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Western Heights High School
Address
Map
Old Quarry Road
Selwyn Heights
Rotorua 3015
New Zealand
Coordinates38°07′12″S 176°13′20″E / 38.1201°S 176.2221°E / -38.1201; 176.2221
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary (Years 9-14)[1]
MottoWisdom and Honour
Established1961
Ministry of Education Institution no.151
PrincipalJames Bracefield
School roll1165[2] (April 2023)
Schedule8:35AM - 8:55AM — House Tutor Group

8:55AM - 9:55AM — Period 1

9:55AM - 10:55AM — Period 2

10:55AM - 11:20AM — Break 1

11:20AM - 12:20PM — Period 3

12:20PM - 1:20PM — Period 4

1:20PM - 2:10PM — Break 2

2:10PM - 3:10PM — Period 5
Socio-economic decile4K[3]
Websitewww.whhs.school.nz

Western Heights High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in the northwestern suburbs of Rotorua, New Zealand. In April 2013, 1,887 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) attended the school, including 1,172 students identifying as Māori – the largest Māori school roll in New Zealand in terms of number of students.[4]

Western Heights High School offers Cambridge International Examinations in addition to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).

Houses

Western Heights High School has school houses or groups to identify students and provide a sense of belonging to the school.

The current houses at Western Heights High School are:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ TKI Schools: School Information
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Schools - Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

External links

Schools in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
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