The Applied Consumer Technology (ACT) department has a strong sustainable focus along with providing a supportive environment and an exciting learning journey. We equip students with life skills for the future that link to extensive career opportunities through four separate subjects including; Fashion and Textiles, Food Technology, Hospitality and Food and Nutrition. 

Fashion and Textiles  - Students investigate the technology process and how it applies to Fashion and Textiles. They learn essential sewing skills along with the opportunity to apply their own creativity to a textile item and make a wearable garment. Skills are developed and extended from the junior through to the senior school. 

Food Technology  - Year 9 and 10 students explore the relationship between technology practices, food and nutrition research and the development of nutritious food products in a practical setting including using produce from our Māra Kai (school garden). They investigate food products and the impact of people’s food choices on their health.

Food and Nutrition  - Year 11 to 13 students learn a range of health and wellbeing including how to analyse the relationship between wellbeing, food sustainability, determinants of health, health promotion, nutritional issues and the impact of food choices and eating patterns on society.

Hospitality -  Year 11 to 13 students learn essential food handling and preparation skills from foundation cookery through to espresso making, front of house service and more complex meal preparation. 

Embedded within all our subject courses are three chosen tikanga: Whanaungatanga - working together; Manaakitanga - showing respect, kindness and generosity; and Kotahitanga - working in unity with collective action.

Courses in this Learning Area

Year 9 Fashion and Textiles

Year 9 Food Technology

Year 10 Fashion and Textiles

Year 10 Food Technology

Year 11 Fashion and Textiles

Year 11 Food and Nutrition

Year 11 Hospitality

Level 2 Fashion and Textiles

Level 2 Food and Nutrition

Level 2 Hospitality

Level 3 Fashion and Textiles

Level 3 Food and Nutrition

Level 3 Hospitality

Design and Visual Communication (DVC) is a creative and innovative subject which allows you to use your knowledge across all subjects, to design and create awesome solutions for product and spatial briefs. DVC focuses on understanding and applying drawing techniques and design practice to communicate ideas. 

Students will be introduced to CAD (Computer Aided Design) and other relevant software to create and model their designs. They will also be introduced to the latest technology such as laser cutters alongside more traditional sketching, rendering and drawing techniques to demonstrate their creativity and thinking. Every aspect of our daily lives involves design, from the products we use to the spaces we occupy.  

Students who study DVC are open to career pathways such as: Interior Design, Architecture, Creative Technologies, Spatial and Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering and other design fields at tertiary level education.

Courses in this Learning Area

Year 9 Design and Visual Communication

Year 10 Design and Visual Communication

Year 11 Design and Visual Communication

Level 2 Design and Visual Communication

Level 3 Design and Visual Communication

An exciting and essential subject area to develop a range of skills and experiences, which are important for ongoing learning and success in this and other subjects and careers. These courses will equip ākonga with the knowledge and skills to deal with problems and opportunities and help them understand how digital technologies make life better. Whatever their interests or career ideas, a computer will feature somewhere! 

Digital Technologies classes teach many skills using a variety of programs. In Years 9-11 ākonga learn all skills in the areas of Computer Science and Digital Technologies Media. In Years 12 and 13, there are specialist classes in both these areas.

Courses in this Learning Area

Year 9 Digital Technologies

Year 10 Digital Technologies

Year 11 Digital Technologies

Level 2 Computer Science

Level 2 Digital Technologies Media

Level 3 Computer Science

Level 3 Digital Technologies Media