Spotswood College

Te Marautanga Ako - Our Curriculum Design

Our curriculum has been purposefully designed so that every student can engage in learning opportunities to achieve academic and personal excellence. Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) are emphasised across our curriculum as well as Inquiry and Design Thinking allowing for a range of opportunities for authentic demonstration of deep thinking and learning. Learning has been designed to allow for personalised pathways across a range of programmes.

Timetable

Our School runs on a weekly timetable and the school year is divided into two semesters (except for year 11 students as they have full year courses). The timetable structures below show where all the Learning Areas are situated in the timetable (i.e Literacy, Numeracy, STEAM, Learning Programme 2, etc). Each Learning Area will have a range of different courses for students to select from. 

Junior Timetable Structure (Year 9-Year 10)

Senior Timetable Structure (Year 11-Year 13)

How To View Relevant Courses

The 'Learning Areas' link in the sidebar menu will take you to all the Learning Areas for the junior and senior timetable. Students need to make ONE course selection from each Learning Area situated in their relevant 2025 timetable. Year 11 Learning Areas run for the full year and this is reflected in their name (i.e Senior Numeracy Level 1 (Full Year)). When students enroll at Spotswood College and are entered into our SchoolPoint course selection platform, they will only be presented with the relevant courses for them to select. 

Generic Stationery List 

The following items are required for all students to have in preparation for the new school year.  Any additional items will be found under each course in the Curriculum Books.

We are a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) school, and students in all Years 9-13 are required to bring a device to class for their own learning needs. The device should be robust and durable enough to handle school life, but light enough to be carried around easily by a teenager. 

The type of device you purchase should also depend on the courses your child is taking. Any courses such as Digital Technology (including Robotics, Coding and Digital Media), Photography, Music, Animation and some Art courses may require the student to have a different type of computer. If you are unsure please check with the school or teacher.  

Minimum specification for devices:

• 10” screen

• 4Gb RAM and a dual core processor

• At least 5 hours of battery power from a full charge

• Internet capable (Wifi connectivity – 801.11N/ac preferred)

Strongly recommended features:

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Durable waterproof bag/cover for protection and marked as to be identifiable

• USB Stick

 In addition every student will also need:

• Pens
• Pencils
• Ruler
• Eraser
• Sharpener
• Lined Refill
• Scientific Calculator
• A4 Ream of paper
• Earbuds/Earphones (for laptops)

Contact: 

Phone: 06 751 2416

Email: [email protected]

Address: 129 South road, Spotswood , New Plymouth, 4310