Science

At Okaihau College, Science is a compulsory subject for all Year 7 – 10 students and in the senior school, we have specialist teachers for the three science subjects, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Science is a compulsory subject for all Year 9 – 11 students and in the senior school we have specialist teachers for Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Science Department is well resourced with three fully equipped laboratories. We have a set of chromebooks, data projectors in each laboratory, class sets of textbooks for every level, and equipment to support the practical activities and experiments that are essential to our programmes. Our teachers provide meaningful, relevant courses that foster curiosity. In the junior school, teachers have suitable hands-on activities that are fun and reinforce skills and content material for the students. Making, measuring, trialling, investigating, dissecting, modelling, observing, and communicating are some of the skills that are developed. Students receive individual attention and they feel well supported.  Many graduates of our school have gained tertiary qualifications in medicine, engineering, geology, resource management and other science fields. A knowledge of science skills and processes is also useful for many jobs, particularly in trades.