Western Heights High School

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Western Heights High School
Motto Wisdom and honour
Type State co-ed secondary (Years 9-15)
Year established
Address Old Quarry Road, Rotorua
Principal Violet Pelham
School roll 1211
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) 3
Ministry of Education Institution no. 151
Website School webpage

Western Heights High School (usually referred to as just "Heights") is a high school situated in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Heights is the largest co-ed school in Rotorua. Also, Cambridge International Examinations are offered as an alternative to NCEA.

It has a very successful academic backround being the 7th school in NCEA for 2005 for all of New Zealand. This is high considering the schools decile of 3. This is mainly due to the teachers high standard of knowledge and the considerable amounts of their time given to the students including afterschool and sunday morning tutorials.

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