Gateway 2024
By Jacqueline Irving | Posted: Wednesday November 13, 2024
Otago Boys’ High School wishes to acknowledge and thank the many businesses that supported the Gateway experience for our senior students in 2024.
Our timetabled students spend one day a week for up to twenty weeks matched in a business to explore a pathway into that vocational career. This experience was supported by learning in the classroom towards students' NCEA record of learning.
Local businesses invested time, skills, and resources to provide our students with unpaid work experience. These workplace opportunities confirmed the choice of vocational pathways for many students. The outcomes of being part of the Gateway program included some students securing employment and apprenticeships with their host. A group of students are continuing their learning at Otago Polytech in their chosen industry and two of our students are continuing their learning at university in 2025.
A big thank you to Kimberly Cross who was our employer liaison this year arranging placements and keeping in touch with our employers daily to check student progression placement.
The class of 2025 has been selected and we look forward to supporting them on their journey to finding the right vocational pathway and further educational choices for them.
The class of 2024 included the following students and host workplaces are below. We encourage you to support local businesses that support our school community.
Max Boylen - Building, hosted by Streamline Construction.
Hunter Burgess - Agricultural Contracting and Fencing, hosted by Marshall Ag Baleage Ltd.
Alex Corbett - Construction, hosted by Fulton Hogan Dunedin and Stevenson and Williams Ltd.
Jaxon Maze - Building, hosted by Stevenson and Williams.
Jack Tisdall - Tractor Mechanics, hosted by Otago Tractor Repairs.
Luke Marsh - Plumbing, hosted by Adams Plumbing.
Jesse Gover - Engineering, hosted by Farra Engineering and Fabrication.
Jacob Hunia - Engineering, hosted by Farra Engineering and Fabrication.
Nicholas Chettleburgh - Electrical, hosted by OEC- Otago Electrical Communication.
Ollie Lambert - Electrical, hosted by Lees Electrical.
Tom Dunn - Building, hosted by Steve Mowat Building and Construction Ltd.
Afiq Rizal - Automotive Engineering, hosted by Cooke Howlison Toyota Dunedin.
Fletcher Harrex - Building, hosted by Breen Construction Ltd.
Ethan Des Fountain - Electrical, hosted by Pace Electrical Services.
Shamus Young - Engineering, hosted by EB Engineering Solutions.
We wish these young men every success in their chosen careers beyond school. It has been a pleasure being alongside these students and businesses on the Gateway experience this year.
