Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 11 Accounting (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2025, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)

Course Description

The focus of this course is to process, report and analyse financial information for a business. They will also analyse how well the business has performed and make recommendations on how to improve its performance in the future. Students will learn how to set and achieve a financial goal. Students will learn how to manipulate spreadsheets in order to prepare personal budgets and financial statements.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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Technology use- understand and use spreadsheets to classify/code, report and analyse financial information for a business.	How to classify the trial balance into appropriate categories and prepare financial statements.
Critical Thinking - interpret the report and analyse financial information for a business, and make recommendations.	How to identify and explain trends and make justified recommendations in order to improve results.
Communication skills - analyse a business’ performance.	How to set a smart goal from a scenario and prepare a plan to achieve the goal.
Information use - develop understanding of personal financial goal setting, including monitoring progress towards a goal.	How to gather information from a scenario and prepare an achievable personal budget.
Information use - develop a personal budget, including monitoring progress.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 11, Business, Money and the Economy

Resources Required

1 1B8 Exercise book