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Western Heights High School

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Established
  
1961

Socio-economic decile
  
4K

Principal
  
Jim Gemmell

Motto
  
Wisdom and honour

School roll
  
1501 (November 2015)

Ministry of Education Institution no.
  
151

Website
  
www.whhs.school.nz

Phone
  
+64 7-349 5940

Founded
  
1961

Ministry of education institution number
  
151

Type
  
State co-ed secondary (Years 9-14)

Address
  
70 Old Quarry Rd, Western Heights, Rotorua 3015, New Zealand

Similar
  
Rotorua Boys' High School, Rotorua Lakes High School, Rotorua Girls' High School, John Paul College ‑ Rotorua, Rotorua Intermedi School

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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.

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Western Heights High School offers Cambridge International Examinations in addition to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).

Notable alumni

  • Cliff Curtis - actor
  • Steve McDowall - 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

    Western Heights High School Wikipedia