| Western Heights High School Te Kura Tuarua o Kaitao Rotohokahoka | |
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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 |
| Motto | Heights Through Opportunity Māori: Taumata Rau |
| Established | 1961 |
| Sister school | Beppu Shosei |
| Educational authority | Ministry of Education |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 151 |
| Chairperson | Daphne Williams |
| Principal | James Bracefield |
| Teaching staff | 120+ |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| School roll | 1,106[1] (November 2024) |
| Houses | Ngā Pumanawa e Waru o Te Arawa Waiariki Rotorua Nui ā Kahumatamomoe Ngongotahā Te Motu Tapu ā Tinirau |
| Song | Taumata Rau |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 25 November 2024 | |
Western Heights High School (Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Kaitao Rotohokahoka) is a co-educational state 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.[3]
Western Heights High School offers Cambridge International Examinations in addition to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).[4]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Assessment". Western Heights High School. Retrieved 24 November 2024.