STAR Experiences

Information for students, parents and caregivers

STAR course times

8.45 am - 9.00 am - Meet and Greet session with STAR coordinator
9.00 am - 3.00 pm - In-class with the tutor

Meeting venue

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

City Campus: The Hub (building with the café, library, and other student services). Look for the yellow “STAR” sign on one of the shared tables. Courses taught here are Media Arts (Photoshop, Illustrator, Printmaking, Music, Short Video, Interior Design, Performing Arts, Painting and Drawing, and Creative Media), Early Childhood Education, Health Taster Day, Business Taster, Hair, and Beauty.

Hamilton Gardens Campus: Access via the public carpark at Gate 2. Cross the bridge from the carpark, over to the Wintec Horticulture Education Centre reception. Courses taught here are Horticulture and Arboriculture Taster, and Landscape Taster.

At the Meet and Greet session, students will be required to complete an enrolment form before being taken to their classroom.

Clothing

Each course will have different clothing requirements. Please check your programme requirements by clicking on the relevant STAR course above, to find out the clothing requirements. 

Sickness/Attendance

As STAR courses are booked through the student’s secondary school, you must contact the school if they cannot attend. If your child becomes unwell while attending a STAR course, their school will be contacted. 

Certificates

Upon completion of the STAR course, certificates are sent to secondary schools which will be forwarded onto students.

Key contact

Natalie Freeman STAR Coordinator 
E: star@wintec.ac.nz 
P: 07 834-8800 (ext. 3908) 
M: 021 195 7052 
Please visit the Student Information Centre, A Block City Campus for assistance in person. 

Car parking

Rotokauri: Star students are required to 'pay & display.' Students can park in carpark 1 or 2, Star students cannot park in visitor parking as this will incur a parking infringement. Parking costs 0.50c per hour, capped at $4.00 per day, between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm weekdays. Tickets can be purchased from payment machines located in the car parks 1 and 2. 

Hamilton Gardens: FREE parking is available at the Hamilton Gardens Campus in the public car park. 

City: NO parking available at the City Campus. 

Bus routes

The Wintec City Campus is a 1min walk from the Hamilton City Transport Centre, therefore all inner-city BUSIT routes will be a suitable mode of transport. The Orbiter Bus Route runs between the Hamilton City Transport Centre and Wintec Rotokauri Campus. 

Go here to find the best route for your address.

Food on campus

Our City, Rotokauri and Hamilton Gardens Campuses have excellent cafés serving an 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.

Campus maps

Please click here to view/download the campus maps and to find campus addresses.

Click here for a printable version of the parent information sheet.