Creative Industries

Year 7 (7CRE)

Course Overview:

7CRE is a full-year course that spans SOME of the specialist subjects in the Creative Industries. These areas change each year depending on teaching staff and room access. In 2025 there will be 5 - 6 ‘main’ projects which cover the areas of design thinking, Sculpture, Food Design, Digital Technology, Digital Art and Visual Communication.

What's the point; why are we doing these projects?

Our mission statement for the Creative Industries is ‘to foster an enduring creative spirit in all students,

and ensure they experience creative success’. That means we want to show you students many areas as possible! We also want you to solve all kinds of different creative problems and use heaps of different materials, tools and techniques. Be sure to check out the graphic at the top of this page that shows our specialist areas from Year 10 onwards.

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz

Year 8 (8CRE)

Course Overview:

8CRE is a full-year course that spans SOME of the specialist subjects in the Creative Industries. These areas change each year depending on teaching staff and room access. In 2025 there are 4 to 5 ‘main’ projects which cover the areas of design thinking, Visual Communication, Product Design, Sculpture, Digital Technology, Visual Art and Typography.

What's the point; why are we doing these projects?

Our mission statement for the Creative Industries is ‘to foster an enduring creative spirit in all students,

and ensure they experience creative success’. That means we want to show you students many areas as possible! We also want you to solve all kinds of different creative problems and use heaps of different materials, tools and techniques. Be sure to check out the graphic at the top of this page that shows our specialist areas from Year 10 onwards.

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz

Year 9 (9CRE)

Course Overview:

9CRE is a full-year course that spans SOME of the specialist subjects in the Creative Industries. These areas change each year depending on teaching staff and room access. In 2025 there are 4 to 5 ‘main’ projects which cover the areas of design thinking, Visual Communication, Sculpture, Food Design, Visual Art, Product Design, Printmaking and Digital Technology.

What's the point; why are we doing these projects?

Our mission statement for the Creative Industries is ‘to foster an enduring creative spirit in all students, and ensure they experience creative success’. That means we want to show you as many areas as

possible! We also want you to solve all kinds of different creative problems and use heaps of different materials, tools and techniques. Be sure to check out the graphic at the top of this page that shows our specialist areas from Year 10 onwards.

Contact Person: Demelza Round - roundd@waihekehigh.school.nz

Year 10

Creative Industries subjects in Year 10 can be selected as options. Each option runs for two terms.

Options include:

Visual Art (10ART)
Food Design (10FOO)
Product Design (10PRD)
Spatial Design (10SPD)
Digital Technology (10DGT)

Visit the Year 10 Subject Selection page to find more information about the courses and how to select them