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
ChairmanCharlie Phillips
PrincipalOded Nathan
Staff142
Grades 913
School roll1339(April 2023) [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.
Students performing a Cultural Event in Wakatipu High School. Cultural Event in Wakatipu High School..jpg
Students performing a Cultural Event in Wakatipu High School.

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 1339 students attend the school as of April 2023. [1]

Contents

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

Controversies

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