Information for parents about Technology Education

Technology in schools

In this project, Wellington High School students in a Year 13 class designed and created individual hanging panels for the school marae. These were created as samplers to demonstrate some of the textiles manipulation techniques they had practised in class.

In this project, Wellington High School students in a Year 13 class designed and created individual hanging panels for the school marae. These were created as samplers to demonstrate some of the textiles manipulation techniques they had practised in class.

See Marae Panels case study.

 

The importance of technology to all New Zealanders was acknowledged with the introduction of a Years 1-13 curriculum in Technology in 1995. In June 2006, Technology was added to the 'approved subjects' list for university entrance, in recognition of the academic strength of the new subject at senior levels in schools, and the fact that technology is a growing focus of university study.

Study in Technology at school develops a broad technological literacy through the experience and exploration of a wide range of technologies in a variety of contexts.

Technology challenges students in a way unlike any other subject. Within areas such as control, food, communications, structural, dynamic, and bio-related technologies, creative design processes and materials, students work creatively and analytically to identify, trial and evaluate potential solutions, and eventually put their ideas into practice.

Technology has natural inter-relationships with other subjects such as the sciences, social sciences, languages, the arts and health and physical well-being.