Whanganui High School
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Whanganui High School
76 Purnell Street, College Estate, Whanganui
This school accepts enrolments from any address. The map shows the school location.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Whanganui High School
- Does Whanganui High School 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 Whanganui High School teach?
- Whanganui High School teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Whanganui High School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 482. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 1,401 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- No recent ERO review date is available in the current public data.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1958
- Principal
- Martin McAllen
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
Academic pathways
Whanganui High School offers the Cambridge (CAIE) pathway. NCEA tables alone don't capture this school's full academic offering. The full school report puts this pathway in context for your family.
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