Macleans College Macleans College

12ACT - Accounting - NCEA Level 2

12ACT
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs C. Guthrie, Miss S. Lal.

Course prerequisites

NCEA Entry requirements 2025



12 Accounting - NCEA Level 2

The Level 2 NCEA Accounting course develops knowledge of theory and concepts of accounting and how it is practiced in a variety of modern business contexts. Students will concentrate on the skills of recording, presenting and interpreting financial information to a broad range of users. 

They will make use of appropriate accounting software (Xero)  for the preparation of financial accounts . They will investigate sustainability in a large New Zealand Company and how theses sustainability objectives effects the Company's decision making. This course provides the foundation knowledge for accounting at NCEA Level 3 and Scholarship.

Topics Covered

  • Prepare financial information for an entity that operates accounting subsystems

  • Interpret accounting information for entities that operate accounting subsystems

  • Demonstrate understanding of accounting processing using accounting software

  • Demonstrate understanding of an accounts receivable subsystem for an entity

  • Demonstrate understanding of an inventory subsystem for an entity

  • Demonstrate understanding of an inventory subsystem for an entity




Faculties:

1 - NCEA Courses Level 2 and 3, Commerce Courses


Pathway

13ACT - Accounting - NCEA Level 3



			


				

Disclaimer

All subjects for 2025 are subject to numbers and staff.