Western Heights High School

Western Heights High School
Western Heights High School
Address
	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)
Motto	Wisdom and Honour
Established	1961
Ministry of Education Institution no.	151
Principal	James Bracefield
School roll	1155 (August 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
Website	www.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:

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

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

^ TKI Schools: School Information
^ "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 12 February 2015.
^ "New Zealand Schools - Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

External links

[tkischools-1] TKI Schools: School Information

[NZ_school_roll_data-2] "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[3] "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[2011rolldecile-4] "New Zealand Schools - Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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State-integrated	Aquinas College Bethlehem College John Paul College
Private	ACG Tauranga

Western Heights High School
Address

Old Quarry Road Selwyn Heights Rotorua 3015 New Zealand
Coordinates	38°07′12″S 176°13′20″E / 38.1201°S 176.2221°E / -38.1201; 176.2221
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	1155^[2] (August 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.whhs.school.nz