This course requires 2 options.
Level 1 Commerce
Although next year timetables are yet to be finalised, course selection is now finished. Any changes to student courses will now take place in January.
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Wedlake, Ms K. Browning.
Are you thinking about a career in business, marketing, or politics? If you are, taking Commerce is a great first step! You’ll learn the basics of Business Studies, Accounting and Economics, which branch into separate subjects from Level 2 and will give you what you need to enter the business world. You’ll learn how to prepare financial statements and use them to give business advice. You’ll learn how buyers and sellers negotiate a ‘fair’ price, and what difference the government makes. Throughout it all, decision-making is key. There are so many career possibilities for people with Commerce backgrounds - and here’s where it all starts!
If you have enjoyed Enterprise Studies or Business and Personal Finance in Year 10, you will find the Level 1 Commerce course a good fit!
Pathway
Level 1 Commerce leads on to both Level 2 Accounting and Level 2 Economics. Students intending to continue in Commerce may choose to take either or both. Studying at Level 3 will open up multiple tertiary pathways in Commerce, all with strong career prospects.
Assessment Information
Students will be expected to sit at least three of these standards.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of an organisation's financial decision-making
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Commerce 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of price determination for an organisation
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Commerce 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of how interdependent financial relationships are affected by an event
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Commerce 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of the financial viability of an organisation