Languages
At St Dominic’s College, French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Te Reo Maori are taught.
The emphasis of all language learning is on communication and learning about the different cultures.
Students learn to communicate in an additional language, develop their capacity to learn further languages and explore different world views in relation to their own.
Year 7 Spanish and Maori half a year each
Year 8 Maori and a choice of French or Japanese half a year each
Year 9 Spanish, Maori, Mandarin, French or Japanese for a full year.
From Year 10 onwards, languages are optional, and of course are becoming more advanced and more interesting.
In Yr 11, 12 and 13 NCEA courses are offered in all languages.
