Wakatipu High School facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wakatipu High School |
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47–49 Red Oaks Drive
Frankton Queenstown 9300 New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 45°01′33″S 168°44′55″E / 45.0257°S 168.7487°E |
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| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Alta (Reach for your heights.) |
| Established | 1937 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 374 |
| Chairman | Charlie Phillips |
| Principal | Oded Nathan |
| Staff | 142 |
| Grades | 9–13 |
| School roll | 1,455 (February 2024) |
| Capacity | 1800 |
| Houses | Arthur Duncan Fox Hay Mackenzie |
| Socio-economic decile | 10Z |
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.
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. Development of the new Wakatipu High School cost approximately $50 million and took place over the course of 2017. The school was developed with a controversial open plan design with the intention of encouraging constructive communication between students. Further development of the school was undertaken in 2020, with an extension of the school being completed in mid-2022 and a second gymnasium being completed at the start of 2023.
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" 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. The houses are named after historical figures from the region.
Notable alumni
- Cool Wakushima – New Zealand snowboarder
- Harriet Miller-Brown – alpine skier and champion slalom skier
- Alice Robinson – alpine skier and champion slalom skier
- Matty McLean – TV personality
