STAR Experiences

Information for students

STAR course times

8.45am - 3.00pm

Location

The location of the STAR course will be at either the Rotokauri or City Campus. Your careers advisor will inform you of the location. A member of the STAR team will meet you at one of the locations listed below, where you will be required to complete an Enrolment Form before being escorted to the course venue.

      Rotokauri Campus: G Block for Trades, L Block for Hospitality, Q Block for Sport, S Block (Hub) for Animal Care and any other STAR courses that are not listed above).

      City Campus: The Hub – Building with Café, Library and Student Services. Look out for the Yellow “STAR” sign on one of the shared tables. Media Arts (Photoshop, Performing Arts, Illustrator, Pattern/Print making, Music, Short Video, Interior Design), Early Childhood Education, Health Taster Day, Hair & Beauty.

      Hamilton Gardens Campus: Wintec Horticulture Centre – Entrance 2, Public Carpark. Cross the bridge from the public car park, over to the Horticulture Education Centre reception. Horticulture & Arboriculture Taster, Landscape Taster.

Clothing

Each course will have different clothing requirements. Please check your programme requirements by clicking on the pathway option (above), and then the course for more information.

Attendance

As STAR Courses are booked through the student’s Secondary School, you must contact the School if you cannot attend. If you become unwell while attending a STAR course, your school will be contacted.

Certificates

Upon completion of the STAR course, you will be sent an attendance certificate via your school.

Carparking

There is no parking available at the City Campus.

At the Rotokauri campus STAR students can park in carparks 1 and 2 only. ‘Pay & display’ tickets can be purchased from payment machines located in the car parks. Parking costs 0.50c per hour, capped at $4.00 per day, between 8.00am and 4.00pm weekdays.

Please do not park in the visitor parking as this will incur a Parking Infringement.

Parking is free at the Hamilton Gardens Campus in the public carpark.

Bus routes

The Wintec City campus is a 1min walk form the Hamilton bus depot, therefore all inner city BUSIT routes will be a suitable mode of transport. Go here to find the best route for your address. The Orbiter bus route runs between the Hamilton City Bus Depot and Wintec Rotokauri Campus.

Food on campus

Food is not provided as part of the STAR experience. However, both the City, Rotokauri and Hamilton Gardens campuses have excellent cafés serving a tempting array of hot and cold food and espresso coffee. In the student areas of all our campuses there are microwaves, hot water and snack vending machines.

Students are welcome to bring their own packed lunch.

Click here for printable version of the parent information sheet.

Contact us

If you have any questions please contact:

Natalie Freeman
Student Recruitment Representative - STAR
Phone: +647 834 8800 ext 3908
Email: star@wintec.ac.nz