Funding type State Ministry of Education Institution no. 144 Gender Coeducational Number of students 816 School roll 796 (July 2016) | Motto Kia Whakatane Ahau Years offered 9–13 Phone +64 7-308 8251 Founded 1920 Ministry of education institution number 144 | |
Opened 1920 (As Whakatane District High School) Similar Trident High School, Whakatane Intermedi School, NZ Uniforms, Apanui School, Allandale School Profiles | ||
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Whakatane High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatane, New Zealand. As of 2014, the school has a roll of 816 students.
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- Whakatane high school kapahaka group 2011
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- Facilities and buildings
- Students
- Houses
- Notable alumni
- References
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Facilities and buildings
The school consists of a field, gymnasium (a separate gymnastics building operated by the local Gymnastics Club lies next to it), school & student office, Careers Centre, the Barclay Hall, a library (named in November 2011 after New Zealand author Margaret Mahy, who went to Whakatane High School for a period of time), and numerous buildings split into blocks including: N block (Mainly used for Math, and ICT), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), and C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects).
Students
As of 2014, the school has 816 students. Of this, 52% are female, and 48% male. Also, 53% are Maori, 35% are New Zealand European and 12% are of another ethnicity. The school had 27 international students staying at the school.
Houses
There are four houses in which the students are split into:
Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand.