NCEA Level 2 Health Education

Level Two Health allows students the opportunity to examine and discover knowledge about several aspects of Health and the effects that these have on individuals and wider society.

The course has a focus around the health and wellness of everyday New Zealanders, with particular emphasis on societal trends and current issues of concern.

Health Education is based around these four Key Health Concepts which underpin all levels of the Health Curriculum, and are embedded within all of the topics that we cover in this Senior Health course. 

Year 12 Health students explore the Key Health Concepts as well as a range of issues and trends through the following units:

Working in groups to design, create and carry out your own Health Promotion Campaign to enhance an aspect of wellbeing of a group of people in the school or local community.

Discover the value and importance of being Resilient through examining the factors that influence people’s ability to manage stressful times and changes, and why some people are able to cope more than others.

Focus on people their own age, and become an expert on current issues and trends in relation to health issues that affect young people such as Gender and Sexuality.

Learn about concepts such as power relationships, stereotypes and discrimination in New Zealand and overseas. Then apply how those relationships affect various people’s health and well-being.