TRADES 2022
Students spent one or two days per week in Tauranga or travelling to Rotorua to attend courses. We had students in Engineering, Automotive, Animation, Hair and Beauty and Tourism.
At graduation we had a number of successes.
AUTOMOTIVE GO KART
Level 2
Excellence - Sam Vickers
Merit award - Austin Miller
Level 3
Excellence - La Toya Ma
Most improved - Josh Hickey
ENGINEERING
Level 2
Excellence award - Joel Cunningham
HAIR AND BEAUTY
Level 2
Excellence Award - Anateiha Dalton
Many of our trades students this year are either returning to school, or going into apprenticeships.
Police Pathways Programme
Our students attended the Waihi cluster one day per week.
Graduation results
OUTSTANDING EFFORT
Jack Wynne won this award for giving the course 100%, being persistent, determined and positive. He never gave up. His attendance was also excellent.
OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Went to Makalah Hull who was the top overall student. She consistently demonstrated the police values, produced the highest standard of work and excelled in every aspect of the course. Makaylah also won the overall major award of being the top student on the Blue Light Defence Force camp, run by defence personnel from the three services and the police. This was a challenging five day course, which our students enjoyed held at the Trentham Military Base in Upper Hutt.