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 / -38.1201; 176.2221Coordinates: 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	Violet Pelham-Waerea
School roll	1498^[2] (March 2016)
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, 1,587 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) attended the school, including 772 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).

Notable alumni

Cliff Curtis - actor
Steve McDowell - rugby union player (Auckland, All Black)
Temuera Morrison - actor
Caleb Ralph - rugby union player (Crusaders, All Black)
Hika Reid - rugby union player (All Black) and coach
Elias Scheres - netball player
Buck Shelford - All Black captain
Darrall Shelford - NZ Maori (rugby union), and Bradford Northern (rugby league) player

References

↑ TKI Schools: School Information
↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 18 April 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
↑ "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

Schools in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

State secondary & composite	Edgecumbe College Katikati College Mount Maunganui College Murupara Area School Opotiki College Otumoetai College Papamoa College Rotorua Boys' High School Rotorua Girls' High School Rotorua Lakes High School Tarawera High School Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga Girls' College Te Puke High School Te Wharekura o Mauao Te Wharekura o Ruatoki TKKM o Ruamata TKKM o Te Koutu TKK Motuhake o Tawhiuau Trident High School Western Heights High School Whakatane High School

State-integrated	Aquinas College Bethlehem College John Paul College

Private	ACG Tauranga

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