| Whakatane High School | |
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| Address | |
| Goulstone Rd Bay of Plenty Whakatane, 3120, New Zealand |
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| Information | |
| School type | State Co-educational Secondary |
| Motto | Kia Whakatane Ahau |
| Opened | 1920 (As Whakatane District High School) |
| Status | Open |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 144 |
| Years Offered | 9-13 |
| Gender | Both |
| Number of students | 773 |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 hours (including form time) |
| Houses | Kauri, Rimu, Totara, Matai |
| Colour(s) | Black, Gold |
| Slogan | Challenging Students to Achieve |
| Socio-economic decile | 4 |
| Publication | Newsletter |
| Yearbook | WHS Magazine |
| Website | whakatanehigh.school.nz |
Whakatane High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatane, New Zealand. It serves the town and surrounding areas alongside Trident High School. It has a current student roll of nearly 800.
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The school consists of a field, gym (a gymnastics building operated by the local Gymnastics Club lyes next to it), school & student office, the Barclay Hall, a library (named in November 2011 after New Zealand author Margaret Mahy, who went to Whakatane High School), and numerous buildings split into blocks including: N block (Mainly used for Math, and ICT), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), and C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects).
The school currently has a roll of 773 students. Of this, 52% are female, and 48% male. Also, 55% are Maori, 41% are NZ European, and 3% are of other origin (eg. Asian, Pacific).
There are four houses in which the students are split into:
Along with international students (6 at March 2011), the school get occasional 1-2 week visits from classes from another country (mainly Japan). The students are billeted with a student from Whakatane High. The visitors attend some of the classes of the student they were billeted with.