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Design, Technology and Engineering
Stage 1
Subject outline
For teaching in 2022. Accredited in November 2018 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2020. This subject replaced Design and Technology. See subject changes.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | Contexts | Material solutions
Material Solutions
This context involves the use of a diverse range of manufacturing technologies such as tools, machines, and/or systems to create a product using appropriate materials. Students produce outcomes that demonstrate the knowledge and skills associated with using systems, processes, and materials such as metals, plastics, wood, composites, ceramics, textiles, and foods.
Examples of contexts for material solutions include:
- clothing and textiles
- composite materials
- food
- jewellery manufacturing
- metal
- polymers
- timber.