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Accounting

Aims: To provide students with the ability to prepare, present and interpret financial
information for a variety of businesses.

Competencies: Communication; Numeracy; Information; Problem solving skills; Self-
management; Competitive, social, co-operative, work and study skills.

Pathways this course contributes towards: University courses where any level of
Commerce is studied. Many courses, although not Commerce Courses, may have
Accounting module(s) in them. Having sufficient knowledge to save on Accountants fees
when operating their own small business.

Other essential information: NCEA Level 2 Accounting is desirable but not essential.

For further information see: Mrs Slater.

Level 3 Proposed Assessments
Standard Standard Title Credits Vocational Pathways
CI PI SI S&C M&T C&I
91405 Demonstrate understanding of N 4
accounting for partnerships
91407 Prepare a report for an external user N 5
that interprets the annual report of L
a New Zealand reporting entity B
91409 Demonstrate understanding of a job N 4
cost subsystem for an entity L
91406 Demonstrate understanding of N 5
company financial statement
preparation
91408 Demonstrate understanding of N 4
management accounting to inform L
decision making
L = standard counts towards L1 literacy credits, B = standard counts towards either reading or writing literacy
credits (UE)m N = standard counts towards Level 1 numeracy credits

CI = Creative Industries PI = Primary Industries SI = Service Industries
S & C = Social and Community Services M & T = Manufacturing and Technology C & I = Construction and Infrastructure

Internally Assessed Externally Assessed