Design Technologies
Design Technologies encompasses numerous subjects, primarily centered on hands-on workshops with additional focus on ideation. These subjects aim to cultivate students' abilities in decision-making, problem-solving, and critical and creative response to their projects. Through practical experience, students acquire skills in manipulating materials and tools essential for project construction.
Subject offerings are as follows:
Year 7 & 8
- Industrial Technology and Design.
Year 9
- Industrial Technology and Design,
- Design Technology.
Year 10
- Industrial Furnishing and Design,
- Industrial Engineering and Design,
- Design Technology.
Year 11/12
- Certificate II in Construction Pathways,
- Engineering Skills,
- Industrial Technology Skills.
Digital Technologies
The Digital technologies faculty teaches problem solving through a digital lens. The subjects in this faculty require students to decompose real world problems and create digital solutions while considering the client and user needs. From Game Design and 3D animation to Drone piloting, text based coding and Cyber security fundamentals, Digital technologies teaches students high level digital literacies and understandings. The subjects currently on offer at the Pine in the Digital technology’s faculty are:
Year7 & 8 Digital Technologies
- Block code and Game Design.
Year 9 Digital Technologies
- Spreadsheeting,
- Remote Drone Piloting (Python),
- Cyber Security.
Year 10 Web Development
- HTML,
- CSS,
- JavaScript,
- Bootstrap .
Year 10 Information and Communication technologies (prep) –
- Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator fundamentals.
Year 11 Information and Communication technologies (Applied)
- Layout and Publishing (InDesign),
- Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap),
- Audio and Visual production (Premiere Pro),
- 2D and 3D modelling (Maya).
Rod Cronin
Head of Technologies
(07) 3881 4757