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 | 950 (July 2019) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10Z[1] |
| 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 1,455 students attend the school as of February 2024.[2]
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 dollars 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 Present and Past Pupils
- Harriet Miller-Brown, alpine skier and champion slalom skier[9]
- Alice Robinson, alpine skier and champion slalom skier[10][11]
Controversies
- 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 4 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 and unjustified" or "Truant".[13]
References
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
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