

Year 9 Science enables students to develop knowledge and a coherent understanding of the living, material, physical and technological components of their world. It supports students to develop investigation, collaboration, communication and research skills. The course also helps to grow students’ interest in and understanding of the knowledge and processes of science which form the basis of many of their future careers.

Topic areas covered include aspects of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science.

Course Contribution

Book 1 (Year 9) SciPad: $25
PNGHS will order a workbook for each student.

Pathway

Science is essential for a wide range of careers.
Medical, veterinary, farming, food technology, engineering, architecture, cosmology and geology are just some of the fields that can be taken by studying science.

Career Pathways

Disclaimer

Courses will only run based on minimum entries

Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course

You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisite of a course or if the course requires this for entry

Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOD of the Department

Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths

Course contribution may vary slightly by the start of 2025