Whakatane High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand. As of 2022, the school has a roll of 1067 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility, respect and achievement. Whakatane High School has a 100-year history as a co-educational public high school, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950.[2] The school held its centennial on 2–3 April 2021, postponed from 2020.[3]
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Whakatane High School is over a century old, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950. In 1973, as the population of Whakatane neared 10000, Trident High School was opened[4]
Facilities and buildingsedit
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 Computer sciences), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects) and L Block (Mainly for science and related subjects).
The N block
The L block
The T block
The main office viewed from Ghoulstone rd.
Studentsedit
As of the 1st of February 2022, the total school roll was 1067 students. 45.64% of the students are European / Pākehā, 48.08% are Māori, 1.12% are Pacific, 3.09% identify as Asian, 0.94 are classified as MELAA, and 1.12% are registered as Other.[5] There were no international students as of the first of February, 2022.
Housesedit
Students at Whakatane High School are split into one of four houses. Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand. Students compete in school-related sporting and cultural events to win points for their house. At the end of the year, one house is named champion for that year. The houses are represented by a colour and are listed below:
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^Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 341. ISBN0-474-00177-6.
External linksedit
School Website
Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Whakatane High School
December 02, 2023
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Whakatane High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatane New Zealand As of 2022 the school has a roll of 1067 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility respect and achievement Whakatane High School has a 100 year history as a co educational public high school opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School becoming a full high school in 1950 2 The school held its centennial on 2 3 April 2021 postponed from 2020 3 Whakatane High SchoolLocationGoulstone RoadWhakataneNew ZealandCoordinates37 57 44 S 176 59 07 E 37 9621 S 176 9854 E 37 9621 176 9854InformationFunding typeStateMottoKia Whakatane Au I AhauOpened1920 As Whakatane District High School Ministry of Education Institution no 144PrincipalMartyn KnaptonYears offered9 13GenderCo educationalNumber of students1067Hours in school day6 5 hours including form time HousesKauri Rimu Totara MataiColour s Black GoldSloganChallenging Students to AchieveSocio economic decile4K 1 Websitewww wbr whakatanehigh wbr school wbr nz Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and buildings 3 Students 4 Houses 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2019 Whakatane High School is over a century old opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School becoming a full high school in 1950 In 1973 as the population of Whakatane neared 10000 Trident High School was opened 4 Facilities and buildings editThe school consists of a field gymnasium a separate gymnastics building operated by the local Gymnastics Club lies next to it school amp 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 Computer sciences T Block Mainly used for Technology B Block Mainly for English Social Studies and related subjects A block Multiple subjects including Languages and Health C Block Mainly for art and related subjects and L Block Mainly for science and related subjects nbsp The N block nbsp The L block nbsp The T block nbsp The main office viewed from Ghoulstone rd Students editAs of the 1st of February 2022 the total school roll was 1067 students 45 64 of the students are European Pakeha 48 08 are Maori 1 12 are Pacific 3 09 identify as Asian 0 94 are classified as MELAA and 1 12 are registered as Other 5 There were no international students as of the first of February 2022 Houses editStudents at Whakatane High School are split into one of four houses Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand Students compete in school related sporting and cultural events to win points for their house At the end of the year one house is named champion for that year The houses are represented by a colour and are listed below Matai Kauri Totara Rimu Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations November 2023 Main category People educated at Whakatane High School Lisa Carrington Canoe Sprint World Champion Olympic gold medalist Richard James Conway New Zealand rugby union player Karen Hanlen Oceania mountain bike champion John Vernon Head QSM anti landmines activist Toni Jeffs New Zealand swimmer Jozef Klaassen Member of Nederlands Olympic Eight at 2012 London Games Jaimee Lovett New Zealand canoeist Margaret Mahy author Benji Marshall rugby league player Noel Mills former New Zealand rower Olympic silver medalist Ian Shearer former National MP 6 Brett Sinkinson rugby union player Paul Steel New Zealand squash player Sir Alan Stewart founding vice chancellor Massey University Jon Paul Tobin New Zealand windsurfer Nathan Twaddle world champion rower and Olympic bronze medalist Wybo Veldman former New Zealand rower Olympic gold medalist Stacey Waaka New Zealand rugby union playerReferences edit Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State amp State Integrated Schools Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 February 2015 Welcome Whakatane High School Retrieved 2019 09 24 Centennial 2021 Whakatane High School Retrieved 20 November 2020 Williams Shirley Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Whakatane High School teara govt nz Retrieved 2022 03 18 Counts Education Ministry of Education Education Counts www educationcounts govt nz Retrieved 2022 03 18 Gustafson Barry 1986 The First 50 Years A History of the New Zealand National Party Auckland Reed Methuen p 341 ISBN 0 474 00177 6 External links editSchool Website Education Review Office ERO reports for Whakatane High School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whakatane High School amp oldid 1184540705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
