Technology

Technology is intervention by design. To intervene by design, students have to design, apply and evaluate so that they become designers of successful, fit for purpose outcomes. 

Technology/Hangarau at Rolleston College follows the design process to use creativity and critical thinking to produce a feasible outcome. Problem solving, in-depth research and stakeholder feedback is a key factor in meeting the needs of people, the environment and cultures.

These factors are used in all aspects of Technology and are met here in:

  • Food Product Design

  • Fabric Product Design

  • Digital Technology 

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Automotive 

  • Hospitality (Catering and Barista)

  • Design & Visual Communication (DVC)

  • Hard Materials Technology (Wood and Metal)

Technology/Hangarau offers pathways in Vocational, Trades and University careers, so learners in the Senior school can choose the program that best meets their needs as they look to their futures beyond school.

Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; e kore tō tātou waka e ū ki uta.
Don’t paddle out of unison; our canoe will never reach the shore.

Courses in this Learning Area

Information Only Courses in this Learning Area

Course  
9 Design and Visual Communication (Semester) View
9 Digital Technologies (Semester) View
9 Fabric Product Development (Semester) View
9 Food Product Development (Semester) View
10 Animate (Option B) View
10 Design and Visual Communication (Option B) View
10 Digital Technologies (Option A) View
10 Fabric Product Development (Option A) View
10 Food Product Development (Option A) View
10 Metal Technology (Option B) View
10 Wood Technology (Option A) View
1 Automotive View
1 Café Hospitality - Wharekai Manaakitanga View
1 Design & Visual Communication View
1 Design and Build (DAB) View
1 Digital Technologies View
1 Fabric Product Design - Hangarau Pūeru View
1 Food Product Design - Hangarau Kai View
1 Introduction to Building View
1 Mechanical Engineering View
2 Automotive View
2 Building and Construction View
2 Café Hospitality - Wharekai Manaakitanga View
2 Design & Visual Communication View
2 Design and Build View
2 Digital Technologies View
2 Fabric Product Design - Hangarau Pūeru View
2 Food Product Design: Hangarau Kai View
2 Mechanical Engineering View
3 Automotive View
3 Building and Construction View
3 Café Hospitality: Wharekai Manaakitanga View
3 Design and Visual Communication View
3 Digital Technologies View
3 Fabric Product Design: Hangarau Pūeru View
3 Food Product Design: Hangarau Kai View
3 Mechanical Engineering Technology View
9 Design and Visual Communication (Term taster) - Information Only View
9 Makeover My Meal (Term taster) - Information Only View
9 Metal Technology (Semester) - Information Only View
9 Metal Technology (Term taster) - Information Only View
9 Robotics (Term taster) - Information Only View
9 Wearable Arts (Term taster) - Information Only View
9 Wood Technology (Term taster) - Information Only View