Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Dr C. Manuel.
Recommended Prior LearningOnly a certain number of places are available. Students apply by completing an Application Form, and will then be interviewed if they make the shortlist.
Forms can be found and returned to Dr. Manuel in the Senior Study room in Tawera.
Gateway offers Year 12 and 13 students workplace-based learning across many industries and businesses in our local communities. Students complete a career research and planning unit in Term 1 and then start their work placement.
Gateway students spend around 10 days at a work placement during the year and have individual learning plans that allow them to gain new skills and knowledge relevant to their chosen career.
Students are assessed in the workplace for unit standards that contribute to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), as well as industry-specific qualifications.
All units offered are unit standards only, so no course endorsement is possible and Gateway is not a University entrance subject.
There is no course costs.
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it. Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.
Costs
KHS aims to deliver educational courses over and above that which is funded by the Ministry, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant may be requested, and we appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.