Head of Department: Jane Hambidge
If you study Commerce at Upper Hutt College you will be studying Economics, Accounting and Business.
Commerce in the school curriculum aims to teach students essential thinking, decision making investigative and statistical skills as they relate to business, economics and accounting. These skills are of primary importance to our young people as NZ is a country built on small businesses.
Prerequisite: None
NZ is a nation of enterprising people; we have climbed the biggest mountains before anyone else, entertained the masses with our epic trilogies and can count ourselves amongst the most enterprising business people in the world.
Do you want to learn about why this is?
Do you want to learn essential skills in Business, Economics and Accounting?
Do you want to set up your own business one day?
If you do, then Enterprise Studies is for you.
Richard Branson started his first business at secondary school and look where he is today!
Topics that we will cover in Year 10 could include, but are not limited to:
Simulated Business Activity which includes Market Day/Business Plans/Marketing/Financial planning
- Accounting - how does a business manage its money to make a profit including the mistakes new business owners make
- Saving and Budgeting - why consumers need to budget, the problems associated with
spending more than we earn, why we should save now rather than later.
- Enterprising people - am I one?
- Consumer Law - what are my rights as a consumer?
The skills you require as a student of Commerce are a can-do attitude and a desire to make things happen through full and energetic participation in the economic world around you.
In return we as teachers will help you to develop the qualities needed to be an enterprising person who has the ability to tackle problems, persevere, take initiative and be flexible.
Enterprise Studies encourages students to develop a positive vision of their future as a student and practitioner of Commerce and Business. It is intended to take you on to study Economics Accounting and Business Studies in the senior school and towards a career in business or as an accountant or economist. The skills you will learn will be an asset to you in life no matter what career path you follow!