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Careers


Overview
At Wakatipu High School we have great support available aimed at  preparing students for the future.

Careers includes:
  • Gateway (Work Experience)
  • STAR (Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource) short courses
  • STAR career-focused courses
  • Work Exploration
  • Trades Academy (Otago Secondary-Tertiary College)
  • Year 13 Targeted support
The Careers Office is located to the right of the library main entrance. The team can help with:
  • Career counselling
  • Career planning and goal-setting
  • Course planning
  • Job seeking (part-time and full-time)
  • Creating CV's and cover letters
  • Job interview preparation
  • Link with apprenticeship providers for all trades
  • Year 13:  planning for the year and beyond, tracking progress, support as necessary

Gateway
Years 12/13 – NCEA Levels 2 & 3 – 20+ credits – Entry by Interview

​This course offers structured workplace experience in areas of a student's interest and choice. They can gain standards/credits which contribute to NCEA.

Course Components
  • Learn practical industry skills
  • Work in an actual workplace and gain industry knowledge
  • Develop skills required for employment

​Style of Learning
  • Hands-on practical courses
  • Assessment in the workplace
  • Written units of work in the classroom

STAR: Short Courses
Years 11-13

​These are short work-focused courses available for senior students and depending on availability including subjects such as:
  • First Aid
  • Barista Skills
  • Beauty Therapy
  • Film Making
  • Maori Art Course
  • Hairdressing
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Fashion
  • Sound Audio
STAR: Career-Focused Courses
Years  12-13 and eligible Year  11

These correspondence study courses are available to students who meet certain criteria. They are career-focussed and may or may not be linked to workplace experience, which makes them different to Gateway. 

Some examples include:
  • Animal Care
  • Sport and Personal Training
  • Equine Studies, Agriculture
  • University Distance Papers

Work Exploration
Years  12-13


Assistance can be arranged for specific careers and this is provided on a case-by-case basis depending on interest and need. It can be good way for students to try a job without committing to leaving school until they are sure.

Trades Academy (Otago Secondary-Tertiary College)
Years  12-13


This is a trades-based programme that operates out of Otago Polytechnic Central Otago Campus. You have access to the latest workshops, equipment and professional trade tutors one day each week.

​Assessments are part of the programme, with Unit Standard credits available - the number varies (37-42) depending on the programme, predominately at Level 2 or Level 3 for the second year of the Hospitality course.

You will study four or five other subjects at school and be supported by our Trades Academy/Gateway teacher.

The programmes proposed for 2017 are:
  • Automotive (Level 2)
  • Building (Level 2)
  • Hospitality (Level 2)
  • Cookery (Level 3)

Year 13
These students are supported by the Careers Advisor through an initial interview to establish goals and academic entry requirements for the final year of school, to ensure a successful and appropriate transition beyond school.

Regular monitoring of progress is carried out (via school tracking data) and subsequent meetings with students to re-focus or amend plans and goals are held as necessary during the year.

Monthly meetings and classroom notices communicate important information, such as:
  • Tertiary (University/Polytechnic) provider information and presentations
  • Tertiary course planning
  • Tertiary Open Day or Campus visits
  • Tertiary Tips Evening for parents/students for first year study
  • Accommodation applications
  • Courses beyond school applications
  • Scholarship information applications and closing dates
  • Studylink application support
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Address
47-49 Red Oaks Drive

Frankton
Queenstown
9300
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2019 Term Dates
Term 1

Thursday 31st January to Friday 12th April

Term 2
Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July
Term 3
Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September
Term 4
Monday 14th October to Friday 13th December

See our calendar and key dates page for more.


Report an absence
Please call the school office at
03 442 7370 or e-mail
attendance@wakatipu.school.nz

Staff Contacts
See our staff page.

Vacancies
See our current list of vacancies
here.
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