Flying start to the year for Te Arataki ki te uru Trades Academy.
We are very lucky here at Kelston Girls to be able to run a Secondary Tertiary Partnership programme (these used to be called Trades Academies). This means that we receive funding from the government to send some of our students to tertiary programmes at Private training providers or Polytechnics for one day a week. The students combine these programmes with their normal school timetable. This means they get the chance to achieve NCEA Level 2 or 3 while also trying out tertiary courses and gaining credits towards future study.
This year we have the following courses available:
- Information Technology (computers)
- Hospitality
- Outdoor Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Tourism (taught at school)