13HEA

13HEA - Health - NCEA Level 3

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs T. Rinckes.

13 Health (13HEA)
Level 3 Health extends on the principles and key concepts developed in year 12. Students will analyse a New Zealand and international health issue and develop a range of strategies to create more equal outcomes. They will examine health methodologies from the perspectives of both Western and alternative medicine and examine the advantages and disadvantages of such practices. Finally, students will examine different health promotion models and the impact they have on society.


Course 

Leads To

Aimed at

Assessment

13HEA

University entrance
Health sciences

Any kind of medical pathway

Mainstream students

Exams and internally assessed assignments


Achievement Standard 3.1: Analyse a New Zealand Health Issue (5 Credits)
This is an internal assessment that requires students to analyse a health issue specific to New Zealand. Students will examine the health issue and consequences for wellbeing as well as recommending strategies to create more equal outcomes.

Achievement Standard 3.2: Analyse an international health issue (5 Credits)
This is an end of year examination where students are required to examine a health issue from an international perspective and examine the evidence to explain issues and develop strategies. Health issues such as disease, gender, immunisation, drug use, colonisation of indigenous populations can be examined.

Achievement Standard 3.3: Evaluate health practises currently in use in New Zealand (5 Credits)

This is an internal assessment which requires students to examine a variety of health practices from western medicine to alternative/traditional medicine and apply an evidence based perspective to examine the advantages and disadvantages in treating a variety of health related conditions. Practices such as surgery, medication, counselling, naturopathy and traditional Maori medicine are explored.

Achievement Standard 3.4: Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being (4 Credits)

Students will analyse a health issue that poses ethical issues and where various groups have different perspectives on the issue. Some issues explored could be euthanasia, immunisation, organ donation, access to elective or cosmetic surgery.

Achievement Standard 3.5: Evaluate models for health promotion (5 Credits)

This is an external exam which requires students to evaluate different models of health promotion and explore the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Recommended Prior Learning

Prerequisite:

Entry Criteria

Course Skills

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.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 24 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91461 v2
NZQA Info
Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue
5
5
5
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91462 v2
NZQA Info
Health 3.2 - Analyse an international health issue
5
5
5
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91463 v2
NZQA Info
Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91464 v2
NZQA Info
Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91465 v2
NZQA Info
Health 3.5 - Evaluate models for health promotion
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 24
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 24
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

All subjects for 2024 are subject to numbers and staff.