# Western Heights High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Rotorua Central, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/151-western-heights-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 499

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

## The record
- 70 Old Quarry Road, Rotorua Central, Rotorua, 3040
- Roll: 1,156 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1961
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 680 · Pacific 88 · Asian 141 · MELAA 8 · Other 5 · International 19
- Phone: 07-3495940
- Email: admin@whhs.school.nz
- Contact: James Bracefield
- Website: http://www.whhs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Western Heights High School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 1051 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua](https://www.chch.live/school/1772-rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Selwyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/1939-selwyn-school), decile 2 · EQI 544
- [Kaitao Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1761-kaitao-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 540
- [TKKM o Te Koutu](https://www.chch.live/school/1153-tkkm-o-te-koutu), decile 3 · EQI 485
- [St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1960-st-michael-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 4 · EQI 444
- [Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2078-western-heights-primary-school-rotorua), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology](https://www.chch.live/school/871-te-rangihakahaka-centre-for-science-and-technology), EQI 513
- [Kawaha Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1766-kawaha-point-school), decile 3 · EQI 498

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.119568&lon=176.221187

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Western Heights High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in Rotorua Central.

**How many students does Western Heights High School have?**

1,156 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Western Heights High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 499, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Western Heights 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=151 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026