Level 3 Accounting
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr P. Rutherford.
ACCOUNTING - YEAR 13
NCEA LEVEL 3
CODE: 13ACC
Accounting is intended for students with an interest in business, money and finance. The course will be useful for students wishing to study at tertiary level in the areas of Accounting, Business, Finance or Management. Students will learn skills helpful in starting their own business, or assist those running a small business. This course will give students an awareness of business in the ‘real world’.
- Decision making – preparing financial information to assist management in making decisions.
- Job costing – costing for production businesses.
- Analysis and interpretation – analysing a New Zealand business’s financial information to decide whether or not it is worthy of investment.
- Accounting for partnerships and companies.
Entry Requirements
If you have not taken this subject at the senior level before, please talk to the teacher in charge before selecting this option.
Supplementary Materials/ Equipment
Workbook supplied
Pathway
Accounting career options
Accountant.
Auditor.
Banking
Business services and corporate accountant.
Forensic accountant.
Financial/Management accountant.
Tax adviser.
Business analyst.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Accounting 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of accounting for partnerships
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Accounting 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of company financial statement preparation
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Accounting 3.4 - Prepare a report for an external user that interprets the annual report of a New Zealand reporting entity
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Accounting 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of management accounting to inform decision-making
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Accounting 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of a job cost subsystem for an entity
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
Course Selection is confirmed at the start of 2025. You can change the courses you have selected up until the start of next year provided there are still spaces in the course you wish to change to.
Some courses may become unavailable due to the number of students taking the courses or changes in staffing.
New courses may also be introduced, in which case you will be notified and given the opportunity to select the new course.