Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 10 Accounting (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2025, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)

Course Description

This course focuses on accounting for individuals and businesses. You will start with a personal accounting focus and build on this knowledge to understand the Financial Statements prepared by a sole trader business.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:	Explore this content:
Communication Skills - explain accounting terminology.	Basic accounting concepts relating to income, expenses, assets, liabilities and equity.
Technology use - understand and use spreadsheets for all accounting activities.	How to prepare budgets and Statement of Affairs for an individual and the Income Statements and Statement of Financial Position for a business.
Information use - classify/code, report and process financial information.	Use source documents to process and analyse transactions.
Interpersonal skills - group collaboration using research skills.	Decision making and budgeting- plan a dinner party and a family holiday.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 10, Business, Money and the Economy

Resources Required

1 x 1B8 Exercise book