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Our Vision is to deliver Aotearoa New Zealand's best all-round education.

 

Principal's Message


Wakatipu High School’s vision is to ‘deliver Aotearoa New Zealand’s best all-round education’. This aspirational vision challenges us to strive to deliver the very best possible opportunities and outcomes for all of our students each and every day.
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​Our ‘Ākonga Profile’ outlines what we want for our students in their time at WHS, and encapsulates the all-round nature of our vision. The Ākonga Profile includes not only every student gaining their best possible qualification, but essential competencies and knowledge, and holistic development as a young person - underpinned by our school values of excellence, responsibility, resilience, inclusion and respect.
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Integral to the Ākonga Profile and our vision is student engagement, learning, progress and achievement, and our strong academic results are testament to our success in this area. Students are also supported to achieve in vocational pathways, which include our Trades Academy, Gateway and Central Otago Youth Employment programmes. In addition, we provide learning support in literacy and numeracy, and have a Gifted Education programme.

A key part of our all-round education is the wide range of extra and co-curricular opportunities that we offer, including sport, arts, music, culture, outdoors, community and leadership. From our Winter Sports Academy and rowing, to our jazz band, school musical, Kapa Haka group and Duke of Edinburgh programme, our students have an incredible range of opportunities in which to participate and excel, as well as to grow and develop as young people. Furthermore, the Wakatipu Basin and its unique environment enables us to offer our great outdoor education programmes. 
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Student engagement, wellbeing and resilience are also very important at WHS, and we work hard to support our students to ‘feel good and function well’, to enjoy coming to school, but also to understand that sometimes things are hard and that we need to build strategies for working through times of challenge. We have a comprehensive pastoral system, central to which are our five Houses - Arthur, Duncan, Fox, Hay and Mackenzie. 

Our inter-house competition supports a great student culture in which students demonstrate pride in their school and their community.

​With nearly 1500 students, our state of the art facilities, exceptional programmes for learning and passionate teachers coalesce to support students to achieve their potential and excel at a local, national and international level. 
​Well-governed and very generously supported by the WHS Foundation and Branches Trust, Wakatipu High School is well on its way to delivering Aotearoa New Zealand’s best all-round education. We welcome you to join us at our remarkable campus and to ‘reach for your heights’.

Mr Oded Nathan
​Principal/Tumuaki


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For the latest news and events happening at WHS, please visit our Facebook page: Wakatipu High School Queenstown.

 

Strategic Plan

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Board of Trustees

Parent Trustees 
Adrian Januszkiewicz (Chair) 
Guy Blundell
John Edmonds
Rachel Exell
Gaylene Hastie
Ben O'Malley

Staff Trustee
Mark Baldwin

Student Trustee
Molly Shuttleworth

Whānau Representative
Louise Wright

Secretary
Lauren Bocatios - for all correspondence please email [email protected]
Board Meeting Dates:
  • Monday, February 17
  • Monday, March 31
  • Monday, May 19
  • Monday, June 23
  • Monday, August 4
  • Monday, September 8
  • Monday, October 20
  • Monday, December 1
If you would like to attend, please contact Caroline Butland at [email protected]  ​

Governance Documents

Wakatipu High School Strategic Plan 2022-2025

Wakatipu High School Strategic Priorities 2025 

Wakatipu High School 2024 ERO Report 

Provision for International Students Report​
Wakatipu High School Charter 2025

​Wakatipu High School Board Assurance Report

Wakatipu High School Annual Report 2024

Representation Letter
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47-49 Red Oaks Drive
Frankton, Queenstown 9300
03 4427370
2025 Term Dates
Term 1: Monday 27 January to Friday 11 April
Term 2: ​Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June
Term 3: Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September
Term 4: Monday 06 October to Tuesday 09 December
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 Thursday 10 December
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our School >
      • Principal's Message
      • Strategic Plan
      • Board of Trustees
    • Our Staff >
      • Our Staff
      • Vacancies
      • Reader/Writers
    • Facilities >
      • Library
      • Uniform Shop
      • School Cafe
    • Our Values
    • Finance
    • School News
    • Calendar and Key Dates
    • Policies and Processes
    • Complaints
  • Academic
    • Curriculum and Timetable >
      • Ākonga Profile
      • NCEA
      • Timetable
      • Assessments
      • Course Options
    • Mathematics
    • Science
    • English
    • Social Sciences
    • Arts
    • Languages
    • Technology
    • Health & PE
    • Student Learning Services
    • Gifted Education
  • Extracurricular
    • Student Leadership
    • House Competition
    • Sports
    • Arts and Culture
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Duke of Edinburgh
    • Stars Programme
  • Attending WHS
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolment
    • Attendance
    • Wellbeing
    • Support >
      • Pastoral Support
      • Financial Support
      • Guidance Support
    • Rules and Expectations
    • Reporting Bullying
    • BYOD
    • Online Safety Hub
    • Uniform Requirements
    • Careers
    • Stationery
    • Lockers
    • Buses
  • Kaupapa Māori
  • International
    • International Home
    • Homestay Hosts
    • Curriculum and Activities
    • Living
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolments
  • Community
    • WHS Foundation
    • WHS Alumni
    • Branches Trust
  • Contact
    • Contact us
    • Parking