Yr 9 Social Studies

The focus of Social Studies in Year 9 is to introduce students to a variety of different aspects that affect them either currently or which are likely to in the future.

Students will learn about:

• The causes and effects of climate change
  How immigration practices and laws have shaped Aotearoa
  Leadership, governments, and power in a New Zealand and overseas setting.
  Basic business, economic and accounting concepts
• Current events issues and use news literacy skills to be critical of the sources of news read.