Logan Park has an outstanding academic reputation across a wide range of subjects. It has been the top academic school in the Otago/Southland region for the past four years. In 2011 students achieved 22 National NCEA Scholarships, including 4 Outstanding Scholarships. A comparison of scholarship results between Dunedin schools for the past four years is available here.
Junior Course Structure
Students in Years 9 & 10 study subjects from the eight essential learning areas as described in the New Zealand Curriculum Framework. These areas are: English, The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Learning Languages, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology.
English
Science
Mathematics
Social Studies
Health and Physical Education
In addition to the core subjects above, students choose Option subjects. In Year 9 students choose six Optional subjects and each subject is for a half-year, except for Languages which are for the full year and count as two option choices. In Year 10 students choose three Optional subjects and each subject is for the full-year.
Senior Course Structure
Information on the course structure for Years 11 to 13 for 2012 can be found here. The 2013 Senior Studies Guide can be found here. Information about individual courses is available under the relevant department (see Academic tab).