- Junior Technology
- Product Design Technology
- Graphics
- Construction and Allied trade skills
- Mechanical Engineering Hospitality Industry Training
- Wood based Technology
- Metal based Technology
The Technology department has excellent facilities with extensive Wood, Plastic, Metal ICT, kitchen and workshop resources.
Students pay a course deposit or fee and the stationery and workshop materials are sourced and provided by the department to ensure all students are ready and able to work. Time payment is an available option.
Technology yr. 9 students undertake a 9 week computer lab based foundation course introducing key stage planning and evaluation. Students use applications to research, analyse, realise and communicate solutions. Students produce digital work books.
Technology yr. 10 students may opt for a further 18 week computer lab based course to further appreciate Technological practice, knowledge and the nature of technology. Students produce digital work books.
Graphics yr 9/10 is a 10 week option developing skills in freehand sketching/ rendering, instrumental and CAD drawing applications. A3 workbooks form the core of these courses assisted with blackboard, interactive white board and PC workstations. A portfolio is produced.
Graphics L1- 3 students design in Architectural, technological and media themes. Internal credits require the effective presentation and communication of design solutions. External credits for sketching, 2D and 3D instrumental drawing require students to submit a specified number of titled sheets in personal portfolios. Sketchup, Autodesk inventor, ArchiCAD and Chief Architect Software complement the programs. A portfolio is produced.
Product Design Technology L1- 3 uses a combination of internal achievement standards and unit standards. Students develop over the course of a year a design portfolio that leads to a prototype constructed in the school workshops. A design report accompanies a refined prototype.
Construction L1- 3 incorporates The BCATS bconstructive programme, an initiative of the BCITO, Creative trades, Joinery, Flooring, Infratrain, Plumbing, Gas fitting, Drain laying and Roofing industry training organisations.
The National Certificate in Building, Construction and Allied Trade Skills Level 1 and 2 covers skills in communication, literacy, mathematics, quality standards, workshop procedure, drawing and sketching, job specification, health and safety, materials knowledge ( including timber, metal, plastics, glass and rubber ) and hand tools, power tools and operating fixed machinery. Students interpret instructions to construct a range of practical projects.
Gateway construction L3. assigns students one lesson a day to work through the first six unit standards of the carpentry apprentices with the tutor. One day a week is set aside for release time to obtain work experience on a registered building site with a registered builder. Ongoing student evaluation by the construction tutor takes place throughout the year to attain whether the necessary levels of achievement have been reached to pass the credits. Students aspire to employment within the industry.
Workshop Technology Wood students have the option at level 1and 2 to participate in a course of internal unit standards from the Furniture Industry Training Organisation. Examples include Health and workshop safety, measurements, sketching, materials knowledge, woodworking techniques and specifications. The structures constructed are simple and functional. Students receive instructions to construct a range of practical projects.
Mechanical Engineering L2 involves the construction of a Pocket motor Bike and the completion of industrial Unit Standards along with an industrial visit to Hawke’s Bay and a completion against other schools, completing the same project, at Mansfield Raceway in Fielding. Double block Level L2. Mechanical Engineering course will operate from 2010. An upgrade of the workshop equipment to a standard recognised in the industry is a priority. Recently purchased is new lathe and milling machine which is equipped with digital readout.
Catering and Hospitality L2. is a double block career taster offering 35 level two credits to a maximum of 16 students. The units offered involves both theory and practical lessons and resources are administered by the Hospitality Standards Institute and incorporate food safety, knives, salads, grilling, food preservation, boiling, roasting, fruit and vegetables, table setting and basic table service. Students choose to go on to apprenticeships and tertiary qualifications at institutions like the Pacific Hotel Management School in Taranaki. The school maintains close links to local hospitality businesses. Through this course the students will develop life skills as well as some basic commercial kitchen and front of house skills, possible career paths from this course are chef, waiter, barman, concierge, hotel manager, baker, butcher and many other food, hospitality or tourism related industries.
Staff: HOD. Sam Tanner Assistant Greg Harman, Gerry Prinsloo, Allan McNabb and Robbie Cleland.