Wakatipu High School

Coordinates: 45°01′33″S 168°44′55″E / 45.0257°S 168.7487°E / -45.0257; 168.7487
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Wakatipu High School
Address
Map
47-49 Red Oaks Drive
Frankton
Queenstown 9300
New Zealand
Coordinates45°01′33″S 168°44′55″E / 45.0257°S 168.7487°E / -45.0257; 168.7487
Information
TypeState Co-Ed Secondary
MottoLatin: Ad Alta
(Reach for your heights.)
Established1937
Ministry of Education Institution no.374
ChairmanCharlie Phillips
PrincipalOded Nathan
Staff142
Grades913
School roll1,455 (February 2024)[1]
Capacity1800
Houses  Arthur
  Duncan
  Fox
  Hay
  Mackenzie
Socio-economic decile10Z[2]
Websitewww.wakatipu.school.nz
Wakatipu High School, at the former Fryer Street site, in 1980.

Wakatipu High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18). A total of 1,455 students attend the school as of February 2024.[1]

The school was originally located at 68 Fryer Street in central Queenstown. It was relocated to a new site at 47/49 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton during the 2017/18 summer holidays.[3] Development of the new Wakatipu High School cost approximately $50 million and took place over the course of 2017.[4] The school was developed with a controversial open plan design with the intention of encouraging constructive communication between students.[5][6] Further development of the school was undertaken in 2020,[7] with an extension of the school being completed in mid-2022 and a second gymnasium being completed at the start of 2023.[8]

Curriculum

Wakatipu High School uses National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) based assessments; the “credits” earned from these exams go towards a student’s NCEA qualification. Students can gain points through their "Ākonga Passport" [9] which recognises students for exemplifying the school's values. They can gain points to achieve bronze, silver and gold levels of the Passport.

Houses

Wakatipu High School uses a house system with different colours: Arthur House (blue), Duncan House (black), Fox House (red), Hay House (green), and Mackenzie House (orange). Within these houses are a dean and student leaders.[10] The houses are named after historical figures from the region.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ "School gets set for the big move". 18 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ Williams, Guy (9 February 2019). "School extension likely next year". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Queenstown's new Wakatipu High School weeks away from finish". Stuff. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ Lippman, Peter C.; Byers, Terry. "Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads". The Conversation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ Chandler, Philip (13 June 2019). "Massive high school expansion approved". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. ^ Roxburgh, Tracey (6 February 2023). "New school, WHS campus possibilities: head". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Curriculum and Timetable". WHS. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  10. ^ "House Competition". WHS. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  11. ^ Roxburgh, Tracey (4 March 2021). "Our Cool's a golden girl - Mountain Scene". www.scene.co.nz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Class Act: Where are they now?". Otago Daily Times Online News. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Alice Robinson". New Zealand Olympic Team. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Alpine ski racer Alice Robinson reflects on her first Olympics and looks to 2022". Stuff. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  15. ^ Hudson, Daisy (6 September 2018). "TV presenter over the moon at Pride Week homecoming". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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