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 12 and 13 attending the Dunedin Careers’ 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