Western Heights High School

State co-educational secondary school in Rotorua, NZ

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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

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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ TKI Schools: School Information
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.
4. ^ "New Zealand Schools - Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

## External links

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* School website
* Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Western Heights High School

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