Careers
Nga Mahi me te Kaha
East Otago High School provides an excellent focus on careers for Year 7 to 13 students by providing opportunities for all levels to:
- Make our students aware that their career choices are likely to have a dramatic impact on their future happiness and prosperity
- To provide an environment where all students have ready access to quality career advice
- To instigate an environment within the school which enables all teachers to be part of the Careers’ team
To provide quality career information at all levels within the school
Learning Areas
Years 7 and 8: students develop self-awareness
Years 9, 10, 11, 12: students become aware of opportunities
- Years 11, 12, 13: students start making decisions and planning
- Years 12 and 13: Students take action
Delivery
Many opportunities are given to students to move through the career learning areas. They include:
Gateway programme
Star programme
Work Week scheme for Year 10 students
- Guest speakers ranging from the tertiary education sector, ITOs, Careers’ Services, to ex-students
- Students participating in Army, Navy, Air Force Challenge week
- All year 9-13 attending the Coca-Cola Expo held yearly
- Careers’ evenings organised by the Careers’ team
- Participation in the Waitaki Mayoral Task Force, which gives students the opportunity to experience first -hand a number of industries within our doorsteps
- Displays throughout the school which provide students with the latest information re short or long term programmes available throughout New Zealand