Wakatipu High School
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| Wakatipu High School | |
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47-49 Red Oaks Drive Frankton Queenstown 9300 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 45°01′33″S 168°44′55″E / 45.0257°S 168.7487°E |
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| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Ad Alta (Reach for your heights) |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 374 |
| Principal | Steve Hall |
| School roll | 1454 (August 2024)[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 10Z[2] |
| Website | www |
Wakatipu High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18), a total of 1454 students attend the school as of August 2024.[1]
The school was originally located at 68 Fryer Street in central Queenstown. The school relocated to a new site at 47/49 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton during the 2017/18 summer holidays.[3] Development of the new Wakatipu High School cost approximately $50 million and took place over the course of 2017.[4] The school was developed with a controversial open plan design with the intention of encouraging constructive communication between students.[5][6] Further development of the school is set to continue in 2020.[7]
Houses
Wakatipu High School uses a house system with different colours: Arthur House (blue), Duncan House (black), Fox House (red), Hay House (green), and Mackenzie House (orange). Within these houses are a dean and student leaders.[8] The houses are named after historical figures from the region.
Notable alumni
- Harriet Miller-Brown, alpine skier and champion slalom skier[9]
- Alice Robinson, alpine skier and champion slalom skier[10][11]
Controversies
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- On 8 February 2019, twenty-one students were stood down for consuming alcohol and other illicit substances, as well as vaping on school grounds during a sporting event.[12]
- For the School Strike for Climate on 15 March 2019, students from the school who attended the march and were not part of the environmental group were marked either "Explained but unjustified" or "Truant" on the school roll.[13]
- During a 12-day camp for Year 10 students in 2020, several students were faced with disciplinary action following a prank in which the students ejaculated, urinated and sprinkled their pubic hair over a fellow student's sleeping bag and pillow.[14]
References
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "School gets set for the big move". 18 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Guy (2019-02-09). "School extension likely next year". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Queenstown's new Wakatipu High School weeks away from finish". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Lippman, Peter C.; Byers, Terry. "Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Ch, Philip; ler (2019-06-13). "Massive high school expansion approved". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "House Competition". WHS. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ "Class Act: Where are they now?". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "Alice Robinson". New Zealand Olympic Team. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Alpine ski racer Alice Robinson reflects on her first Olympics and looks to 2022". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Twenty Queenstown students stood down after drinking at school athletics day". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2019-03-14). "Parting Shot: Bit beyond 'raising awareness'". Mountain Scene. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ Chandler, Philip (2020-12-11). "Students' disgusting actions". Mountain Scene. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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