Wakatipu High School

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Wakatipu High School
New campus of Wakatipu High School.jpg
Address
Wakatipu High School
47–49 Red Oaks Drive
Frankton
Queenstown 9300
New Zealand
Coordinates 45°01′33″S168°44′55″E / 45.0257°S 168.7487°E / -45.0257; 168.7487
Information
TypeState Co-Ed Secondary
Motto Latin: Ad Alta
(Reach for your heights.)
Established1937
Ministry of Education Institution no. 374
ChairmanAdrian Januszkiewicz
PrincipalOded Nathan
Staff142
Grades 9–13
School roll1454(August 2024) [1]
Capacity1800
Houses  Arthur
  Duncan
  Fox
  Hay
  Mackenzie
Socio-economic decile10Z [2]
Website www.wakatipu.school.nz
Wakatipu High School, at the former Fryer Street site, in 1980. Wakatipu High School New Zealand 1980.jpg
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 1454 students attend the school as of August 2024. [1] As of 2024 it is the only public high school in Queenstown. [3]

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Property

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. [4] Development of the new Wakatipu High School cost approximately $50 million and took place over the course of 2017. [5] The school was developed with a controversial open plan design with the intention of encouraging constructive communication between students. [6] [7] Further development of the school was undertaken in 2020, [8] with an extension of the school being completed in mid-2022 and a second gymnasium being completed at the start of 2023. [9]

In 2023, the maximum student capacity at the site was said to be 1,800. [9] In 2024, it was forecast that continuing growth in the school roll would require that within three years, the 17 temporary classrooms that had been removed from the Frankton site following completion of property upgrades would need to be returned, unless a site for a second school could be obtained. [3]

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" [10] which recognises students for exemplifying the school's values. They can gain points to achieve bronze, silver and gold levels of the Passport.

Education Review Office reports

In 2024, the Education Review Office reported favourably on the progress that the school had made over the past three years, particularly in reading and writing in the junior school. Disparities in learning outcomes between boys and girls had reduced, and outcomes for Māori and Pacific students had improved. [11]

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. [12] The houses are named after historical figures from the region.

Notable alumni

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