# Whakatane High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Whakatane

https://www.chch.live/school/144-whakatane-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 475

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 56 Goulstone Road, Whakatane, 3158
- Roll: 1,228 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1921
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.13, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 752 · Māori 633 · Pacific 36 · Asian 79 · MELAA 15 · Other 15 · International 33
- Phone: 07-3088251
- Email: admin@whakatanehigh.school.nz
- Contact: Peter Barsdell
- Website: http://www.whakatanehigh.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whakatane High School, in force from 2003-07-14 · 697 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Whakatane)](https://www.chch.live/school/1955-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-whakatane), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [Apanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1684-apanui-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Allandale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1681-allandale-school), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [Whakatane S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/1170-whakatane-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [James Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1755-james-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Whakatane Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2082-whakatane-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [Trident High School](https://www.chch.live/school/143-trident-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 496
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Orini ki Ngati Awa](https://www.chch.live/school/719-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-te-orini-ki-ngati-awa), decile 2 · EQI 517

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.962394&lon=176.985794

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Whakatane High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Whakatane High School have?**

1,228 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Whakatane High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 475, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Whakatane High School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=144 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026