Careers Guidance

The Careers service offers individual career planning and guidance for all students. Along with the Gateway and Star Programmes the Career programme allows students to experience outside of school courses and work experience that link them to potential careers and genuine work experience.
 

Gateway to the World of Work

Gateway is an exciting programme which links Year 12 and 13 students to possible career choices and offers them an opportunity to gain qualifications towards that career while they are still in school.

Gateway students are placed in a working environment at least one day per week where they do hands-on practical jobs. They are visited (or a phone call is made) on a regular basis. Gateway students have been in a variety of work situations including Hairdressing, Early Childcare, Automotive, Building, Retail, Horticulture, Sport, Farming and Office Administration.

Gateway is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission. This can help pay for specialist clothing, equipment, travel expenses and other costs otherwise incurred by the student.
 

International Exchange Students

Makoura College welcomes international students from all over the world. We have enjoyed hosting students from Brazil, Guatemala, Paraguay, Canada, the U.S.A., Colombia, Japan and China. Students are fully integrated into the College and many particularly enjoy the wide range of experiences that our Outdoor Recreation Department offers. Those who do not have English as their native language can learn ESOL (English for speakers of other languages). All international students live with a New Zealand family which further enhances their New Zealand experience.

Conversely, at Makoura College we value what our international students bring to our students. They enrich us with their different cultures, personalities and the friendships that develop.