Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative subject areas. TAS encompasses a diverse range of subjects in NSW public schools.
Technological and Applied Studies at Springwood High School encompasses all of the practical based technology subjects.
In Years 7 and 8, all students participate in the Technology Course. Throughout this course, they experience a diverse range of Digital, Engineered, Materials, Food and Agricultural Technologies. In each context, they are taught to problem solve real-world issues and to develop the corresponding practical projects, through the processes of design development, testing and evaluation.
In Years 9 and 10 students are given the opportunity to specialise their interests through their elective choices.
The continuum of technology learning is based on students becoming increasingly more sophisticated in their ability to design and produce solutions for authentic needs and opportunities.
The elective choices at Springwood High School include:
- Food Technology
- Industrial Technology Timber
- IComputing Studies including robotics, coding, multimedia and computer games
- Textiles Technology
Child Studies also resides within the TAS faculty area at Springwood High School.
In the senior school, TAS continues to offer further specialisation through targeted higher order engagement in both Vocational Educational Training (VET) Courses and NESA approved technology fields. These areas of opportunity include:
- VET Hospitality - Food and Beverage
- Industrial Technology Timber and Multimedia
- Textiles and Design
- Community and Family Studies, and
- Food Technology
Some highlights for students who elect to study TAS subjects include:
- Preparing and serving food for school functions and fundraising
- Experiencing industry standard equipment in the Industrial kitchen
- Opportunities to listen to guest speakers from industry
- Involvement in fashion drawing and fabric manipulation workshops
- Visiting Scenic World to be 'Tourists for the Day'
- Tours of Sydney Hotels and other tourism entities
- Engagement with Coffee roasteries
- Excursions to the Powerhouse Museum
- Exposure to Aboriginal bush foods through tours of the Royal Botanical Gardens
- Opportunities to view exemplar Textile HSC works through specialised tours and exhibitions
