Announcements & Important Information

2027 Course Selection
Current students: For more information regarding course selection, please click here. 
2027 New Enrolments​
We look forward to welcoming incoming Year 9 students and their families to Wakatipu High School. To enrol for 2027, please review our enrolment process and complete your online application prior to Friday, 24 July 2026. 
Key Dates 
Mon 27 July - Junior Mid-Year Prizegiving (Year 9 at 10:15 am, Year 10 at 12:25 pm)
Tues 28 July - Option Afternoon from 2.45 - 5:00 pm
Mon 03 Aug - Year 11, 12, 13 Excellence / Ad Alta Assemblies
Tues 04 Aug - Pupil Free Day & Kaiārahi Progress, Achievement and Option Selection Meetings
​2026 Term Dates
​Term 1: Monday 26 January to Thursday 02 April
Term 2: ​Monday 20 April to Friday 03 July
Term 3: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 4: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 09 December
2027 Term Dates
​Term 1: Monday 01 February to Friday 09 April
Term 2: ​Tuesday 27 April to Friday 02 July
Term 3: Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September
Term 4: Monday 11 October to Thursday 09 December
Newsletter
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Assessment Calendars

The internal assessment calendar provides the due dates for all internal assessments being sat by students throughout the year for each course in Years 11-13.

​These calendars are live and will be updated regularly.
NCEA Assessment Calendar

WHS School Calendars
The WHS School calendar is always jam-packed and is a feature of WHS' great all-round education.
WHS School Calendar

2025 Academic Results
​As a school we work very hard to support students to achieve their ‘best possible qualification’ and to give them as many options and opportunities as possible for their future, and so we are very pleased that so many students have done so well.
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​Strategic and Annual Plans
Our 2028 Strategic Plan has recently been finalised and can be viewed in the link below. This plan builds on our 2025 Strategic Plan, evolving our vision with input from our dedicated parents, students, and staff.

Please click here to view our Strategic Plan.
​Please click here to view our Annual Plan.
Education Review Office Report

The Educational Review Office (ERO) has published its 2024 report for WHS, full details can be found on the ERO website or view the report below. 
School App
All parents, caregivers and students should download the SZapp to their device as this is how we will communicate urgent and important school alerts and our weekly newsletter. 

Apple Devices
  1. On your device, open the App Store.
  2. Search the App Store for SZapp.
  3. Download and install SZapp.

Android Devices
  1. On your device, open the Play Store.
  2. Search the Play Store for SZapp.
  3. Download and install SZapp.

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