There is relief for some Year 12 high school students along the Far South Coast.
They have just wrapped up months of work on their major practical projects and performances for the Higher School Certificate.
Rob Stewart from Bega High completed his industrial technology work after choosing to build a two-person timber canoe.
He said the four and half metre long vessel, made predominately out of cedar, took countless hours to create.
“The designing probably took about 20 (hours) I don’t know. It was pretty easy because I just sat at the computer,” he said.
“The upwards build, upwards of 300 hours.”
Other major works included an electric guitar, which the body has been shaped in in 4 axis, a student desk, a large queen size bed, a cabinet and a dining table.
Bega High School Principal Scott Defina said they’re very impressive creations.
“Traditionally, Bega High School has performed really strong in industrial technology. We’ve got state-of-the-art workshops and teachers that are current and up to date, so they’re always professionally learning on the latest techniques and the latest techniques to use with the latest machinery,” Mr Defina said.
“Rob sat there and designed on a computer for a long time before he got started. So lots of the machinery is computer controlled so you need to be able to design, but also then program the machines to cut out and form the timber and then assemble it by hand, he said.
“The school is really strong in industrial technology, and that’s primarily because of the teachers, but because the students are just so engaged in the subject.”
The projects have been marked for the HSC but students and teachers will have to now wait until December 16 to find out the results.
