Western Heights High School
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| Western Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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Old Quarry Road Selwyn Heights Rotorua 3015 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°07′12″S 176°13′20″E / 38.1201°S 176.2221°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (Years 9–14)[1] |
| Motto | Wisdom and Honour |
| Established | 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 151 |
| Principal | James Bracefield |
| School roll | 1,195[2] (February 2024) |
| Schedule | 8:35AM to 8:55AM – House Tutor Group 8:55AM to 9:55AM – Period 1 9:55AM to 10:55AM – Period 2 10:55AM to 11:20AM – Break 1 11:20AM to 12:20PM – Period 3 12:20PM to 1:20PM – Period 4 1:20PM to 2:10PM – Break 2 2:10PM to 3:10PM – Period 5 |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[3] |
| Website | www |
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[edit]
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:
- Te Motu Tapu ā Tinirau (Purple)
- Waiāriki (Yellow)
- Ngā Pumanawa e Waru o Te Arawa (Red)
- Ngongotahā (Green)
- Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe (Blue)
Notable alumni[edit]
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- Cliff Curtis – Actor
- Steve McDowall – Rugby Union player (Auckland, All Black)
- Temuera Morrison – Actor
- Nando Pijnaker – All Whites defender
- Caleb Ralph – Rugby Union player (Crusaders, All Black)
- Hika Reid – Rugby Union player (All Black) and coach
- Elias Scheres – Netball player
- Buck Shelford – All Blacks Captain
- Darrall Shelford – NZ Māori (rugby union)
- Bradford Northern – Rugby League player
References[edit]
- ^ TKI Schools: School Information
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools - Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.