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Deciding what you want to be or do after school can be scary. At Wintec, we talk to students every day who are dealing with this challenge, and we have developed a range of resources and programmes below to help you make the big decisions.

Explore the options below to discover our resources. 

Experiences

Use our Future You tool to discover what job or career could be right for you, and which programmes of study can take you there.

Experience what a job or programme could be like at one of our STAR taster courses.

Study trades and gain qualifications at Wintec while you are still at high school.

Spend a day being a student at Wintec.

Find out if hospitality or cookery could be a career for you.

For those 16-19 ready to leave school, you may be eligible to study one of our foundation courses for free.

Take a tour of our campus and facilities.

Choosing your school subjects

So it is time to choose your subjects, and like many people across the country, the endless options can give you a headache. Do not stress; you are not alone and have plenty of options. If you are a few years off finishing school, try keeping your subjects as broad as possible. If you can, we recommend studying maths, English and science to keep your options open as you move closer towards study after high school.

If you realise in your final year of school that you have not taken all the subjects you need to get into the course you want to do, do not panic. Talk to the Careers Advisor at school, or contact our Wintec recruitment team to discuss what your options are.

Upcoming Events

School of Media Arts Creative Showcase

Future Shapers - SoMa 2024 showcase events

Come and celebrate our talent from the School of Media Arts as they share their mahi from 2024 and perform for their peers, whānau, and the public. Discover our upcoming exhibitions and showcases below.

Te Ara Pūtake Exhibition 
Opening night: Thursday 21 November 2024
Time: 4.30pm-5.30pm
Venue: Social Space, R Block

Orchestra Performance
Date: Thursday 21 November 2024
Time: 8pm
Venue: Event Room 1, City Campus

First-Year Character Cabarets
Dates: Friday 22 to Saturday 23 November 2024
Time: 7pm

Venue: Theatrette, R Block

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – The Musical
Dates: Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 November 2024
Time: 7pm

Venue: The Meteor

Art, Design, and Communication Exhibition  
Opening Night: Thursday 21 November, 4.30pm-9pm
The next day: Friday 22 November, 10am-2pm
Venues: Communication and Design in R Block and Contemporary Art in X Block

Postgraduate Exhibition | Ramp Gallery
Opening night: Thursday 21 November, 4.30pm-7pm
The next day: Friday 22 November, 10am-2pm

 

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