TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OF FACULTY: MR G BRINSDEN

Technology is the intervention by design: the use of practical and intellectual resources to develop products and systems (technological outcomes) that expand human possibilities by addressing needs and realising opportunities.

Adaptation and innovation are the heart of the technological practice. Quality outcomes result from thinking and practices that are informed, critical and creative. Technology makes enterprising use of its own particular knowledge and skills, together with those of other disciplines. Graphics and other forms of visual representation offer important exploration for communication.

YEAR 10 

The subjects offered will be product design technology (working with wood and metal), electronics technology (using electronics and constructing circuits), textiles technology (designing and making fashion related items), food technology (using food with a focus on nutrition), graphics (using basic design skills) and computing (programming and web development). Each of these courses is designed to extend the students’ technological competence and confidence and provide a useful foundation for the level 1 courses.

SENIOR COURSES

Courses with an achievement standard focus are designed for students wanting to go onto university, i.e. product design technology, fashion design technology, graphics, computing, robotics and information technology.

Courses with a unit standard focus are designed for students who wish to pursue a trade or apprenticeship, however the credits can still be used to meet university requirements, i.e. food and nutritional studies, hospitality, engineering, automotive engineering, building technology and computer aided design.

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Courses in this Learning Area

interior designers, product design, architecture, web and programme design, advertising, fashion design, stage and set design. mechanical to civil engineering, all levels of trades technicians. automotive industry, mechanics, sales representatives, warrant assessors, welders, auto electricians, auto-body repair specialists, finishers electrical and electronics trades, electronics engineers, computer engineers, computer engineers, electrical engineer, building and construction, roofer, glazier, plumber, jib fixers and finishers, painter, landscaper, boat building, rigger, boat fitter butcher, cake decorator, catering manager, childcare worker, confectioners maker, diet supervisor, dietician / nutritionist, early childhood teacher, flight attendant, food packer, food technologist, food bar assistant, hospital aide, hotel housekeeper, hotel / motel manager, kitchen hand, pastry cook, quality dressmaker, machinist / cutter, personal presentation, sale assistant / clothing / furniture, tailor, teacher, textile designer, theatre costume designer, pattern designer, pattern cutter,