SIT’s Murihiku Tertiary Academy for secondary school students has reported excellent end-of-year results for 2023, sitting well above the national average for attendance, achieving NCEA L2, and achieving at least 80% of their programme credits.
Pictured: MTA 2024 Carpentry / Joinery students with their largest project of the year - a Wendy house. From left, back: Cayedyn Fraser (standing), Seth Hansen, Ryan Nicholas. Front row: Kyndra Busby, Caleigh Heffernan, Jevahn Hewer-Marley, Paige Henderson. Absent: Madi Harper, Tysin Gaffey-Mansfield, Tracy Cesar
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SIT’s Murihiku Tertiary Academy (MTA) for secondary school students continues to achieve milestones, with the 2023 end-of-year results showing some excellent outcomes well above the national average for the 253 students:
- 96.8% of SIT’s academy students attended at least 80% of their classes, 23.5% above the national average of 63.3%
- 88.9% of SIT’s academy students achieved NCEA L2, 10% above the national average of 79.9%
- 79.4% of SIT’s academy students achieved at least 80% of their programme credits, 22.5% above the national average of 56.9%
Originally confined to the traditional ‘trades’, SIT’s tertiary academy has grown to encompass a wide variety of vocations, including building, mechanical and electrical trades, as well as beauty, hairdressing, game art and design, music and audio, animal care, agriculture, equine, fitness, outdoor skills, nursing, health and support services and the hospitality sector.
Students attend the academy one day each week, studying programmes in Invercargill, Gore, and Balclutha, allowing them to try different career opportunities and gain credits toward NCEA while still at high school.
“There are some great results for all involved, 2024 is shaping up to be another fantastic year” said Russell Finlay, Programme Operations Manager - Academic. Based on strong outcomes from all trade academy programmes nationwide, the expectation is academy programmes will continue to be a popular option for secondary school students.