Western Heights High School

Western Heights High School
Te Kura Tuarua o Kaitao Rotohokahoka
Address
Old Quarry Road
Selwyn Heights
Rotorua 3015
New Zealand
Coordinates38°07′12″S 176°13′20″E / 38.1201°S 176.2221°E / -38.1201; 176.2221
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary
MottoHeights Through Opportunity
Māori: Taumata Rau
Established1961
Sister schoolBeppu Shosei
Educational authorityMinistry of Education
Ministry of Education Institution no.151
ChairpersonRebecca Moore
PrincipalJames Bracefield
Teaching staff120+
Years offered9–13
School roll1,211 (March 2025)
HousesNgā Pumanawa e Waru o Te Arawa
Waiariki
Rotorua Nui ā Kahumatamomoe
Ngongotahā
Te Motu Tapu ā Tinirau
SongTaumata Rau
Socio-economic decile4K
Websitewww.whhs.school.nz
Last updated: 25 November 2024

Western Heights High School (Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Kaitao Rotohokahoka) is a co-educational state secondary school located in the northwestern suburbs of Rotorua, New Zealand. In April 2013, 1,887 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) attended the school, including 1,172 students identifying as Māori – the largest Māori school roll in New Zealand in terms of number of students.

Western Heights High School offers Cambridge International Examinations in addition to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA).