Health Programme

At Mountainview High School, our Health Education programme aligns with the school vision statement: Empowering students to thrive in our Whānau Culture.

We aim to plan and deliver culturally responsive and engaging units of learning that empower students to make positive health enhancing choices in the key areas of learning:

Hauora, Substances that impact Well-Being, Mental Health, Sexuality, and Body Care and Physical Safety. Students will be given skills, knowledge, and tools to be lifelong learners to enhance their own well-being. The four key underlying concepts will be woven through all teaching: Hauora, socio-ecological perspective, health promotion and attitudes/values.

It is imperative for our young people to develop the skills and knowledge needed to navigate an ever changing world. Our Health programmes ensure that our students are prepared for this world by developing their understanding in the following areas:

  • Wellbeing and Hauora
  • Promoting physical health and healthy choices
  • Building an inclusive society and respecting diversity
  • Sexuality (including informed consent)

Health is a compulsory learning area at Mountainview High School. Students in Years 9 and 10 participate in the Health programme as part of their Junior Physical Education Programme. The programme is supplemented by several additional topics which are covered throughout the school year, and delivered by external providers.

Health Education continues to be a valued subject and pathway for our senior students. Mountainview High School offers all students at Level 1, 2, and 3 the opportunity to study Health Education. 
 
Health Education in senior school focuses on improving personal well-being, as well as other people and society in general through learning in health-related contexts. We take a holistic view of Health and cover all strands of the New Zealand Curriculum e.g. Hauora (Well-Being), Mental Health, Substances that impact Well-Being and Relationship & Sexuality Education. The main focus of this course is to equip our students with the necessary skills to maintain and develop their personal well-being, both now and in the future; as well as prepare them for future academic and vocational opportunities.