NCEA Level 1 Design and Visual Communication

With the 2024 Curriculum Refresh, some changes have been made to our traditional technology courses.  In 2024, there are 3 distinct areas of technology - Materials & Processing (traditionally these were textiles, engineering, wood and food), Digital Technologies and Design and Visual Communication.  You are able to choose two out of the three technologies.  

Design and Visual Communication is a course that focuses on learners developing skills that support a pathway into either Product Design or Architectural design. The year will be will be split into two semesters enabling students to keep their options open in terms of future pathways.

Opportunities will exist to enable you to cover both of these areas over the course of two semesters.  

Three out of the 4 available achievement standards will be offered consisting of 2 Internals and 1 external achievement standard.

This course leads to Year 12 DVC and then Year 13 DVC which is a University Entrance approved course.

DVC is a course intended for students interested in design as a means to develop their own visual communication skills or as an intended career pathway. The course is a progression from Year 10 and extends student learning through the introduction of different media design and communication skills. Students will further develop their skill in 3D modelling, computer aided design (CAD), image enhancement technologies and digital fabrication. 

A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.