Year 11 Te Reo Māori

The Year 11 Te Reo Māori programme allows students much more independence and creativity in their language learning journey.  By the end of the year students are able to cope capably with basic everyday communication in Te Reo Māori. The overarching goal is to have students able to speak in both the past and the future tenses, this includes being able to recite Mihimihi and acknowledging the past as well the ability to talk about what they have been doing and their future plans. With the new curriculum change for Te Reo Māori; the main focus is Te Whakaorangatanga o te Reo me te Hitori o te iwi Māori- The revitalization and history of the language and Māori people. Through knowing the past and talking about those from the past, describing special people and places as well as being able to converse about everyday life in Māori.  

The four skills of Pānui (reading), Tuhituhi (writing), Kōrero (speaking) and whakarongo (listening) are all addressed as well as exposure to cultural elements including Tikanga and Te Ao Kapa Haka.  

In the assessment framework for 2024 there are internal assessments based on speaking and writing and external assessments based on reading. 

Year 11 Te Reo Māori is a year long course, 7 periods per cycle.