Girls opting to continue technology studies into senior are steadily increasing. Currently twenty-two per cent of the School’s Year 12 cohort undertake technology studies, more than double the state average of ten per cent. Girls Grammar alumni are receiving industry recognition and landing highly-sought after jobs both nationally and internationally, such as one recent graduate who is now working in programme management for fashion brand Burberry in London and another chosen by Westpac as their Young Technologists Ambassador.
‘Our technologies programme emphasises fundamental skills in design methodology, experimentation, business skills (enterprise), user experience (UX) and interaction design as much as customary computer coding. Building real products for real businesses provides our students with the relevancy and ownership their young creative minds want and this is the important link in their learning and engagement , ultimately enhancing their prospects for tertiary study and career outcomes.
