Class hours vary depending on individual timetables. The day may start at 8:00AM or 8:30AM and finish at 3:00PM or 4:00PM. The Marine class will attend the Great Barrier Reef International Marine College (GBRIMC) one day per week for trade in Year 12.
Below are the bell times for the SchoolTech campus:
Period 1 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
Period 2 | 9:30 AM -10:30 AM |
BREAK | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Period 3 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM |
BREAK | 12:00 PM -1:00 PM |
Period 4 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Period 5 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
All teachers involved with SchoolTech will be located at the TAFE Queensland (Cairns Campus), with students able to access TAFE facilities and services e.g. library, canteen, after hours access to the electronic learning centre. Other than work placement, students may be required to participate in field trips or off-site visits.
Timetables
In Semester One, students will attend TAFE four days per week, with one day per week allocated as work placement.
The first day of study will be considered orientation day and work placement will commence in Week 3 for 1 day per week in the first Semester.
In Semester Two, Three and Four, students will attend TAFE three days per week, with two days per week allocated as work placement.
While at TAFE, SchoolTech students will be allocated breaks for morning tea and lunch.
Core school subjects will be delivered over approximately three (3) hours each per week. Trade or Vocational Training components (theory and practical) will be delivered over approximately six (6) hours per week.