13 MAGnet Sports and Outdoor Recreation
13MSO Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Corey Todd.
PrerequisitesGained NCEA Level 2 and have a minimum of 85% attendance in 2025.
Please note if you are offered a place on this course but are unsuccessful in gaining NCEA Level 2, your place may be removed in consultation with your Dean.
However, there are limited places available each year and students maybe subject to Deans/DP approval.
There is further acknowledgement of the commitment that is required by both parents and the students taking this course. An email will be sent to students that select this course and both students and parents are required to make a commitment to the course and attendance. Students cannot be at MAGS when they are timetabled to attend MAGnet. Should a student opt to be at MAGS rather than MAGnet they will be recorded as Truant from MAGnet and therefore school. Once students commit to this course they are not permitted to exit the course, 100% commitment is expected of students. This commitment must be made before a place can be confirmed on this course.
This 13MAGnet Sports and Outdoor Recreation course is run in partnership with Adventureworks (9 Geddes Terrace, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand), and offers students the opportunity to take their first step on a vocational pathway while still at school. Students spend one day a week at Adventureworks, studying industry-relevant standards which offer credits toward NCEA Level 3.
This course would suit students who are looking to enter sporting, fitness careers or the outdoor education industry. If you love to stay fit and healthy and would like a practical course that will introduce you to a range of different outdoor and physical careers this course is for you.
Students attend the course each Friday from 9.00am till 3pm. Attendance is taken twice a day and sent back to MAGS. Students will need to be willing to catch up on work from other lessons that they miss on Friday. They will be provided with tutorials during the school week to help with this. Students and whānau will need to show a commitment to attendance in this course, once this course is selected and students start attending they are not permitted to withdraw from the course. Please register your interest in this subject by selecting it.
This Course will offer approximately 25 credits which will count towards Level 3 NCEA. This is subject to change and will be confirmed at the start of next year.
Faculties:
Career Pathways
Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Diver, Sports Coach/Official, Professional Sportsperson, Recreation Co-ordinator, Tour Guide