Whanganui High School

Whanganui High School
Address
Map
Purnell Street
Springvale
Wanganui 4500
New Zealand
Coordinates39°56′01″S 175°01′59″E / 39.9335°S 175.0331°E / -39.9335; 175.0331
Information
Established1958[1]
Ministry of Education Institution no.189
PrincipalMartin McAllen[2]
Years offered9–13
GenderCoeducational
School roll1387[4] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile4L[3]
Websitewww.whanganuihigh.school.nz

Whanganui High School is a large state co-educational New Zealand secondary school located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1958, the school has a roll of 1479 students, including international students as of July 2018,[5] making it the largest school in Whanganui.

The school spelled its name Wanganui High School until May 2016, when it changed to "Whanganui".[6]

  1. ^ "WHS History". Whanganui High School. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Staff". Whanganui High School. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory Information". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ Wylie, Liz (7 February 2016). "Uniform move on adding an 'h'". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 23 June 2019.