Able to Focus
Learn to Code Websites
Personal Computer
Personal Devices are allowed
Comfortable OS
Luke Catherall
Web Designer
Tawa College Student
The senior computer science courses allow the students to have fun and learn new skills. These skills include learning new coding languages such as HTML, Python, CSS and jQuery. Some other skills that are taught are creating games or interactive apps, applications and websites.
In year 11, the DITCS course involves basic HTML and CSS skills, basic databases skills and chosing a software to build a prototype. This can give you up to 18 level 1 credits.
In the year 12 course you can earn up to 20 level 2 credits and get a chance to build a dynamic website using HTML, CSS and jQuery, learn more advanced Python and learn how to manage Databases using MySQL. Level 3 DITCS allows you to gain up to 20 level 3 credits.
In Year 13, you get to build knowledge on the languages prevously introduces and learn PHP and more advanced jQUERY as well.