As well as the large range of academic courses the school offers senior students, particularly those who will go on to tertiary education, Gisborne Boys’ High School also offers a range of industry related courses specifically for those students who want to focus on a set industry or apprenticeship on leaving school.
The Schools of Learning are the first of our courses offered to those students who wish to specialise in a specific trade or industry. As well as studying English, Maths and a prescribed option course, School of Learning students are timetabled into a double block (8 periods per week) so that they can really get to grips with the practical side of their courses of study.
The extra time allows for practical involvement of students in projects they might not ordinarily be able to undertake and makes for far more efficient learning in these industry based areas.
Schools of learning also require some out of school intesives where students participate in industry standards in a workplace environment.
The Schools of Learning are...
School of Construction
School of Catering
Cisco Systems
School of Agriculture Skills
School of Automotive Technology
Surfboard Design
School of Engineering