Foods, Technology & Catering
Food & Nutrition
Food & Nutrition at PHS develops students’ awareness of the important link between food, health and well-being and the importance of safe food handling whilst developing practical cooking skills to create healthy budget conscious food.
Year 10
Students can study Food Nutrition.
NCEA Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13
In the senior school students can choose to study Food and Nutrition or Catering and Hospitality.
Materials Technology
Foods & Textiles
Our courses develop students’ creativity, design, and modelling skills to trial an outcome.
Year 9
Food and Soft Materials are part of the core technology rotation where students study two of the four technology subjects offered for four periods per week for two terms of the year.
Students also have the option to select Soft Materials as a half year option subject for three periods a week.
Year 10
Students have the option to study Design and Textiles or Food Technology.
NCEA Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13
Students have the option to study Design and Textiles.
Catering & Hospitality
Service IQ standards are offered for Years 11-13