Waihi College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Waihi College
School Working With ERO to Strengthen Learning Outcomes
Waihi College is in an active improvement partnership with ERO under the Te Ara Huarau framework. The school has genuine strengths in personalised student relationships and specialised programmes, while working to build a more consistent, evidence-based approach to evaluating how well its initiatives are actually improving student achievement. This is an early-stage profile report, meaning a fuller evaluation will follow within three years.
Source: ERO, 7 August 2023 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
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Waihi College
Kensington Road, Waihi, Waihi
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What families ask about Waihi College
- Does Waihi College have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Waihi College teach?
- Waihi College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Waihi College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 485. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 564 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is August 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English
- Opened
- 1954
- Principal
- Briar Carden-Scott
- Urban/rural setting
- Small urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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